When the second World War ended and the boys
came home, many were disabled. Too many just didn’t return. This was the start
of a new era and a new structure for family life. The war effort was the first
time so many mothers went to work outside the home, the first time so many
children were unsupervised. Divorce became the answer to problems that could
not be worked out with some war torn families. Many children were without
fathers. The War changed our world forever.
Desoree Thompson
Beaumont, California
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.
