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Outhouse Meeting

By Capper's Staff
Published on September 28, 2012

I recall how we cousins would love
to all go to the outhouse at the same time when we visited at Uncle Bert’s
farm. He was a great hand at doing things different, and built a large
outhouse. In the center he had this square about 4 feet by 4 feet, and on each
corner was a hole. Four of us could sit at once, and sit we did and talk, tell
stories, and have many good laughs. Seemed like a congenial meeting place –
never knew another one like it. It was unique!

Mrs. Leo Strouth
Brewster, Minnesota


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.