Marjorie Peterson survived a lifetime of seemingly insurmountable challenges, including being indentured by a family who took her off the orphan train in November 1906.  Marjorie’s indomitable spirit allowed her to make significant personable contributions to the world that tested her so hard as a child and as an adult.  Ann Zemke, her granddaughter, tells Marjorie’s heartwarming story through this narrative and the very special quilt she made in her grandmother’s memory.

“I lived in a cottage with all girls.  It was Cottage #5.  We had lots of rules to follow.  At night when we went to bed we would take all our clothes and hang them on the back of our chair and tie them with our stockings, put our shoes under our chair, then we would know where they were in the morning.  We each had a bed and would kneel by our bed and say our prayers.  Then the lights were out.”

“One day, the matron told me I was going on the train to a new home.  I didn’t like that too well as I was having fun with the other children.  So the day came:  I got a new blue dress, new shoes, coat, whatever else I needed, and was taken by a lady with four other children to the depot in Owatonna.  This day, how well I remember.  It was November 20th, 1906.”

The 210 page book includes several photos of Marjorie and an 8-page color section with photos of the quilt blocks. It ’s a perfect book to give a friend, quilter, or someone in your family.