Saturday, February 21, 2015


At least on my side of the bed, this postcard may seem more appropriate sent to a spouse, or a wanna be spouse, but it ain't. It is from a son to a mother. Perhaps more than a hundred years ago, my Uncle didn't have a lot of selections. Ren Harris sent it on Dec. 22, 1911 to his mother-Eliza Harris of Nephi City. It is postmarked from Pueblo, Colorado. He writes he won't make it home for Christmas, as he is stuck on a train and has been for 35 hours, with two feet of snow. While not fighting in World War I, Ren was a sheperd, knowing Lyle Boyer of Coalville and Rob Garrett of Nephi, both of whom were well known sheepers.

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