In the late 1950s Grandpa and Grandma moved off of the farm and “into town,” Lushton, that is. Their house in Lushton still stands (although it looks somewhat bare without the sweeping porch), serving today as the place of business for Baladan Jams (photograph taken 2009). The sign does say “Visitors Welcome,” so stop in next time you find yourself in Lushton with nothing else to do!
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From Lushton they moved to Friend, where Grandpa built two houses. The first one was located on 6th Street. They lived in this house for only a short time and eventually sold it to my Grandpa and Grandma Meinke. See further on Google Maps here.
Grandpa and Grandma lived much longer in the second house that Grandpa built, pictured below. Many of you will no doubt remember the huge family gatherings for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day, and other holidays. This was a great house in many ways, but what stands out in my mind is Grandpa’s collection of clocks (another Mennonite connection) in the basement area off of the garage.
To explore the area on your own, click here. The lot across the street to the south looks nothing like it did back in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
After Friend came 614 East Avenue in York. My clearest memories of this house involve Grandpa teaching himself “new math” so he could earn his GED and the tight quarters of his shop area in the basement. To explore the area further, click here.
If anyone can supply dates of residence for any of these houses (when Grandpa and Grandma moved in or out), please leave a comment or send an email, so I can update the information here.
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