Background
Edward Pearce Hulme (1872-)a naturalized American living in Altadena,
California, was 75 years old (1947) when he undertook a solo trip to Great
Britain where he had been born and raised. He had not been in England since
1923. His diary covers the extended six month trip (March through August)
during which Mr. Hulme traveled by rail to New York City and by ship on the
Queen Elizabeth. He visited relatives, friends, and neighbors, spending much
time in Birmingham with his sister and her family. He made sightseeing trips to
London, Stratford on Avon, Derby and other cities, visited his old neighborhood
at Beech Lanes, Quinton, and also spent time in Scotland, Wales and the Isle of
Man. Hulme comments on World War II bombing damage. He returned to America on
the White Star SS Line, and on the transcontinental return trip stopped to
sightsee in New York City, Montreal, Toronto, Niagara, Chicago, Salt Lake City
and Sacramento.