LETTERS FROM THE PAST

This blog is to honor those who have come before us. These are family letters that I have had for years and wanted to be able to share them with family. It's an interesting way of knowing how life was in the past.

Myron F Taylor with 3 of his buddies in 1952. Over the last 20 years I've been working on our family letters. Letters that have been passed down. Including letters from my parents to my great-grandmother. Every letter was saved by my great grandmother and grandmother. I hope someday to either print them or give them to a museum. I am copying the letters–not being able to photocopy all of them. Each letter is in script. I know today very few can read them. I hope you enjoy them.

Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Minnie Reeder to Mable Matheson Wineland - post marked Jun 19 1967

Monday

Dear Mable,

How are you by your last letter, I thought you weren’t feeling very well. I haven’t felt to well eother lately we went yesterday to get the polo shots they talked about. But they weren’t shots lather quite a number got them. Mrs. Morgain brought 3 more of your hankies in 2 pink & one blue & 2 white ones for Elsie. None of these are paid for, she has 4 yet for you, & I believe 4 for Elsie yet, to make. Dorthy is out of town this week. So ill get them ready for Her to mail when she gets back. Probably not get them ailed till next week. But I’m not sure. We are having Sunschine now & we would water the lawn if I can find the sprinklers I have some new shrubs out Della gave. I don’t know yet if they will live or not. They were so dry when she gave them to me. Boy this paper sure has a smell. Mrs Daniels brung it to me when she came home I got 2 more Birthday gifts yesterday. 2 hot pads & 2 small towl. did I tell you. Maurice & Francis sent me $10.00 awful sweet of them, Della is feeling better now goes to to Dr twice a week for shots yet they have some garden out we haven’t been out for some time. I don’t want to make Her any more work. I told Jr. to bring in one of the twins each week, to keep the lawn mowed, & help some in the yard. I hope He does. I must close write soon love always Mother
Ada is in a nursing home in Hermistor.


(NOTE: GREAT GRANDMOTHER MINNIE TRUE MATHESON REEDER’S WRITING IS ONE SENTENCE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER. SHE HAD NO STOPPING AND STARTING POINTS AT TIMES. SINCE SHE WROTE THIS IN HER 80’S IT’S UNDERSTANDABLE. I MADE NO CHANGES FROM WHAT SHE WROTE.)

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