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A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, giving an update on the children, mentioning that Morrell is still away at the conference, describing the picnic she took the children on with the Milk and Nesman families, thanking them for news from home, reporting on her work in the clnic, describing improvements in Steed's speech, mentioning the new pair of shoes she bought for Steed, reporting on the state of the family garden which is producing tomatoes, and describing the fundraising the Women's Society has been doing.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, giving an update on the children, mentioning that Morrell is still away at the conference, describing the picnic she took the children on with the Milk and Nesman families, thanking them for news from home, reporting on her work in the clnic, describing improvements in Steed's speech, mentioning the new pair of shoes she bought for Steed, reporting on the state of the family garden which is producing tomatoes, and describing the fundraising the Women's Society has been doing.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, reporting on the family's health, discussing the intense rains and changes in weather, updating them on the bounty of the family garden, describing a visiting minister doing evangelical work, giving an update on her own health and Esther's development, describing improvements in Steed's behavior now that he has adjusted to having the baby around and his own development.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, reporting on the family's health, discussing the intense rains and changes in weather, updating them on the bounty of the family garden, describing a visiting minister doing evangelical work, giving an update on her own health and Esther's development, describing improvements in Steed's behavior now that he has adjusted to having the baby around and his own development.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, thanking them for their letter from Havana on their way back to the States, describing the changes to life with two children, sharing about Esther's well being and development, discussing the recent rains, and expressing the family's joy at their visit.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, thanking them for their letter from Havana on their way back to the States, describing the changes to life with two children, sharing about Esther's well being and development, discussing the recent rains, and expressing the family's joy at their visit.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, confirming that they received their letter from El Paso and wishing her mother a speedy recovery, sharing the current political situation including the fighting in Nicaro and that there are a good deal of soldiers in Mayari causing them to close the clinic until the elections are over, mentioning that the Agricultural school has been continuing classes and they have had decent attendance at Sunday School despite the conflict, giving an update on the children and her pregnancy, and discussing the weather.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, confirming that they received their letter from El Paso and wishing her mother a speedy recovery, sharing the current political situation including the fighting in Nicaro and that there are a good deal of soldiers in Mayari causing them to close the clinic until the elections are over, mentioning that the Agricultural school has been continuing classes and they have had decent attendance at Sunday School despite the conflict, giving an update on the children and her pregnancy, and discussing the weather.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, thanking them for letting her know how the rest of their trip went, asking if they could pass along her thanks to Esther (sister) for the book on tropical medicine, describing Esther Louise and Steed's well being and development, mentioning a visit to the Milk family to celebrate their daughter Ann's second birthday, sharing some of the movies she and Morrell have seen recently (The Bigamist and The Rose Tattoo), and reporting on how their garden is faring.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, thanking them for letting her know how the rest of their trip went, asking if they could pass along her thanks to Esther (sister) for the book on tropical medicine, describing Esther Louise and Steed's well being and development, mentioning a visit to the Milk family to celebrate their daughter Ann's second birthday, sharing some of the movies she and Morrell have seen recently (The Bigamist and The Rose Tattoo), and reporting on how their garden is faring.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, telling them about her work at the clinic and as the Secretary of Spiritual Life for the Women's Society, describing plans for summer Bible Schools, outlining the plans for a party in honor of the President of the Women's Society who is also pregnant, informing them of Morrell's travels to Havana and the on to Jacksonville, and providing updates on Steed's adventures in the rain and garden.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, telling them about her work at the clinic and as the Secretary of Spiritual Life for the Women's Society, describing plans for summer Bible Schools, outlining the plans for a party in honor of the President of the Women's Society who is also pregnant, informing them of Morrell's travels to Havana and the on to Jacksonville, and providing updates on Steed's adventures in the rain and garden.

A letter from Lois to her mother, Elsie, wishing her a happy Mother's Day, mentioning how busy they have been with the church, discussing the nice weather and the success of the family garden, thanking her for sending along some flower seeds which Lois plans to plant them in a seed box, sharing that the clinic is as busy as ever, discussing how she'd like to get a dress made based on the patterns Elsie sent, sharing her thoughts on some recent trends in dress styles, and giving an update on the children.

A letter from Lois to her mother, Elsie, wishing her a happy Mother's Day, mentioning how busy they have been with the church, discussing the nice weather and the success of the family garden, thanking her for sending along some flower seeds which Lois plans to plant them in a seed box, sharing that the clinic is as busy as ever, discussing how she'd like to get a dress made based on the patterns Elsie sent, sharing her thoughts on some recent trends in dress styles, and giving an update on the children.

A letter from Lois to her family praising her mother for her typing skill, giving an update on Esther, describing the weather and the challenges the dampness has brought, giving an update on the family garden, describing how Steed has been doing and what activities he is up to, mentioning that the family has been invited to the Milk family home for Christmas dinner, insisting that the family is safe despite what may be heard about revolutionary activity in the area, and sharing her thoughts on the current political climate in Cuba.

A letter from Lois to her family praising her mother for her typing skill, giving an update on Esther, describing the weather and the challenges the dampness has brought, giving an update on the family garden, describing how Steed has been doing and what activities he is up to, mentioning that the family has been invited to the Milk family home for Christmas dinner, insisting that the family is safe despite what may be heard about revolutionary activity in the area, and sharing her thoughts on the current political climate in Cuba.

A scrapbook of photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, and decorations documenting the lives of Rev. Morrell Robinson, his wife, Lois, and their children, Morrell "Steed" Jr., Esther, and George, from their time at First Methodist Church in St. Petersburg, Florida, to their time as missionaries in Mayari, Cuba, and through their time in the Tampa Heights neighborhood of Tampa, Florida.

A scrapbook of photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, and decorations documenting the lives of Rev. Morrell Robinson, his wife, Lois, and their children, Morrell "Steed" Jr., Esther, and George, from their time at First Methodist Church in St. Petersburg, Florida, to their time as missionaries in Mayari, Cuba, and through their time in the Tampa Heights neighborhood of Tampa, Florida.

A letter from Morrell to Lois' father, Donald, wishing him a quick recovery from a carbuncle, thanking him for sending along some photographs, giving a short update on the family's social life, mentioning that one of his golf clubs was broken on the trip over to Cuba from the States, mentioning the continued political tensions and the actions of the police in response to revolutionary activities in the area, describing a nice picnic that he and Lois attended, discussing the process of attempting to get a chest of drawers made to order since there was no second-hand options, and

A letter from Morrell to Lois' father, Donald, wishing him a quick recovery from a carbuncle, thanking him for sending along some photographs, giving a short update on the family's social life, mentioning that one of his golf clubs was broken on the trip over to Cuba from the States, mentioning the continued political tensions and the actions of the police in response to revolutionary activities in the area, describing a nice picnic that he and Lois attended, discussing the process of attempting to get a chest of drawers made to order since there was no second-hand options, and

A letter from Morrell to Lois' parents, Donald and Elsie, thanking them for their letter, asking how the Sunday service went where they were asked to talk about their trip to Cuba, discussing a trip he took to Santiago and the typewriter they got there, describing how a group of soldiers were stopping and searching all cars in the wake of two assassinations of important government officials, expressing his hope that there might be a spiritual and moral revolution amongst the Cuban people so that armed revolution might be averted, sharing his thoughts on the corruption and intimidation

A letter from Morrell to Lois' parents, Donald and Elsie, thanking them for their letter, asking how the Sunday service went where they were asked to talk about their trip to Cuba, discussing a trip he took to Santiago and the typewriter they got there, describing how a group of soldiers were stopping and searching all cars in the wake of two assassinations of important government officials, expressing his hope that there might be a spiritual and moral revolution amongst the Cuban people so that armed revolution might be averted, sharing his thoughts on the corruption and intimidation

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, thanking her for her letters, sharing the results of the family's physical exams, describing the work Lois has been doing to make the house more comfortable for the family, discussing the sending of money for Bibles to be used in their mission work in the mountains, updating her on the progress of selling Bibles in Mayari, discussing additional tracts which he has been sharing to further their mission work, giving an update on the family and their garden, and reporting the great success of their Sunday school and other planned church

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, thanking her for her letters, sharing the results of the family's physical exams, describing the work Lois has been doing to make the house more comfortable for the family, discussing the sending of money for Bibles to be used in their mission work in the mountains, updating her on the progress of selling Bibles in Mayari, discussing additional tracts which he has been sharing to further their mission work, giving an update on the family and their garden, and reporting the great success of their Sunday school and other planned church

An engraving of the gardens and palace of the Villa d'Este in Tivoli outisde of Rome.

An engraving of the gardens and palace of the Villa d'Este in Tivoli outisde of Rome.

A view of the inner courtyard in a home in Damascus, showing a fountain and lush garden.

A view of the inner courtyard in a home in Damascus, showing a fountain and lush garden.

This sermon examines the cruxificition of Jesus Christ, describing the manner in which he died, the betrayal of the apostle Judas, and Jesus's persistent love of humanity despite their actions.

This sermon examines the cruxificition of Jesus Christ, describing the manner in which he died, the betrayal of the apostle Judas, and Jesus's persistent love of humanity despite their actions.

An engraving depicting the Villa Borghesia and its surrounding gardgens

An engraving depicting the Villa Borghesia and its surrounding gardgens

An engraving depicting the gardens and villa of the Pamphilli family, located near the Porta San Pancrazio in Rome.

An engraving depicting the gardens and villa of the Pamphilli family, located near the Porta San Pancrazio in Rome.