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We note an American family living in Papua New Guinea during the 1970s. The Wilson family lived in Gorka. One photo shows the children opening the Christmas presents. They are having a rather American Christmas except for the way the children are dressed. The second photograoh shows the Davis boys playing marbles with local mates. I am not sure when marbes became popular in New Guinea. This snapshot interesting because of the way the family seems to have fitted in to the community. This was rare before World War II. We do not have much information anout the family, but we think they may have been missionaries. The three siblings are Brian, Randy and Cheryl Wilson. The family come from California. The lived in Gorka only a year (1972), but it is not clear the reason. The Davis, a British family, are their neighbors.
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