In the late 1930’s we lived on a
farm with an “outhouse.” I was a young girl at that time but I will
never forget one day when I went to “visit” the
outhouse and had put a coat on as it was cold. While sitting there a mouse ran
down the sleeve of my coat. I have never moved that fast before or after that
day! The thing I don’t remember is if I ever finished what I went out there for
in the first place!
Marlene Fey
Papillion, Nebraska
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.