Easter Memories from the 50's and 60's

Easter Memories from the 50's and 60's

Here’s my trip down Easter memory lane! Dying Easter eggs. The hunt for them Easter morning. Finding our Easter baskets full of wonderful chocolate bunnies and coconut cream eggs and jelly beans. So fun.

Easter of course meant going to church. A new Easter outfit each year was a must have. Here's some of my family pictures from the 50's and a couple form the 60’s taken on or around Easter.
1950
This was my first Easter. My Mom is holding me. That’s my sister Joan in the fun hat and my brother Bob in the sharp looking suit.

1951
Here’s Joan, my dad, Bob and me. I’m looking at our dog Tippy. This was taken in the backyard of our house in Germantown.
1952
Here’s me, my mom and Joan in matching Easter outfits my mom made. My sister is going to kill me for uploading this picture. This picture was taken in Ocean City.

This is just a fun picture of me and Bob.

1953

Here’s a picture with Bob and me holding our Easter Baskets. Yum! They just don’t make good candy like they used to! My sister is wearing a smocked shirt my mom made. Actually my mom smocked my dress too. Joan is not going to be happy to see this picture either!
Those are some pretty cool Donald Duck slippers, huh?

Here’s a very rare color picture of me, Bob and Joan from 1953. I still have that red smocked dress. My mom used to make all my clothes. Bob is the only one who looks happy to have their picture taken! 1954

Oh the Easter hats! We were just looking pretty snazzy!

1955

Oh Mom, why did you cut my hair and give me a perm??? Saved by the Easter bonnet! 1956
This is Bob and me in our back yard in Ocean City. We used to have the whole week off between Palm Sunday and Easter. Actually, I’m thinking this picture may have been taken Palm Sunday, but not really sure. There are no notes on the back of any of the pictures. I’m just going by the year date stamped on the bottom of original pictures mostly. Here’s me and Bob holding our Easter Baskets. That’s Wister Elementary school in the background. The school eventually bought up all the houses on our side of the street and now has the 67 E. Bringhurst St. address that belonged to our house before it was torn it down to make the school larger. We sold the house and moved to Roxborough several years before the house was destroyed. 1957
Another Easter in Ocean City. It’s the whole family except my oldest brother Richard. I’m just not sure why he is not in any of the earlier Easter pictures. He was in the Army and stationed in Germany from 1955-57.
1958
Mom and Me. Matching coats. Just had to have an Easter bonnet! 1962
Here’s an Easter picture of me trying to look grown up. Good grief still wearing an Easter hat! 1964

Oh my gosh, is that a bucket on my head??? I remember, the hat...gold color and those shoes and purse must be gold too. Loved that stupid hat because it actually fit my head! The suit was gold tweed with brown collar. I loved that suit! That sweet car in the background was my mom's '63 (yr?) light green Studebaker station wagon. They bought it months before Studebaker went out of business. This is my parent's back yard in Roxborough.

1965
Here's a picture of me in my “Mary Poppins” red hat. Does anyone remember Mary Poppins hats? They had a goofy flower sticking up out the back. You can't see the goofy flower, but I know it is there. Ok, the ridiculous navy dress with the white and navy stripped tie down the front is simply crazy. I'm with my mom and nephew Kevin. None of us look happy in this picure.
1966
Here’s me and my nephew Kevin. I’m wearing matching hot pink hat, bag and shoes along with ugly flowered suit! What the heck was I thinking??? Actually, my mom made that suit, at least it’s not smocked!!! I think this was my last Easter hat.
Happy Easter Everyone! Hope you have a very fine Easter Bonnet this year! I plan to spend the day in Galveston at the beach…No Easter Bonnets for me!