July 13, 2024

Captured on Film 7-13-24

Glastetter family reunion at Arena Park, July 15, 1956: A nostalgic glimpse into a summer picnic tradition in Cape Girardeau, captured by G.D. Fronabarger.

Arena Park always had a lot of picnic visitors in the summer. Here, members of the Glastetter family from Cape Girardeau, Chaffee and rural areas of Cape Girardeau and Scott counties assemble Sunday, July 15, 1956, for an outing and picnic lunch.

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G.D. Fronabarger ~ Southeast Missourian archive

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