MEMORIES OF ARNON A. CHIDESTER (GRANDPA) Written for his 102nd Birthday By Rocena Platt Chidester, daughter-in-law November 6, 1993 I remember when: I remember the very first time I met Reeve’s mom and dad. Reeve called and said that he was bringing “Rosa” home for them to meet. All his mother could think of was the “Big fat Rosa” on the “I love Luigi” radio program, “well” they treated me great. I also met Lois that day, as she was […]
Hannah’s sister, Mary and her husband, met them at the end of the railroad and took them to Richfield where she lived. They traveled by wagon. Hannah found employment from a man named Jensen who ran a store in Elsinore. Hannah helped Mrs. Jensen in the home. With Hannah and her father both working, they hired a girl to come and sit with her mother. Hannah’s father worked at cutting stone to earn money to build a home and buy a farm. Her father bought an […]