Memories and Musings

Well researched; generously illustrated; indexed. Marjorie Smith Meador invites us into her family album, from the horse and buggy days (not SO long ago) to modern times. Meet one grandfather who served in the Civil War and another who felt like he “wasn’t cut out right.” Sense the depth of Levi’s love in his letters to Ola; chuckle at the story of Grandmother Smith who traveled with her fluffy feather bed that almost smothered her. Commiserate with an eager teen driver, loading up the Model T but not being allowed to make the trip. Hold your breath as Aunt Amy, who dislikes children, disrupts life on the farm for a family of seven. Stories of the past both instruct and entertain; perhaps they also awaken us to the fact that all of us have a story, past and present. Laugh, learn, and remember.