To My Ancestors


 I guess I am a backwards or historically oriented type of family member and person.  If I could share this photo with my three times great grandmother Marilla, I would tell her that I believe this is Easter 1971 and I was four years old and my brother would have been just around a year.  Standing to my left on the right side of the photo is my great grandmother and your granddaughter Mildred.

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