Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Anne Spencer Morrow and Charles Augustus Lindbergh were married on May 27th, 1929 at her parents' home in Englewood with only a few close friends and relatives in attendance. A local seamstress made Anne's wedding gown and Brussels cap and she carried a bouquet of flowers her sister, Elisabeth had picked from the garden. After sneaking away so reporters wouldn't learn of the marriage, they boarded a cabin cruiser in Long Island sound and headed north towards Maine.

During the first five months of their marriage the Lindberghs traveled constantly, never staying in one place for more than a few days, living out of suitcases. Anne wanted to find a home, but worried about the publicity that would surround the move. She told her mother she had no patience with people who stared at them, who followed their every move. It made her feel like a monkey in a cage. "There are so few people in the world who treat us naturally."

When she learned she was going to have a baby the desire for a home became paramount. New Years 1930 found her feeling well enough to travel with Charles to Los Angeles to pick up a brand new Lockheed Sirius and in it attempt the west to east transcontinental record.

In California they met Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly the Atlantic. She impressed Anne very much. Earhart thought Lindbergh was peculiar, and witnessed one of his annoying practical jokes. One evening while visiting a friend, he stood behind his wife and let drops of water fall on her blue, silk dress. Amelia thought Anne was going to cry, but instead she emptied her glass of buttermilk on Charles' blue suit. At first he was amazed, then he threw up his head and shouted with laughter.

On Easter Sunday, 1930, with Anne serving as navigator, the Lockheed flew from Los Angeles to New York in 14 hours and 45 minutes, breaking the transcontinental record. To avoid bad weather Lindbergh had to take the plane above ten thousand feet, depriving them of oxygen. For Anne, who was seven months pregnant, the flight was very painful and she had to be carried off the plane when they landed. Lindbergh just assumed that because he was impervious to physical discomfort, others would be the same, and never considered the risk to Anne or their unborn child.

Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr. was born on June 22nd 1930; his mother's twenty fourth-birthday. "When I first saw it, Anne told her mother-in-law, 'I thought, "Oh, dear it's going to look like me - dark hair and a nose all over its face." But then she discovered Charles' mouth and a cleft in his chin. The baby didn't seem to like being held, but enjoyed being talked to and was curious and attentive.