Name/Title
Once upon a time yesterdayEntry/Object ID
53.23Description
Once Upon a Time Yesterday. Material: paper, plastic, metal. Size: 10 1/2" x 12". Description: black vinyl three-ring album, white title page enclosed in transparent sleeve, includes title, green handwritten author's name and aerial photo of the Blooming Grove Creamery and surrounding property. Contents: 85 numbered pages of Meshke family and Blooming Grove area memories especially of growing up in the 1940s and 1950s in rural Minnesota; experiences in rural schools, foods, and family life, plus photo album, each page inserted into a clear sleeve.Context
Author's father, Donald Meschke was the butter maker at the Blooming Grove Creamery for several years. References to family members, her mother Eunice Meschke, sister Shirley Meschke Zimprich, neighbors, the Edwards, Stirens, Dethmer, Sutter, Knauss, Bloomer, the town of Morristown, butter making, and many other references to customs and everyday life during the 1940s and 1950s.Lexicon
Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Book, family historyBook Details
Author
Virginia Meschke RasmussenPublisher
SelfDate Published
2023Create Date
August 17, 2023Update Date
September 19, 2024