Trips to Baltimore

Trip to pick up Marge's car

In the winter time of 1958 we were down at Grandma Cowley's house. Kaye was making hot taffy and tipped the pan and severely burnt her hand. Cindy was just a baby. R Adams had me fly back to Baltimore to help him drive a Buick back to Utah for Marjorie. I was there several days waiting for him to get ready to drive back. I walk into his office and he said, "I'm not going to drive back. You'll have to drive it back yourself." So I did. Kaye's hand was still burned pretty bad when I got back. Marjorie had her car.

1975 Trip

We flew to Omaha to pick up our daughter, Cathy, who had married Mike Masloski and moved to Omaha. Then we flew on to Baltimore. We had Kaye, Cindy, Greg and Brad and Cathy with us. first we went sight seeing around Baltimore, Williamsburg, Virginia and Jamestown, Virginia.

Then we borrowed RA's Trans Am Pontiac and put the four kids in the back (tight fit). we went to Niagara Falls. They were fantastic. We stayed in Canada. While we were there Greg met the Eisly Brothers, a rock group. They gave him a record. We took the kids on the boat that goes up near the bottom of the falls. It was called the Maid of the Mist. We had to wear slickers because the spray was so wet. We saw the whirlpool in the river. It was very exciting. On the way back we went through Pennsylvania. we stopped at the Hershey Chocolate Factory and toured it.We returned RA's car and flew to Omaha. we saw where the tornado made a path through Omaha. Then we left Cathy there and flew home.

1991 Trip

Kaye and I flew to Baltimore to see RA because he was very ill. He was in the hospital. Roberta, his new wife, didn't invite us to stay in RA's and her big mansion, so we stayed in RA's secretary, Sandy's, apartment. After we visited with him for a few days, we borrowed his car again and drove to some of the church history sites. We went to Harmony, Pennsylvania, and some other sites in that state. Then we drove to Palmyra, New York. We went to the Sacred Grove, Joseph Smith's old home, his parent's home and the town where the Book of Mormon was printed. we also went to Hill Cummorah where the golden plates were buried. It was very interesting.

Then we flew from Baltimore to St. Louis, Missouri and rented a car. We went to Independence and saw where the temple was supposed to be built. It was owned by the Reorganized Church. We went up to see Adam-ondi-ahman where the Saints are to be gathered in the last day.

We went on to Nauvoo and enjoyed all the building. We went to the visitor's center and they gave us a map showing where my ancestors had lived there. Both the Paces and the McClellans were there. My great-great-grandpa Pace received his patriarchal blessing from Hyrum Smith in 1839. He was in the Nauvoo Legion. He was on a mission when Joseph Smith was killed. We saw Liberty Jail where Joseph smith was held prisoner. We also saw Cartage Jail where he was martyred. we also saw where he was buried and all of the buildings in the town. Then we took a plane from St. Louis to California.

1993 Trip

RA died in 1993. Kaye and I went back to his funeral. Roberta gave us his Trans Am. It was in such bad shape, full of water, mold, etc. We had it shipped back to California. She also gave Kaye a 1977 Corvette that RA had. She also gave us $1,000 and kept everything else for herself. Kaye was his only child and that was her inheritance, Roberta got houses, condos, businesses and all of his money.

We drove the Corvette back to California. We went to Virginia, North and South Carolina and saw the sights along the way. We crossed the top of Florida, then to Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. We went to San Antonio to see the Alamo. we went from there to see the Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico, Gallup and through Arizona then home.