We walked two and three miles to school, most of the one-room schoolhouses were where our family farmed. Nobody had cars. We went other places in a buggy or wagon, or all us kids rode horses. We had School break in Summer to do work in the field, and a Fall Break to pick our cotton.
Dortha Culp
Sikeston, 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.
