Mary & Stan Crawley enjoying the exhibit, Gypsy Coeds Ride The Silver Streak at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. Mary is the daughter of Regina Fennell Butte, who went on the 1939 trip in the Silver Streak.
View of the Museum from Washington St (Note the banner)!
View of the the Museum from Water Street (note the banner sign!)
Mary Butte Crawley and Winnie Swearingen Hays saying hello
Winnie Swearingen Hays and Museum Member Joan Krupa looking at a book, Darlene’s Silver Streak and The Bradford Model T Girls
Rosemary Hickey Welch and Mary Butte Crawley enjoying the Museum reception
The wall of fame, the 20 Gypsy Coed bio’s
Kim, Kathy Winnie and John pose for a picture
Kathie, Winnie and Kim in pose in front of the Silver Streak
Lizzie Label on the right side of the Silver Streak Hood, Darlene’s favorite slogan
Lizzie Label on the side of the Silver Streak….the legacy continues!
Kathy Blakkan and Carmen Butte with Jean Turnbull Campbell. Jean traveled on the 1942 trip in the Silver Streak. Kathie is the daughter of Darlene Dorgan Bjorkman. Carmen is the wife of John Butte.
This portion of the exhibit tells of the 8 trips, listing the year, who went and displaying memorabilia from the trips.
My wife Carmen and myself posing in front of the Silver Streak
Kathie Blakkan and her husband Bruce looking pretty comfortable in the Silver Streak. Kathie’s mother Darlene owned the car and led friends on 8 long summer vacations.
Gypsy Coed descendants meet each other at the Peoria Riverfront Museum exhibit reception, “Gypsy Coeds Ride the Silver Streak”. Kathie and Bruce Blakkan and Joel Bjorling. Kathie is the daughter of Darlene Dorgan Bjorkman and Joel is the son of Patricia Moffitt Bjorling.
Gypsy Coed descendants at the Peoria Riverfront Museum, Bernie Hickey, Kathie Blakkan, Rosemary Hickey Welch, and Denny Hickey. Kathie is the daughter of Darlene Dorgan Bjorkman. Bernie, Rosemary and Denny are the children of Helen Fuertges Hickey.
The Silver Streak, staged in the middle of the exhibition hall at the Peoria Riverfront Museum in the exhibit, “Gypsy Coeds Ride The Silver Streak.”
Kimberly Rusesky, grand niece of Winnie Swearingen Hays, Kathie Blakkan, Daughter of Darlene Dorgan Bjorkman, Winnie Swearingen Hays and John Butte at the Peoria Riverfront Museum reception for the exhibit opening, “Gyspy Coeds Ride The Silver Streak”
Kathie and Bruce Blakkan at the Peoria Riverfront Museum for the exhibition, “Gypsy
Coeds Ride The Silver Streak”
Model T Tools and accessories on loan from Ron Dupree
It’s 4th from the bottom under “Further reading from associates of Amika Press.”
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A book telling the complete story of the Silver Streak and the Gypsy Coeds will be launched October 17, 2015. The title of the book is Darlene’s Silver Streak and The Bradford Model T Girls. This was what they were know as early in their travels, prior to becoming more famously known as The Gypsy Coeds. The book will be on sale locally at the Peoria Riverfront Museum Store, the Bradford Pharmacy and The Wheels O’Time Museum store. It will also be available on line at Amazon.com. The Silver Streak will be part of an exhibition at the Peoria Riverfront Museum, “The Gypsy Coeds Ride the Silver Streak” which will run from October 17, 2015 to January 17, 2016.
Darlene’s Silver Streak and The Bradford Model T Girls
A book telling the complete story of the Silver Streak and the Gypsy Coeds will be launched October 17, 2015. The title of the book is Darlene’s Silver Streak and The Bradford Model T Girls. This was what they were know as early in their travels, prior to becoming more famously known as The Gypsy Coeds. The book will be on sale locally at the Peoria Riverfront Museum Store, the Bradford Pharmacy and The Wheels O’Time Museum store. It will also be available on line at Amazon.com. The Silver Streak will be part of an exhibition at the Peoria Riverfront Museum, “The Gypsy Coeds Ride the Silver Streak” which will run from October 17, 2015 to January 17, 2016.
Darlene’s Silver Streak and The Bradford Model T Girls
Located on Route 40 on the north side of Peoria
Silver Streak in front of first Ford Motor Company Building at Greenfield Village
The Silver Streak 