Go forth thou little book so pure, Fulfill thy pleasant fate. To loves and friendships that endure Thy leaves I dedicate. Go forth among her cherished friends Like Noah’s gentle dove, And bring her gently back from each The olive leaf of love. -Your loving sister, Carrie Ingalls, De Smet, S.D. The above verse was [...]
Posts tagged Carrie Ingalls
fire!
-(left) Swanzey home in Keystone SD, late 1920s; (insert) former Swanzey home after July 1976 dedication; (right) former Swanzey home in flames, August 6, 1977. The above photos are a reminder to document historic sites with lots and Lots and LOTS of photographs, both inside and out, and taken from all sides. And not to [...]
frontier woman
Grace Wayne was a young girl playing on her grandfather’s boat on the Mississippi and Wisconsin Rivers when
say “cheese!”
The sad thing is that Carrie seems to be wearing the same dress in both photos. The bottom photo has always been printed with no date. I am going out on a limb by suggesting that it was taken in 1888. The first graduating class (from the 10th grade) was in 1889. There were four [...]
obit
Letter to Laura from Carrie, October 1928: Keystone, S.D. Saturday morning- Dear Laura, Laura I am so sorry to write this and yet of course we were expecting it. Mary had another stroke Saturday and then it seemed as thought she would rally but this morning is hardly able to move. She has lost her [...]
