Polly's Birthday

Polly loved photographs. Here she created a collage of the many faces of Polly..... showing a lifetime of memories.

Polly was born on this day 95 years ago. She was born in Grandin, Missouri on B Highway. She always joked that there should be a large monument marking the spot! If she had ever figured out how to get that done, I'm sure the farmer who now owns that land would be looking at the monument, scratching his head and wondering who the heck was Polly?

And that's the predicament Polly struggled with her whole life. That's why she became a storyteller and a writer. She didn't want her children to grow old without knowing their ancestors. It took a lifetime to research, write and publish her memoirs. How thrilled she was when "Fading Footprints" arrived from the publisher!

"This book is a heirloom for my future generations," she said. It's our family history of seven generations of my ancestors and the stories I remember."

More than one hundred copies were published and sold of Polly's book.

We can best honor Polly by keeping her stories alive. How about you? Have you talked with your children about their ancestors? Are you writing stories to tell your grandchildren?

Happy Birthday Polly, you were a true Ozark Storyteller!