Charles Lindburgh

In the summer of 1927, mom was 12, her sister Loretta was 10 and brother Reinhard was 6.

  Charles Lindburgh, from Little Falls, Minnesota, had flown nonstop New York to Paris in 33 hours, 30 minutes on May 20th...a stunning feat.  Mom said her father took them to see Lindy come home to Little Falls--a hero's welcome, of course. 
I wondered when that was, since I grew up thinking Lindburgh arrived stateside and flew in triumph directly to Little Falls...lol  But no, here's his Spirit of St Louis LOG BOOK .
He made it to Little Falls on August 25th, 1927.
When mom talked about that day, she always mentioned that her dad insisted they go.  She was proud that he wanted them to think beyond Buckman.  That day may have been the first time mom believed it.

Taken in Little Falls 25 Aug 1927 (from the link above).