84-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 14, 2002
Family Living
Focus
by
Mary Ann K.
Oyler
Franklin Co.
Cooperative Extension
Connecting The Generations
How many of you ponder over
the perfect gift to give parents or
grandparents? How do you help
a child pick the right gift to give
their grandparents or what do
you as a grandparent, give your
grandchild for the holidays? It is
that time of year for both youn
ger and older people to be think
ing about buying gifts for loved
ones.
In our household we try to re
inforce the fact that it is not the
value or size of a gift that counts
but the thoughts that are behind
it. Gifts that have a part of the
giver invested in the gift mean
more to most receivers than some
store bought, high priced item.
This year our nine-year-old is
painting unfinished picture
frames to give to her grandmoth
ers. Yes, it means messy paint
and paint brushes, some spilled
paint on her shirt and newspa
pers strewn across the table but
the gift will mean more than a
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store bought frame. In giving this
gift. Katrina will be giving a part
of herself and her talents.
In the midst of all the holiday
excitement, we often barely no
tice that a dilemma has crept into
the world of gift-giving; we have
increasingly less time and live
farther apart. This has a pro
found impact on all facets of our
social lives, not just choosing
gifts. Even under the same roof,
family members are spending less
time together. This raises con
cerns about family cohesion, par
ticularly between the young and
old.
“Intergenerational studies” lit
erature provides many useful
clues for how to re-connect the
generations.
One princi-
pie em-
phasizes ac-
tivities that
tie into
what peo
ple-no mat-
resembles another map-known to
Pennsylvania anglers as the “Lost
Stream Map"
The “Stream Map of
Pennsylvania” was completed in
1965 after a 30 year effort by
Howard Higbee, a former Penn State
Professor
Professor Higbee succeeded in
creating a map of the highest detail
possible a map that shows every
stream and lake He painstakingly
plotted by hand, the location of
45,000 miles of streams onto a
3 by 5 foot map
The map sold extremely well -
until it was lost several years later
Incredibly, the printer entrusted with
the original drawing and printing
plates declared bankruptcy, then
carelessly hauled Higbee’s 30 years
of work to the landfill
The few remaining dog-eared
copies became a prized fisherman’s
possession Professor Higbee was
offered $4OO for one of his last
maps And state agencies were
forced to keep their copies under
lock and key
The experts had always told
Professor Higbee that reprints were
impossible, because the maps were
printed in non-photographic blue
Then, in 1991, at the age of 91,
Howard Higbee's dream came true
Computers made it possible to
reprint the map Holding an updated
map Howard said, 1 never thought
I d live to see this day ’
Then by combining Professor
Higbee s knowledge with computer
technology - the STREAM MAP OF
OHIO was created
ter what their age-have in com
mon. Activities such as eating,
talking, singing, dancing and
craft making work well to re-con
nect the generations.
The question remains, “What
kinds of gifts most readily lead to
quality time spent between older
and younger family members (or
friends)?
If we view a gift item as an op
portunity to enter into the
rhymes and rhythms of a loved
one’s life experiences, the quest
for the perfect gift becomes a
search for ways to share time and
build relationships. The gift is
seen less as a product and more
as a vehicle for bringing people
together across geographical and
generational distances.
Generations that are separated
by distance can still be connected.
Have you ever thought of sending
a grandchild a storybook and
tape with you as the narrator?
Simply make your own with a
blank tape, using a bell or tap on
a glass for the page turning sig
nal. Adding your own goodnight
message at the end could add a
special touch to this special gift.
Some other gift giving ideas
that older adults and young peo
ple can give each other as well as
gifts they can develop together
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• A family recipe and time to
make it together.
• Hand down a hobby, such as
wood carving, sewing or coin col
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• Seeds for a garden you can
plant together.
• A family heirloom and the
story (written or taped) that goes
with the heirloom.
• A package of supplies to
make a family history book to
gether.
The list could go on and on,
but remember that the essence of
the great gift is that it helps us lo
cate the ‘we’ not the ‘me’ in giv
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as a time to journey beyond our
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closer to our loved ones.
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The result was some time in the
county jail, and a trial.
This Christmas season, the
Ephrata Cloister will recreate
that episode in history with the
annual Christmas Lantern Tours
offered at the historic site on Dec.
26, 27, 28, and 29 starting every
half-hour from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Reservations are required for
these special tours, and can be
made by calling the Ephrata
Cloister Visitor Center during
business hours at (717) 733-6600,
ext. 3001.
The Ephrata Cloister is located
in the Borough of Ephrata at 632
West Main Street (Route 322) at
the intersection with Route 272.
Admission is $7 for adults, $6.50
for senior citizens, and $5 for
youth ages 6-17. For more in
formation, or persons with disa
bilities who need special assist
ance or accommodation should
call (717) 733-6600 in advance to
discuss their needs. Pennsylvania
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