(Photo stolen from this site)
Fifty years ago this week,
four young teachers from Watsonville, California, were on an exotic
vacation in Honolulu, Hawaii. Three of the young women had arrived via
prop plane from San Francisco; I will never complain about the length
of a plane trip again when I imagine how long that flight took.
The fourth friend arrived a few days later, on a Boeing 707 jetliner -- Pan-American's first jet flight between San Francisco and Honolulu. She arrived in only five hours time, but still three days too late to view the first-ever raising of the American flag over the new state of Hawaii, at the Iolani Palace on August 21, 1959. Her friends Wyvona, Mary Lou and Lynne were present, however, and saw the first flying of the Hawaii state flag.
Lynne wasn't my mother yet, but she is now. Thanks, Mom, for the history.
Extra help from this site, including photos, and this one and this one.
That is absolutely awesome!
I tell ya, you have some serious history goin' on in that family of yours!
Posted by: Audrey at Barking Mad! | August 24, 2009 at 06:51 PM
Oops, I was rather misleading . . . my mom was in her early 20s at the time, a young teacher, and is not the little girl in the photo. How cute is that little girl, though? I found the photos at
http://hawaii.gov/statehood/. Thanks, everyone, for your comments!
-- Laurie
Posted by: foolery | August 23, 2009 at 10:01 PM
I just adore that picture of your mom.
Posted by: Chesapeake Bay Woman | August 23, 2009 at 06:07 PM
What a great historical memory to have in your family!
Posted by: grandma j | August 23, 2009 at 09:38 AM
Way super cool!!!!!! And that smile how cute was she??
Posted by: Ann Marie | August 22, 2009 at 03:49 PM
Fantastic!
Posted by: Meg | August 22, 2009 at 06:35 AM
Have you met Cloudia .. she's my 'sistah' blogger from Hawaii (originally from Philly) ..give her a visit and say I sent you ....
http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Daryl | August 22, 2009 at 06:17 AM
We got married the day after the House of Representatives passed the bill.
Oh waitress .. change my breakfast order .. I'll have warm milk and bran flakes, please.
Posted by: Bob Cleveland | August 22, 2009 at 05:49 AM
How cool is that!
Posted by: noe noe girl | August 22, 2009 at 04:01 AM