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11-17-2014, 05:18 AM

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psychonurse

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Thank you for sharing this remarkable story. What a treasure she entrusted her books to someone who will treasure them.

11-17-2014, 08:03 AM

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Sarabela

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Originally Posted by tessagin

I knew a lovely lady like that. She passed away this last May! She sewed everything on treadles. She raised 2 sons and a daughter who appreciated everything she did. She made all her family's clothes. Her husband was a cobbler. He died at 80 years old. He had just finished making his sons new pairs of shoes. They were attorneys and also the daughter. Her daughter proudly keeps her wedding dress made by her mother, refurbished from her own wedding (self made) dress displayed in her home.

Thanks for sharing! That's a great story.

11-17-2014, 09:39 AM

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GailG

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Originally Posted by psychonurse

Thank you for sharing this remarkable story. What a treasure she entrusted her books to someone who will treasure them.

Yes, thanks for sharing this most inspirational story (and others who have added their own stories as well). This causes me to regret even more than I have already regretted dropping off my college books from sewing, tailoring, pattern drafting, and design classes. Actually as I drove away from Goodwill, I had feelings of horror and regret. I had cleared a shelf to store quilting books! My only consolation is that someone will "find" my treasures and be delighted to be their new owners.

This wonderful woman has certainly left you a treasure!

11-17-2014, 09:47 PM

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Champanier

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I found a few that are available as ebooks, plus another book by the same author (Mary Brooks Picken). I also found a description from eBay for the series.

http://www.ebay.com/gds/Womans-Institute-Books-Mary-Brooks-Picken-A-History-/10000000121805112/g.html
https://archive.org/details/
https://archive.org/details/apronscaps00woma
https://archive.org/details/cu31924105503068
http://hearth.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=hearth;cc=hearth;idno=4116088;view=toc;node= 4116088%3A5;frm=frameset

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