For years I have been organizing and gathering together the enormous amount of photos and documents from my mother's farm. A farm that now belongs to my brother and I. I am always surprised and charmed by the photos I discover. Here is a small handful of my most recent finds.
The marriage of Jennie and John Westergaard created a bit of a scandal, as Jennie, the younger sister, married John before her older sister, Anna, was married. It was customary for the older sister to be responsible for all the sewing and management of the house and farm. Her needlework was beautiful, and though she did not marry, she taught children in school.