breakfast and history

I had trouble with the barbecue pictures so go to http://picasaweb.google.com/marynelle/SundayFamilyCemeteryOldBuildings?feat=directlink to view them. The young women are Marvin and Jaimee's daughters and the children are their grandchildren.

This morning we met at Denny's for breakfast.

There was eleven of us.

After breakfast we drove out to see the old barn where the young man who killed Wayne's grandmother's sister was found hanged. The people who own the property have kept it exactly as it was in 1903.

This is the sign outside the Echo Museum telling about the different names that this location has gone by.

This is the First Methodist Church of Echo.

This is the building that Wayne's Boy Scout Troop met in.

We drove over to the park that is on the site of old Fort Henrietta that was on the Oregon Trail. This is the blockhouse. They think there was one at each corner of the Fort.

This was the building that served as the original jail.

They have an exhibit of antique fire fighting equipment at the park.

This is what the Echo Volunteer Firemen wore.

This was a sign that was displayed somewhere telling people what to do in case of fire. I wonder how long it took them to get to your fire if you decided on the second contact option. : )

There was also a covered wagon museum.

This wagon is obviously used in night parades, etc.

I assume this was the typical dress of the women coming West in the covered wagons.

Here is Wayne by the Old Oregon Trail Sign in the park.

This gives new meaning to "flower bed."

We arranged for someone to come and open the Echo Museum. Here we are waiting for it to open.

The museum is housed in the old bank building.

I think the museum resembles an antiques store more than a museum but we found some interesting things. There was an article about the hanging in the barn and we found pictures of Aunt Clarice and Cousin Nannette when they were in high school in Echo. We also found the book Martha Jane, American Pioneer which is about the Stamper family ancestors.

Chip and Babs had to head back to Boise, Raymond, Karen, and Patty went over to visit with Aunt Clarice, and Wayne and I headed back to the motorhome to await one of his elementary school friends.

For more pictures from Memorial Day, check our our web album at: http://picasaweb.google.com/marynelle/MemorialDayInEcho?feat=directlink

Till later.