[or-roots] an interesting book

[James]

Thanks.
I have to rebuild the us gen web pages for yamill this is a good idea about
the books.
Dan M
On Apr 28, 2013 5:25 PM, "Dale Harguess" <daleharguess4 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Perhaps you all already know about this book, but I came across it at the
> library and checked it out.  The title is: A girl from Yamhill: a memoir.
> Written by the popular children's author Beverly Cleary.  It is an
> autobiography and is a fascinating read if you had parents or grandparents
> who grew up in Oregon in the early 1920's through the depression years,
> etc.  She is an excellent writer and you can really get a feel for what it
> was like back then.  My mom was born in 1919 and this was a perfect book
> for me to read to understand what things were like back then.  I would
> highly recommend it to anyone who might be interested in this era of
> Oregon, especially the Yamhill area.
> I think it is really helpful for a genealogist to read about the area her
> ancestors were from in the form of autobiographies when you can find them.
> Happy hunting,
> Dale in Southern California
>
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