1. Susan Woodall London Pettibone

2. About My Grandmother… Betsy “Susan” Woodall My grandmother Born on August 8 th, 1939 in Weldon, North Carolina

3. Courage Wanted to learn how to speak French, so she moved to France alone and went to college in France Learned to speak it so fluently her American accent wasn’t heard

4. Family Activities Liked to work with her family Went down to the beach every summer Ran a hotel every summer – One summer, they had to renovate it together – It was the “best summer ever”

5. Travel Experiences Went to Cancun, Mexico – Ate nothing but banana and mayo sandwiches for a week Food and water were so dirty! Traveled to Europe with her mother and three children for the entire summer

6. Contests Got second place in the Miss North Carolina contest the girl who beat her went on to be Miss USA In 1961, she became Miss North Carolina

7. Grandma’s 3 rd Grade Rural town which means it’s in the country Was in third grade before the end of segregation Went to a one room school house Before schools were centralized

8. My Thoughts… I had a lot of fun learning about her, she’s definitely a role model for me I was surprised to learn that she changed her name I was happy to learn that she had a lot of fun with her kids We both are going or have been to Paris!!