In Fairview, Oklahoma
  • WHAT: Hilda and Leona took their Aunt Louise on a day trip to see the area and stopped in Fairview, Oklahoma on the way to or from Cleo Springs, Oklahoma.
  • WHO:
    1. Louise Wilhemmia (Brunken) Karlin, youngest sister of William Leopold Brunken.
    2. “Leona Brunken” is Leona Cecelia Brunken, daughter of William Leopold Brunken.
    3. “Hilda Brunken” is Hilda Ida Brunken, daughter of William Leopold Brunken.
  • WHEN: July 7, 1926.
  • WHERE: Fairview, Oklahoma
  • SOURCE: Hilda Brunken’s Album
  • NOTES: Possibly they also visited the Gloss Mountains Park near Fairview, Oklahoma.
Teeter Totter – Cleo Springs Park
  • WHAT: Hilda and Leona have taken their Aunt Louise on a day trip to Cleo Springs Park, Cleo Springs, Oklahoma.
  • WHO:
    1. Hilda Ida Brunken, daughter of William Leopold Brunken.
    2. Leona Cecelia Brunken, daughter of William Leopold Brunken.
    3. Louise Wilhemmia (Brunken) Karlin, youngest sister of William Leopold Brunken.
  • WHEN: July 7, 1926
  • WHERE: Cleo Springs, Oklahoma – Cleo Springs Park
  • SOURCE: Hilda Brunken’s Album
  • NOTES: Possibly they also visited the Gloss Mountains Park near Fairview, Oklahoma.
Two Cousins
  • LEFT TO RIGHT: Mildred Karlin, daughter of Louise (Brunken) and Herman Karlin, Mildred Brunken, daughter of Mary (Petersen) and William Brunken.
  • WHEN: July 1926
  • WHERE: Lahoma, Oklahoma
  • SOURCE: Hilda Brunken’s Album
Two Barefoot Cousins Enjoying their Dolls
  • LEFT TO RIGHT: Mildred Karlin, daughter of Louise (Brunken) and Herman Karlin, Mildred Brunken, daughter of Mary (Petersen) and William Brunken.
  • WHEN: July 1926
  • WHERE: Lahoma, Oklahoma
  • SOURCE: Hilda Brunken’s Album
  • NOTES: Two barefoot cousins, Mildred Karlin and Mildred Brunken, enjoy playing together with their dolls.
Karlins Returning Home
  • WHAT: The Herman Karlin family is about to begin traveling home to Columbus, Nebraska after visiting the William Brunken family. Probably it was Hilda who took this picture.
  • WHO:
    1. Mildred Brunken
    2. Mary Brunken
    3. Betty Foltzman
    4. Leona Brunken
    5. Louise Brunken
    6. Wm Brunken
    7. Herman Karlin
    8. Mildred Karlin
    9. Harold Brunken
    10. Alvin Brunken
  • WHEN: July 1926 – as labeled on the previous pictures in Hilda’s album
  • WHERE: Lahoma, Oklahoma – possibly on the William Brunken farm.  What little is visible of the background appears to be consistent with that of the William Brunken farm yard near Lahoma, Oklahoma.
  • SOURCE: Hilda Brunken’s Album
  • NOTES: Betty Meyn emailed January 8, 2015. “As to Betty Foltzman, she has no relationship with either family.  She was a very dear friend of Louise Brunken Karlin.  They met at a nursing school and then she lived with Herman and Louise when Mildred was a little girl.  She did 24 hour nursing care but used Louise and Herman’s home as a base when she was not working (similar to what the current home care nurses do today.)  She later married William Neary and moved to Iowa.  Louise and Betty N. stayed very close throughout their lives.  Betty and Bill always felt that mom (Mildred) had named me after her as I was born on Bill’s birthday.  I visited her a number of times with my grandparents and parents in Sheldon IA.”

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