One day our little Beagle dog came to our one-room schoolhouse. It was very cold outdoors. I turned the dog in and it went to my two brothers’ seats as they called him by name, “Trixie.” We later wrote stories about him and studied about other dogs.
Gertrude Rouggly
Flat River, Missouri
Back in 1955 a call went out from the editors of the then Capper’s Weekly asking for readers to send in articles on true pioneers. Hundreds of letters came pouring in from early settlers and their children, many now in their 80s and 90s, and from grandchildren of settlers, all with tales to tell. So many articles were received that a decision was made to create a book, and in 1956, the first My Folks title – My Folks Came in a Covered Wagon – hit the shelves. Nine other books have since been published in the My Folks series, all filled to the brim with true tales from Capper’s readers, and we are proud to make those stories available to our growing online community.
