Update on the book about Amanda Myrtie (Crabtree) Briggs
“I was born in Nebraska on my father’s homestead farm, November 17, 1891. They named me Amanda Myrtie. Our nearest town was Norden, a very small town. The doctor lived there. A little further away was Springview. It was a very small place, too, at that time.”
So starts my grandma’s story, and the book I have been writing about her and her relatives since fall of 2004. I had hoped it would be finished in November of 2005. But that was before I knew there really were going to be about 250 pages. I have the text and photos in place and my husband, Gary, has started working on it with his professional design touch.
So many people have contributed photos, information, and encouragement into the making this book and I want to thank you so much.
Thanks now go to my son Andrew for setting up this site. I’ll post updates and let you know when the book is done. I may post some pictures to see if anyone can identify the people.
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Louise (Austin) Smith