Travels profiled in Ken Burn's documentary on America's National Parks - America's Best Idea.
Edward Arthur Gehrke was born in Seward County, Nebraska on August 24, 1880. He was the son of Edward C. Gehrke and Ottilia E. Duehning and the fifth of 14 children. Edward was a successful contractor and real estate agent, and called himself the "Bungalow Man." He built an estimated 300 Craftsman-style homes in Lincoln. He also served on the board of the Lancaster County Humane Society for 16 years, the last ten as Superintendent.
Margaret May Patton, "Maggie" was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1883. At some time early in her life, she and her mother moved to Nebraska. On October 26, 1905, Margaret married Edward Gehrke. She graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1910.
The Gehrkes traveled extensively by automobile throughout the United States and Canada, after 1931 in a "house-car" of Edward's own design, which they called the "Bungie-Weck." Edward Gehrke died in 1939 at the age of 58. Margaret survived him for almost 40 years, dying in 1978 at the age of 95. She traveled only infrequently after Edward's death.
Edward Arthur Gehrke was born in Seward County, Nebraska on August 24, 1880. He was the son of Edward C. Gehrke and Ottilia E. Duehning and the fifth of 14 children. Edward was a successful contractor and real estate agent, and called himself the "Bungalow Man." He built an estimated 300 Craftsman-style homes in Lincoln. He also served on the board of the Lancaster County Humane Society for 16 years, the last ten as Superintendent.
Margaret May Patton, "Maggie" was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1883. At some time early in her life, she and her mother moved to Nebraska. On October 26, 1905, Margaret married Edward Gehrke. She graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1910.
The Gehrkes traveled extensively by automobile throughout the United States and Canada, after 1931 in a "house-car" of Edward's own design, which they called the "Bungie-Weck." Edward Gehrke died in 1939 at the age of 58. Margaret survived him for almost 40 years, dying in 1978 at the age of 95. She traveled only infrequently after Edward's death.
Travels profiled in Ken Burn's documentary on America's National Parks - America's Best Idea.
Edward Arthur Gehrke was born in Seward County, Nebraska on August 24, 1880. He was the son of Edward C. Gehrke and Ottilia E. Duehning and the fifth of 14 children. Edward was a successful contractor and real estate agent, and called himself the "Bungalow Man." He built an estimated 300 Craftsman-style homes in Lincoln. He also served on the board of the Lancaster County Humane Society for 16 years, the last ten as Superintendent.
Margaret May Patton, "Maggie" was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1883. At some time early in her life, she and her mother moved to Nebraska. On October 26, 1905, Margaret married Edward Gehrke. She graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1910.
The Gehrkes traveled extensively by automobile throughout the United States and Canada, after 1931 in a "house-car" of Edward's own design, which they called the "Bungie-Weck." Edward Gehrke died in 1939 at the age of 58. Margaret survived him for almost 40 years, dying in 1978 at the age of 95. She traveled only infrequently after Edward's death.
Edward Arthur Gehrke was born in Seward County, Nebraska on August 24, 1880. He was the son of Edward C. Gehrke and Ottilia E. Duehning and the fifth of 14 children. Edward was a successful contractor and real estate agent, and called himself the "Bungalow Man." He built an estimated 300 Craftsman-style homes in Lincoln. He also served on the board of the Lancaster County Humane Society for 16 years, the last ten as Superintendent.
Margaret May Patton, "Maggie" was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1883. At some time early in her life, she and her mother moved to Nebraska. On October 26, 1905, Margaret married Edward Gehrke. She graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1910.
The Gehrkes traveled extensively by automobile throughout the United States and Canada, after 1931 in a "house-car" of Edward's own design, which they called the "Bungie-Weck." Edward Gehrke died in 1939 at the age of 58. Margaret survived him for almost 40 years, dying in 1978 at the age of 95. She traveled only infrequently after Edward's death.
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