Bessie Baker’s Story

    Transcribed Memories

    Recollections by Meadows Valley Settlers and Their Families

    The following information was collected and originally produced by Meadows Valley High School’s 1945 Journalism Class taught by Bessie Baker.  The 42 page document is typed on buff colored 8 1/2 x 14 inch size paper. It has no title.  At an unknown date, the document was donated to the Adams County Historical Society to place in their archives.

    Presented here are the re-typed words and artwork taken from the original document. No punctuation, words, sentence structure, spelling or tense have been changed from the original document.  The font used for page numbers and some headlines represent what was handwritten information.

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    INTERVIEW

    Families: Interviews with C.J. Mitchel, Fred Clark, Mrs. Chester Irwin/Yoakum Family, Edward Osborn, Walter White, George McMahan, Freeman Family, Mrs. Caroline Campbell, Richard Balbach

    HISTORY OF CHURCHES IN MEADOWS VALLEY

    SCHOOLS IN MEADOWS VALLEY

    CATTLE RAISING INDUSTRY OF MEADOWS VALLEY

    ELECTRICITY

    THE NORTH AND SOUTH HIGHWAY

    THE COMING OF THE RAILROAD

    FARMS

    ASSOCIATIONS

    SOCIAL LIFE OF “OLD TIMERS“

    LUMBERING INDUSTRY IN M. V.

    EXPERIENCE OF AN EARLY SETTLER

    Katherine Kline (Mrs. Osborn Clay)

    TAKEN FROM THE MEADOWS EAGLE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1911

    Progress of New Meadows

    BUSINESS DISTRICT OF NEW MEADOWS

    PACKER JOHN CABIN