Back then, you couldn't buy cloth by the yard. You had to buy a whole bolt. He just picked out a bolt and brought it home. Whatever he brought, I used it to make clothes for me and the girls. We all had dresses made out of the same cloth. And I made them with my bare hands. Events from the Past, Memories for the Future describes events from the lives of several related families' ancestors-of people whose everyday lives included many of the joys, disappointments, expectations, and difficulties of human existence as they evolved into the men and women they would become. This book is a testament to the memories, good and bad, that will live far into the future and inspire others to seek out and share their families' histories.