Ruth, John, children, and friends

Ruth and John lived in a white house on a hill overlooking Monterey Bay, surrounded by a pine forest. I remember their garden full of flowers and English peas you could eat right from the vine. I would go out the back gate and sit on a fallen tree in the forest, pretending I was in the real wilderness (that was as close as I could get being from Chicago).

They raised three children in this house — Junia, John, and Robert/Bob.

Photos of the young family:

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John with Junia, 1939

Junia in back yard with book

Junia in tree, 1947

Junia, John Jr., and Bob

Ruth, John, and Junia

Ruth and John in the back yard

Junia, John Jr., and Bob

Junia at her 4th birthday party (they had 12 children and their mothers)

Junia, September 1942

Junia reading a book to John and Bob

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Other fun memories:

They went to Europe in 1958, sailing from Montreal on the Corinithia. This is their trip itinerary.

And here is Ruth’s journal from that trip. (The scan wasn’t perfect, so a few rescanned pages are at the end.)

Here are some family Christmas cards.

Ruth and John with their friends:

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Ruth and John at Elizabeth and Richard Kingsley Beall's December 24, 1973