Yesterday and Today

Went to see where Grandpa Bell grew up.  This is the house as it is today
and below you will see the house as it was when Grandpa was young.  We met
the young couple who now live in the house and they let us take a look.
 It was fun to hear Grandpa tell a few stories.  The fireplace is still original,
 they have added on a master bathroom but it looks pretty much the same as
it did except the trees and bushes are MUCH MUCH larger!
 He showed us where the refrigerator was by the back door because back
then it really was an ICE BOX and the ice man would deliver the ice and
open a back door to the ice box from outside so he could put ice in to
 keep the ice box cold.
We sure love our modern refrigerators!

The house as is was many years ago.
Valleybrink Road, 

John E. Bell,  Grandpa's Mom - Margaret Sarah Baker and
Grandpa Bell as a handsome young man.