Petersons Ladies Book from 1868 - it's similar to Gody's it has needlework patterns, stories, dressmaking etc. all bound in a hard back book about two and a half inches thick. It was a gift from a dear friend who was a Civil War reinactor who passed away a few years back. He was the personification of a Union Sgt. Major and we did a couple of history presentations at the local school complete with a hoop skirts, uniforming and authentic guns.
Blessings, Sheri
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KayB
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Kay
Del City
Oklahoma
USA
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Posted - Feb 05 2010 : 10:57:51 AM
I have a small family Bible that's written in German. I believe it is copyrighted in the 1700s. We had a white satin cover put on it and I carried my flowers on it when I got married to my first husband. After my mom died, my brother smuggled it out of the house and got it to me. It's supposed to go to the oldest daughter and my stepfather was giving everything to his girls and my brothers and I were getting nothing, so Steve got it to me.
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Faransgirl
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Beth
Houston
Texas
USA
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Posted - Feb 05 2010 : 12:01:02 PM
I have a book named The American Spelling Primer that is dated 1880. It was used by my father in elementary school. He was born in 1930 so they had been using that book for a long time even before he got it. He drew pictures inside the front cover. I always make sure I know where it is and I keep in in plastic. In south Texas things don't last a long time.
how old is your oldest book?
Posted - Feb 05 2010 : 10:44:47 AM
