Mildred Tripp's Photo Album Page 5

Jim and Jerry Tripp

Jerry and Jim Tripp

Norman P. and Katie Tripp with their grandchildren - taken in lane (at the Tripp family farm outside of Metamora) June 1939. Back row L-R Tom, Barbara and Jim Tripp. Front row – Martha and Jerry Tripp. Barbara and Tom Tripp are children of Alton and Marynette Tripp. Nancy and Martha are children of Paul and Helen Tripp. Alton and Paul are brothers of John Tripp and grew up on this farm.

‘This is good, but not sure who it is.

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"Sleepy Jerry - 1937"

"Ain't we cute - 1938"

"Tripp Family Reunion held at River Raisin - June 1935"

Need help identifying these folks. Possibly back row left – Alton Tripp. Next to Alton is Katie, wife of Norman P. Tripp.In the middle is Mildred Tripp. Next to mom on the right might be Paul Tripp. Sitting right front with the dog – Norman P. Tripp? Who can help? We now have Paul and Freida Thompson on our distribution list, so maybe they can help identify people, especially Paul’s parents.

“Four Generations – Jimmy 3 months old when at Grandpa Coppus’ July 1934”

Back row L-R Dave Coppus, Mildred Tripp, Louisa J. (Peter) Coppus wife of Daniel Coppus, Sitting Daniel Louis Coppus (born 26 Dec 1866 in Louden Township, Seneca County, Ohio) holding Jimmy Tripp. Dave Coppus was one of seven children born of Daniel and Louisa (born 30 Aug 1868 in Henry County, Ohio) Coppus.

“Sally and Dickie Wetmore – 1938” Jim or Jerry could probably tell us who they are.

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"Whoa Jim" - Jerry and Jim at Reno Beach 1938

"Jerry's first swim with his Grandma Coppus at Reno Beach"

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Map of where Reno Beach is near Toledo

"Four generations - Jimmy 3 months old when at Grandpa Coppus' July 1924"

Back row L-R Dave Coppus, Mildred Tripp, Louisa Coppus wife of Daniel Coppus

Sitting Daniel Louis Coppus holding Jimmy Tripp.

Dave Coppus was one of the seven children born of Daniel and Louisa Coppus.

"Our bikes - Jerry and Jim in front yard 1939"

"Grandma and Grandpa Coppus taken July 11, 1937"
Louisa and Daniel Coppus was Mildred Coppus-Tripp's grandparents.

They lived on a farm in Louden Township, Seneca County, Ohio.

"At Sandusky Bay at the Fort - June 1938"

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Taken in front yard at home in Metamora June 1929

Jerry(age 3 ears) and Jim (age 5 years) Tripp sons of John and Mildred Tripp

At Grand Rapids July 4th, 1937

Jerry (age 1 1/2 years), Mildred (age 21) their mom and Jim (age 3 years) Tripp

Back row L-R Barbara, Jim, Tommy

Front row Nancy, Jerry, and Martha - all Tripps

Taken in lane (at the Tripp family farm outside of Metamora) June 1939.

Barbara and Tom Tripp are children of Alton and Marynette Tripp.

Nancy and Martha are children of Paul and Helen Tripp.

Alton and Paul are brothers of John Tripp and grew up on this farm.

The caption states "Toughie" Jim - February 13, 1937.

At this point he was almost three years old.

Caption states "Take me Mom" Jerry taken February 13, 1937;

this was a few days shy of his first birthday.

Jerry at Reno beach 1938. Went to the beach to swim with his

grandmother Etta Paden-Coppus-Cook, Mildred Coppus Tripp's mother.

Mildred Coppus and John Tripp's Wedding Part 5

The Wedding Gown

To my knowledge there are NO wedding pictures. This seems a bit odd knowing what else transpired.

I have gone through a lot of pictures trying to find some that would give you a pretty good approximation of what mom and dad might have looked like at the time of their weeding. I think the following will give you a good idea.

Cloche hat (from Wikipedia)

ActressVilma Bánky wearing a cloche hat, 1927

The cloche hat is a fitted, bell-shaped hat that was popular during the 1920s. (Cloche is the French word for bell.)Caroline Reboux is the creator of the cloche hat.

Cloche hats were usually made of felt so that they conformed to the head The hat was typically designed to be worn low on the forehead, with the wearer's eyes only slightly below the brim. By 1928-1929, it became fashionable to turn the brims on cloche hats upwards. This style remained prevalent throughout the early 1930s until the cloche hat became obsolete around 1933-1934.

Often, different styles of ribbons affixed to the hats indicated different messages about the wearer. Several popular messages included: An arrow-like ribbon which indicated a girl was single but had already given her heart to someone, a firmknot which signaled marriage or a flamboyant bow which indicated the wearer was single and interested in mingling.

Mildred and her father Dave Coppus. I would guess this was taken at or about the time of her weeding. It was taken at Walbridge Park in Toledo, Ohio.

taken in the same location on the same day you see L-R John Tripp, Bill Coppus, Mildred, Dave Coppus and Elsie Coppus. Bill and Elsie were siblings of Mildred. An interesting note the hats that Mildred and Elsie are wearing were common in those days and were known as "Cloche hats" What did the hat that mom wore indicate to you?

In the front yard, Jimmy 3 months - July 1934". This was one yare and eight months after they were married. Mom was 18 1/2 and dad was 23 1/2 years old.

Mildred Coppus and John Tripp's Wedding Part 4

“The Gift Registry” - This is also very interesting to see what they receivedand who gave it to them. You need to keep in mind that this was during the Great Depression and not today. Once again you will more that likely see names that you remember from your childhood.

A transcription is as folows:

Wedding Gifts

Japanese Tea Pot Lena (Coppus) and George Williams

Toweling and Purple Dish Mirth and Lousie (Knaup) Coppus

Blue Table Cloth Betty Kleinhan

Purple Bath Set and Pillow Slips The Hakes (Willis and Civilla (Peter))

Sheets and Pillow Slips Grandma and Grandpa (Daniel and Louisa Peter) Coppus

Ashtray Set Civilla Coppus

Cake Tins Clarence and Erma Coppus

$10 Dad (David Coppus) and Marge

Dress Goods and Apron Dad (David Coppus) and Marge

Rose Cake Plate “Red” Felterman and family

Perculator Mr. and Mrs. I. Ottgen

Granite Kettle Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Heedt and Viola

Green and Pink Bath Towel Set Roy Gifford

Embroidered Pillow Slip Set Mrs. Andrew Meyers

Granite Pan Mr. and Mrs. Arden Mohr

Green Jello Dish and Cake Plate Mr. and Mrs. Justin Bartlett

Green Fruit Dish Mr. and Mrs. Sam Mollosh

Pink Bed Blanket and Green Fruit Dish Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Domire

Green Measuring Cup, Spoon, Knife,Lemon Squeezer Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Minier

Yellow Fruit Dish Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ottgen

Pink Jello Set Mr. and Mrs. Woolford Brodbeck

Glass Pie Plate Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ottgen

Orange Dish Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brodbeck

Pink Water Set Mr. and Mrs. Hal Bartlett

Green Tea Pot Fern Paul

Cookie Jar Scott and Hattie (Melroy)

Green Water, Wine and Ice Tea Set Ruth Pooley

Green Ice Tea Set Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dennis, Roy Nicholes, Christine and Cletus

Congoleum Rug Alice (Tripp)

A Dollar Leo Smitz

Casserole Kathryn Radluffe

Yellow Creamer, Sugar Bowl and Cake Plate Eleanor Elwing

Yellow Water Set, Salt and Pepper Shakers Mother and the rest

Green Salt and Pepper Shakers Harry (Tomb - Etta Coppus's boyfriend)

Radio Batteries Mr. and Mrs. Alton Tripp

Chef Salt and Pepper Shakers Mrs. Bartlett in Toledo

Pair of Pillow Slips Mr. and Mrs. George Haislett

Slop Jar Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Glickler

2 Set Bath Towels (Purple and Orange) Mr. and Mrs. Don Haislett

Purple and Blue Bath Towel Al

Dozen Green Water Glasses Mr. and Mrs. Francis Witt

Blue Dish Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Hiatt

Mildred Coppus and John Tripp's Wedding Part 3

One of the things that I have in my parents collection of family memorabilia is their "Wedding Memory Book" it is from this that I posted yesterdays "Wedding Guest List" and will use as a source of information over the next few days.

Note: The Maide of Honor and Best Man - Forene and Kenny Domire were the individuals who purchased the Tripp family farm that had been held by the Tripp decendants since Cyrus Tripp purchased it in 21 Feb 1848. Mom and Dad lived, worked and gave birth to three of their children - Jim, Jerry and Edith on this farm before it was sold in 1941. The original deed (which I have) for the family farm reads as follows:

The State of Ohio to Cyrus Tripp -- Governor's Deed Dated Feb. 21, 1848. The North 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 16, Township 9, of the S. R. 4 East containing 77 79/100 acres of land. William Bebb Govenor of the State of Ohio - To all to whom these presents shall come Greeting. Know Ye that in consideration of the sum of three hundred and Eleven Dollars Sixteen Cents paid by Cyrus Tripp to the Treasure of Lucas County for the purchase of the Tract of Land herein described lying and being within the County of Lucas appropriated by an act of Congress for the use of Schools which Tract of land has been fully paid for as appears by a final Certificate of the Auditor of said County particularly describing said tract and the several sums which have been paid thereon to me presented according to "An Act to provide for the sale of Section Sixteen granted by Congress for the use of Schools" passed January 29, 1827. Therefore in pursuance of said act, there is granted by the State of Ohio unto the said Cyrus Tripp and to his heirs and assigns forever. The North Half of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 16, Township No. 9, South Range No. 4 East containing Seventy Seven and 79/100 acres of land with the appearances thereof unto the said Cyrus Tripp and his heirs and assigns forever. For Witness of whereof the said William Bebb Governor of the State of Ohio hath caused the Great Seal of the State to be hereunto affixed and signed sealed the same with his hand at Columbus this Twenty First day of February in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty eight. By the Governor William Bebb and Samuel Galloway, Secretary of State. Transfered June 20th 1848. W. F. Dewey County Auditor. Recorded in Volume 16 page 475 on October 23, 1849 by Horace Thacher, Recorder. "

Mildred Coppus and John Tripp's Wedding Part 2

In this segment I want to post the guest list at the wedding.

Guest list for the Wedding is as follows:

Wedding Guest list from their Wedding Memory Book: "Scott and Hattie (Melroy), Etta (Coppus) and (Harry) Tomb , Lamar and Elsie (Coppus), Ruth, Dad and Mother (Norman P. and Catherine Tripp), Junior (Tripp) and Bill (Coppus), Alton and Marianett (Tripp), Al and Roy, Maynard and Edna (Minier), Arden and Wife, Mr. and Mrs. Hildt, Viola and Leo, Wilford and Freida, Frank and Rose, Marvin and Mary, Francis and Liz - 6, Art and Mary,

Ivan and Mable, Stanley and Robert, John and Erma - 5, Mr. and Mrs. Hiatt, Keny and Florene (Domire), Sam and Etherida, Paul Dennis and Mrs. Cletus and Christin, Roy Nichols, Sam and Nina; Cecil, Harry, Carlton and girls; Mr. and Mrs. Brown and son, Frank Simon, John Bankas, Harve Berry, Red and girl."

As you look through the list of names you will no doubt recognize many of

them from our younger days.

Note: At the top of the Metamora Record news article that I sent to you yesterday you may have noticed that there were some wedding showers, notably the "Belling Shower" this is the "Charivari" a Saturday night to remember.

Here is an article that talks about "charivari" and how it has been used by different cultures over time. It is interesting to comtemplate this definition and that event that took place December 3, 1932 on the Tripp Family Farm where mom and dad had taken up residence after being married on November 23, 1932.

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Charivari was a ritual used by medieval and early modern Europeans to chastise community members who failed to conform to social expectations, especially sexual ones. Examples included a widow who remarried, a wife who beat her husband, or a couple who failed to have children. In France, where this term originated, teenage boys and young unmarried men usually led such rituals. The youths would parade through the streets, making rough music by banging pots and pans, shouting mocking insults, and sometimes threatening violence. If the victim of the charivari handled the situation effectively by paying off the youths with wine or money, the ritual usually ended peacefully and the matter was laid to rest.

Until the nineteenth century, most Europeans thought charivari was a legitimate and effective means to curb social deviance. It allowed the community to vent complaints against the victims publicly, but it also provided the opportunity for a peaceful resolution of a potentially explosive situation. In premodern communities, the pressures on individuals to conform to social conventions was high, and failure to conform could lead to long-standing feuds between families or among neighbors. Charivari could diffuse such tensions before they became disruptive. The loud and discordant music, the costumes, and the use of effigies to mock the victim signaled that charivari, like the traditional celebration of Carnival each year just before Lent, was a special "timeoutside-of-time" in which everyday taboos about speaking out against one's neighbor were temporarily lifted. There was an element of teasing playfulness in charivari, which made it more difficult for the object of the joke to take offense and helped to diffuse the hostility of the shouted insults. For some, the ritual may have also had magical power to eliminate evil spirits from the community. Although the victims of charivari were shamed by the ritual, it also served to re-integrate them into the community. Only in the mid-seventeenth century did some victims begin to see charivari as inherently abusive, and to lodge formal complaints against it with church or city officials.

Charivari offered youths the opportunity to assert some authority over the community expectations about courtship and marriage. By chastising those who deviated from the norm, young men reminded everyone who was allowed to marry whom and under what circumstances. In Sardinia, informal groups of teenage boys often harassed adulterers and remarried widows. They were encouraged to do so by married women, who often provided the boys with the pots and pans needed for the noisy procession. During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, English youths participated in rough music rituals against women who beat their husbands and led attacks on local brothels during Lent. Male rivals were also victims of charivari: in 1590, all the male youths living in the German community of Burglen confronted a young man who had just moved into the village with loud music and insults because the outsider threatened their marriage prospects. On occasion, the victims refused to accept the sanction of the charivari, and the situation could get violent. Such was the case in 1668 when Florie Gallo, a Lyon widow who had just remarried, publicly insulted the employer of the young journeymen who had made her the victim of a charivari. Gallo refused to be shamed by her re-marriage, and her audacity sparked a second charivari against her, during which her young husband was shot and killed. Overall, charivari encouraged youths to feel that they had a role in enforcing social norms, specifically those that maintained a favorable male marriage market, even as they transgressed everyday norms of violence and propriety while undertaking the ritual.

As early as the sixteenth century, both church and secular authorities formally outlawed charivari. In practice, however, local authorities were often reluctant to prosecute male youth groups that performed the ritual. Unlike gangs in modern cities, early modern youth groups were often sanctioned by city officials to organize Carnival festivities and to participate in Christian religious processions. That these same groups also initiated charivari after a night of drinking at the local tavern did not lead city officials to outlaw them. Even when youths did cross the line and transformed charivari into gang rape or violent assault, judicial officials were often quite lenient when sentencing them. The youths might be kept in prison for a few days or sent to a house of correction to reform their morals, but they were rarely condemned to the usual sentences for assault. Instead, the authorities preferred to turn a blind eye to youthful infractions whenever possible. By not punishing these youths severely, the authorities avoided creating a sub-class of delinquent young men fundamentally alienated from the values of the community.

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the practice of charivari gradually declined in Europe, first in the cities and then in the countryside. Whereas in the sixteenth century, charivari was both a shaming and a healing ritual, three centuries later state officials and middle-class city dwellers saw the practice as fundamentally disruptive and uncivilized. Literate Europeans began to draw sharper lines between church activities and popular culture and no longer sanctioned youth groups that participated in both. There was also less need for the community to regulate sexual norms because marriage was now unequivocally administered by the state, whose officials reached into every town and village. By the late nineteenth century, newly established police forces patrolled the city streets of Europe, preventing youths from ritually harassing victims but also replacing them as the upholders of social norms.

Mildred Coppus and John Tripp's Wedding

Mildred Coppus and John Tripp's Wedding

Over the next few days I want to cover my parents wedding. This happened

November 23, 1932 in Toledo, Ohio. I think you will find this material

rather inteeresting.

Today we have the press releases:

Blue Ribbon that Mom and her sister Elsie earned in the Seneca County Fair Cake Bake

I knew that I would come across this while looking for other things. Here is the Blue Ribbon that Mom and her sister Elsie earned in the Seneca County Fair Cake Baking Competition during the summer of 1926.

A special bond

This photo is vary appropriate today after having just visited Bob and Mary Schornstheimer in Hawaii. One of the things that we did not do is get a picture of them while we were there - maybe they can send one to add to my collection of pictures. Come to think about it we did not get a picture of Jim and Jo either.

They were wonderful hosts. The photo below just goes to show how Mary and I have always had a special bond.

Bob and Mary Tripp taken at home in Metamora taken sometime in the early 1950's.

Hunting Easter Eggs

By now that you think we surely must have some Greek in our blood ancestry, but that is probably not the case. I found this reference to "Egg Tapping" at Wikipedia and I am sure that is where we got the tradition.

In the North of England, at Eastertime, a traditional game is played where hard boiled pace eggs are distributed and each player hits the other player's egg with their own. This is known as "egg tapping", "egg dumping" or "egg jarping". The winner is the holder of the last intact egg. The losers get to eat their eggs. The annual egg jarping world championship is held every year over Easter in Peterlee Cricket Club. It is also practiced in Bulgaria, Hungary, Croatia, Lithuania, Lebanon, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine, and other countries. They call it tucanje. In parts of Austria, Bavaria and German-speaking Switzerland it is called Ostereiertitschen or Eierpecken. In South Louisiana this practice is called Pocketing eggs and is slightly different. The Cajuns hold that the winner eats the eggs of the losers in each round.

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After sending the email about Easter baskets and Cracking Easter Eggs I thought that I forgot to tell you about one of the best parts of Easter - hiding and finding Easter Eggs. This is usually done outside, but can be done inside as well. And yes, it can be done over and over again. As kids we had a great time doing this.

As you can well imagine after hiding and finding the eggs several times and then playing the Egg cracking game, those Easter eggs were pretty beat up, but we would eat them anyway - with a little salt they are very tasty. When you look at it from an economic veiwpoint - we had chickens to lay the eggs, a litttle food coloring and vinigar served worked just fine to color them on a table covered well with newspapers - all in all dirt cheap and greeat fun.

Over the years we have continued the tradition. In the first picture you will see Angela April 6, 1980 Easter hunting eggs at 2 1/2 years.

Next we find Easter 1982 Mark, Marie and Angela Tripp.

Tim and his kindergarten class did a fine job celebrating Easter in 1961.

And yes, I even found a picture of Dad and me playing the Easter Egg Cracking Game on Easter Day 1961.

Easter Sunday 1956 Younger Tripp kids

Hope the Easter Bunny found your house ok.

Easter at the Tripp House was always a fantastic day. You know, I think we enjoyed it as much if not more than Christmas. Providing Christmas for a buch of kids is very expensive and quite often what we received was clothing and shoes for the next year, games to share and so on.

But Easter was totally differnt, we would get up and everyone had a basket to find somewhere in the house and beleive me the Bunny got to be vefry good at hidding those baskets. After gorging ourselves with candy we would play the "Egg Cracking Game". In talking to many individuals I have yet to find another family that engaged in this sport.

Bill 8 years, Bob 6 years, Rich almost 5 years

and Patsy almost 2 years old.

Which egg will crack?

Question: What is the Game Played with Red Eggs at Greek Easter?

There's some kind of game Greeks play at Easter with the red eggs. What is it?

Answer: The game is called tsougrisma and it involves two players and red eggs.

Each player holds a red egg, and one taps the end of her/his egg lightly against the end of the other player's egg. The goal is to crack the opponent's egg. When one end is cracked, the winner uses the same end of her/his egg to try to crack the other end of the opponent's egg.

The player who successfully cracks the eggs of the other players is declared the winner and, it is said, will have good luck during the year.

There are no rules about which end of the egg to tap first, how to hold it, or how to tap - but I've never seen a "system" that works all the time!

The word tsougrisma means "clinking together" or "clashing." In Greek: , pronounced TSOO-grees-mah.

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Easter Egg Cracking Party Game

You Will Need - Eggs

Rules

Test the eggs first by knocking them against their eye tooth, and then choose the best egg to use for the game.

The contestants must agree beforehand on how much of their eggs will be covered by their hands, as revealing a large part of the egg's shell is much more risky.

The game begins with the contestants trying to crack the pointed ends of each other's eggs.

The person who loses must then turn his or her egg upside down. If a player cracks both ends of someone's egg, then he/she wins the egg.

By request more of our trip to Kauai

By request I will show you some more of our trip to beautiful Hawaii. Kauai is known as the Garden Isle, it is the least developed of the Hawaiian Islands and only 20% of it is accessible by car. If you want to see most of it you need to do it by hiking, by helicopter or by boat. There is only one main two lane road and after driving about 40-50 miles you have gone as far as you can go.

In the first picture you see the view from our condominium

at the Sealodge complex near Princeville on the on the North

shore or Napoli coast of Kauai.

In the next picture you see the condominium. The complex

itself sets on a 50 foot cliff overlooking the ocean.

The next day we got up to a marvelous view of the sunrise from our window.

We then hiked down over the cliff, through the woods, fording a stream, climbing over the lava rocks to Sealodge Beach. This may seem a little rugged, but making the hike while wearing hiking boots is definitely better than wearing flip flops as we had done four years ago while visiting Kauai. Here I am most of the way to the beach.

The next picture is at the Sealodge Beach. When we arrived only one other couple

was there and they soon left leaving us alone for the next four to five hours.

Bill Coppus

Well Martha and I are back from vacation, re-acclimated to Ohio, got the grass cut and ready to resume my project. We spent about two and a half weeks in Hawaii visiting Mary and Bob, Jim and Jo and then going to Kauai. Got a lot of time on the beach and some hiking in the mountains. All in all a good time.

In the first picture we are at Hanalei Bay, near the town of Hanalei on Kauai.

One of the things in my family history collection is a photo album previously owned by Etta Paden who married David Coppus (my mother's parents) and later married James Cook. I will periodically send pictures from this album that I have scanned.

Those for today are of Bill Coppus, my mother's brother. During World War II he served in the Merchant Marines. After returning home he became a fireman in the city of Fostoria Ohio.

In the first few pictures he is in his Merchant Marine uniform. In the first picture he is by himself, in the next one he is with his mother - Etta, the next one he is with his wife Geri, the next one he is in his Fireman uniform, the next he is with James Cook (Etta's husband) and the last is his wife Geri and their daughter Judy who was born in 1942.