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Conrad Wredberg
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The document describes the 61-year relationship between Fritzie and Louise Baer from when they first met in the early 1920s. Fritzie offered Louise a ride on his motorcycle, though she declined, and they began courting. They married in Albany, New York in 1923 after riding there on Fritzie's Indian motorcycle. The document includes several photos of Fritzie and Louise throughout their lives together, depicting their courtship, family, and involvement in the motorcycle community.

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The Baer Family 1910
Fritzie and Louise Baer were together for over 61 years.
Gram often told the story of their first meeting. She had taken a walk down a country road like the one in this picture with a girlfriend. Two motorcyclists drove past them and they exchanged waves. The riders stopped and turned around. Gram caught Gramps eye and her offered her a ride. She declined but he decided to continue their conversation and walked along with her. As you can tell by Gramps caption on this picture, he was not a shy man.
1923 Indian Chief and Princess Sidecar This was the model Indian that Fritzie owned when he met and courted Louise Wredberg.
Gramps Album 1923
Gramps Album 1923 They rode Gramps Indian from Worcester, MA to Albany NY to get married. They stopped before getting to the city hall so that Gram could change from her riding clothes into a dress. This picture was from their honeymoon, taken at the entrance to Saratoga Springs, NY.
Gramps Album 1923 One year in the late 1970s, I flew down to Florida in order to drive Gram and Gramp back to New Hampshire in the Cadillac. I liked to get them talking about their life together with Gram sitting in the front seat next to me and Gramp in the back puffing on his cigar. This picture was one of the stories. It seems that Gramp said to one of these boys, I like your pitchfork. to which the young boy replied, Its not a pitchfork, its a dung fork. Well, this comment got both of them laughing so hard that Gram had tears in her eyes. Gramp then added to the story with something about the cows they saw on the Vermont hillsides, who had legs of different sizes so they could stand straight on a hill. This got Gram laughing even more. At the time, I didnt get the humor but their laughs were infectious as they remembered those honeymoon days so long ago.
Gramps Album 1923 With white shirt and tie, Indian sweater, riding jodhpurs and boots, Gramp cut a fine figure as an early motorcyclist. It is easy to see how a 16 year old girl working as a nanny would fall head over heels in love.
Gramps Album 1923
Gramps Album 1923 In a 1983 newspaper article on Gram and Gramps 60 th wedding anniversary, the reporter as Gramp about the secret to their six decades as a couple. Gramp answered him with, I picked a girl who would put up with me. I have always loved this picture of my 16 year old grandmother, wrapped in her rain gear in the sidecar of a motorcycle, now married to a 22 year old rebellious adventurer. How well she adapted herself to Gramps life that revolved around motorcycles. She was a true partner in their relationship and an anchor to his life and her family.
Gramps Album 1923
Gramps Album 1923
Gramps Album 1923 The newly weds stopped at the home of Knut and Silja Astrom in Fitchburg, MA. They must have been very proud of their Model T. As you can see from the shine on Gramps Indian, that even though they had traveled hundreds of miles on dirt roads through NY, VT and NH, that cycle was immaculate.
1923 Louise, Maude & Fritzie
1923 Louise in the Sidecar
Louise arriving home with Baby Tommy, Gyp and Bobby 1925
October 1929 Louise & Babies Bobby 1924 Tommy 1925 Richard (Butch) 1927 Ruth (Sis) 1928
Tommy, Butch, Bobby and Ruth (Sis) 1930
The Baer Family 1930 Rich, Carl, Herman, John, Lydia, Frank (Fritzie), Otto and Alvin (Binky) Bare Hill Pond in Harvard, MA.
The Baer Family 1930 John, Lydia, Clara, Alice, Maude, Louise, Frank (Fritzie), Otto and Alvin (Binky) Herman and son, Donald, Rich and Carl Bobby, Ruth (Sis), Eddie, Dick (Butch) and Tommy at Bare Hill Pond in Harvard, MA.
1932 Sis at 4 years old with her big brothers. Gramp loved growing flowers.
Gram & The Kids 1932
Sis, Butch, Tommy and Bobby Coes Pond 1934
Ruth (Sis) 1934
Grampas Dealership 1934
Sis, Butch, Tommy & Bobby Fritzies Roamers Cycle Meet at Bowles Airport in Agawam MA in 1935 6,000 people attended this meet, each paying 25 cents to get in. In 2009 dollars, this is about $24,000. Louise had the children going around the grounds and bringing back the empty bottles. They would get sodas and hot dogs for every full case of bottles they collected.
1936 Bobby, Tommy, Butch & Sis
Gramp & The Kids
One of Uncle Toms chores every Saturday was to clean up the floors of Grampa Baers Indian dealership at the Indian Factory on State Street in Springfield, MA. This was some type of celebration, maybe an Open House, that they were having in 1938
This was taken on Easter Sunday in 1938 at Springfield, MA. From left to right, Tommy, Butch (with a Bible in his hands), Sis, Bobby, Jimmy and Louise.
Fritzie and his brother, Carl, with the trophies to be presented to the winners of the 1940 Laconia races.
Fritzies Roamers Motorcycle Club Ladies Auxillary with Sis on far left next to Gram. They were the winner of the Best Dressed Club Award.
Sis Baer, mascot for the Fritzies Roamers Motorcycle Club, Ladies Auxiliary

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Uncle Toms Presentation Part 2

  • 2. Fritzie and Louise Baer were together for over 61 years.
  • 3. Gram often told the story of their first meeting. She had taken a walk down a country road like the one in this picture with a girlfriend. Two motorcyclists drove past them and they exchanged waves. The riders stopped and turned around. Gram caught Gramps eye and her offered her a ride. She declined but he decided to continue their conversation and walked along with her. As you can tell by Gramps caption on this picture, he was not a shy man.
  • 4. 1923 Indian Chief and Princess Sidecar This was the model Indian that Fritzie owned when he met and courted Louise Wredberg.
  • 6. Gramps Album 1923 They rode Gramps Indian from Worcester, MA to Albany NY to get married. They stopped before getting to the city hall so that Gram could change from her riding clothes into a dress. This picture was from their honeymoon, taken at the entrance to Saratoga Springs, NY.
  • 7. Gramps Album 1923 One year in the late 1970s, I flew down to Florida in order to drive Gram and Gramp back to New Hampshire in the Cadillac. I liked to get them talking about their life together with Gram sitting in the front seat next to me and Gramp in the back puffing on his cigar. This picture was one of the stories. It seems that Gramp said to one of these boys, I like your pitchfork. to which the young boy replied, Its not a pitchfork, its a dung fork. Well, this comment got both of them laughing so hard that Gram had tears in her eyes. Gramp then added to the story with something about the cows they saw on the Vermont hillsides, who had legs of different sizes so they could stand straight on a hill. This got Gram laughing even more. At the time, I didnt get the humor but their laughs were infectious as they remembered those honeymoon days so long ago.
  • 8. Gramps Album 1923 With white shirt and tie, Indian sweater, riding jodhpurs and boots, Gramp cut a fine figure as an early motorcyclist. It is easy to see how a 16 year old girl working as a nanny would fall head over heels in love.
  • 10. Gramps Album 1923 In a 1983 newspaper article on Gram and Gramps 60 th wedding anniversary, the reporter as Gramp about the secret to their six decades as a couple. Gramp answered him with, I picked a girl who would put up with me. I have always loved this picture of my 16 year old grandmother, wrapped in her rain gear in the sidecar of a motorcycle, now married to a 22 year old rebellious adventurer. How well she adapted herself to Gramps life that revolved around motorcycles. She was a true partner in their relationship and an anchor to his life and her family.
  • 13. Gramps Album 1923 The newly weds stopped at the home of Knut and Silja Astrom in Fitchburg, MA. They must have been very proud of their Model T. As you can see from the shine on Gramps Indian, that even though they had traveled hundreds of miles on dirt roads through NY, VT and NH, that cycle was immaculate.
  • 14. 1923 Louise, Maude & Fritzie
  • 15. 1923 Louise in the Sidecar
  • 16. Louise arriving home with Baby Tommy, Gyp and Bobby 1925
  • 17. October 1929 Louise & Babies Bobby 1924 Tommy 1925 Richard (Butch) 1927 Ruth (Sis) 1928
  • 18. Tommy, Butch, Bobby and Ruth (Sis) 1930
  • 19. The Baer Family 1930 Rich, Carl, Herman, John, Lydia, Frank (Fritzie), Otto and Alvin (Binky) Bare Hill Pond in Harvard, MA.
  • 20. The Baer Family 1930 John, Lydia, Clara, Alice, Maude, Louise, Frank (Fritzie), Otto and Alvin (Binky) Herman and son, Donald, Rich and Carl Bobby, Ruth (Sis), Eddie, Dick (Butch) and Tommy at Bare Hill Pond in Harvard, MA.
  • 21. 1932 Sis at 4 years old with her big brothers. Gramp loved growing flowers.
  • 22. Gram & The Kids 1932
  • 23. Sis, Butch, Tommy and Bobby Coes Pond 1934
  • 26. Sis, Butch, Tommy & Bobby Fritzies Roamers Cycle Meet at Bowles Airport in Agawam MA in 1935 6,000 people attended this meet, each paying 25 cents to get in. In 2009 dollars, this is about $24,000. Louise had the children going around the grounds and bringing back the empty bottles. They would get sodas and hot dogs for every full case of bottles they collected.
  • 27. 1936 Bobby, Tommy, Butch & Sis
  • 28. Gramp & The Kids
  • 29. One of Uncle Toms chores every Saturday was to clean up the floors of Grampa Baers Indian dealership at the Indian Factory on State Street in Springfield, MA. This was some type of celebration, maybe an Open House, that they were having in 1938
  • 30. This was taken on Easter Sunday in 1938 at Springfield, MA. From left to right, Tommy, Butch (with a Bible in his hands), Sis, Bobby, Jimmy and Louise.
  • 31. Fritzie and his brother, Carl, with the trophies to be presented to the winners of the 1940 Laconia races.
  • 32. Fritzies Roamers Motorcycle Club Ladies Auxillary with Sis on far left next to Gram. They were the winner of the Best Dressed Club Award.
  • 33. Sis Baer, mascot for the Fritzies Roamers Motorcycle Club, Ladies Auxiliary