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The Poel Family Films - Easter and Pool Party (1968)
Corinne Poel
Silent
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1968
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  • Highlights
    Dying Easter eggs
    Jerry Poel with the family’s pet bird
    The children hunt for eggs hidden throughout the house
    Nuzzling the bird
    Backyard haircut
    Pool party
    NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong
    Corinne Poel in the pool with her son and Janet Armstrong
    The children show Neil Armstrong how to ride a motorized scooter
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This 1968 home movie shows the Poel family celebrating Easter at their El Lago home. After dying eggs, the children grab their baskets and go on an Easter egg hunt around the house. Later, the Poels attend a pool party with their friends and neighbors. Among the guests are the Armstrong family—Neil, Janet, and most likely their children Eric and Mark—who lived next door to the Poels. Several NASA astronauts as well as employees lived in El Lago because of its proximity to the Manned Spacecraft Center (now known as the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center). Television and other news media swarmed the Houston-area suburb during manned space missions to talk with the astronauts’ families, prompting the El Lago City Council to consider charging mobile news units a $750 fee to enter the neighborhood and another $500 for the first 72 hours. Jerry Poel worked as a NASA engineer.
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