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If you have:

  • Information about Justine’s travels not featured on this site
  • Family connections to the Tibesar lineage
  • Historical photographs, documents, or newspaper clippings related to Justine
  • Questions about her journey or the FN M70 motorcycle she rode
  • Interest in contributing to this historical archive

I would be delighted to hear from you!

Connect with Justine Tibesar’s Family

Thank you for your interest in Justine Tibesar’s remarkable journey. As Justine’s cousin and the curator of this historical archive, I am dedicated to preserving her legacy and sharing her extraordinary story with the world.

Research Contributions

This website represents an ongoing effort to document Justine’s groundbreaking achievement. If you possess family records, contemporary accounts, or other historical materials related to her journey, your contribution would be invaluable to completing this historical record.

I am particularly interested in:

  • Personal letters or correspondence from Justine
  • Additional photographs from her journey
  • Newspaper articles from 1931-1932 mentioning her travels
  • Information about her life before and after the motorcycle expedition
  • Connections to other members of the Wanderwell Expedition/Work Around the World Educational Club

Family Connections

As a member of the Tibesar family continuing to document our shared history, I welcome contacts from relatives around the world. The Tibesar family has roots in Luxembourg, Belgium, and France, with branches extending to North America and beyond.

If you’re researching your own Tibesar family connections, please include any relevant genealogical information in your message, and I’ll do my best to help identify potential links to our family tree.

Thank you for your interest in preserving this important chapter of women’s travel history and early motorcycle exploration. I look forward to hearing from you.

Contact Information

Marcus Tibesar
1416 Sierra Drive
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
USA

“Persia. Sandy tracks, a thousand kilometers straight ahead, two villages on this seemingly endless route. A thousand kilometers from Meched to Tehran, and then another thousand kilometers to Quemanshah.”

Justine Tibesar WAWEC postcard
Aloha Wanderwell (left) & Justine Tibesar (right) handing out WAWEC pamphlets from the video titled, "Rare 1920s and 1930s Footage from Aloha Wanderwell Baker." YouTube video timestamps 1:09/4:03 to 1:14/4:03.
Justine Tibesar postcard to her brother photo
1930 (L to R) Justine Tibesar Margaret V Hall (Alohas sister) two men then Cap and Aloha Wanderwell
1931 Justine Tibesar
Jan 1932 Justine Tibesar arrives in Turin, Italy holding her ferret on her 1930 FN M70 Belgian motorcycle
1930 April 2 Captain Olga Van Driesk (DRIESSCHE) and Justine Tibesar wearing their WAWEC uniforms in The Tampa Daily Times, Tampa, Florida
Justine Tibesar postcard. She is in her Work Around the World Educational Club WAWEC uniform circa 1930 probably Miami, Florida
1932 January - Justine Tibesar with Fabrique Nationale Herstal executives and her 1930 FN M70 Sahara motorcycle following her 22,000 kilometers journey from Saigon to Paris to Liege - Herstal, Liege, Belgium
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First Woman to Complete a 22,000 km Solo Motorcycle Journey from Saigon to Arlon (1931-1932)

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