My Trails into the Past

This is my third year working on this year-long prompt, hosted by Amy Johnson Crow. I will write each week in one of my two blogs, either Mam-ma’s Southern Family or at My Trails into the Past. I have enjoyed writing about my children’s ancestors in new and exciting ways. In 1952, my paternal aunt, Lorene E. Hork, applied to work for the U.S. Army in Japan. She wrote home often telling of her adventures and these letters were saved by the family and put together in a binder. I wrote about her adventures in Japan here . Where her year was up, she resigned, and with three girl friends (Anne Ankers, Mitzi Seale, and Donna Oehm) that she met there in Tokyo, embarked on the start of a around the world adventure. I have written several posts about their adventures:      “ Travel--Lorene’s First Leg ”      “ Dear Diary—Taipei, a Continuation of Lorene Hork’s Trip ”      “ Transportation: Lorene Traveled Around the World Part III ”  ...