To get money, she picked potatoes during harvest, and also she babysat. She babysat the town manager’s three boys next door. Every time she went there the parents would have dinner guests and she would have to do all of the dishes afterwards. After they left she would have to bathe the boys, read them stories, and then put them to bed, all for fifty cents. She told me one time the husband felt bad because she had
a hard time. He stuffed a dollar in her hand as they were leaving and told her not to tell his wife.
After high school, she became a telephone operator for a short time after graduation.
Learning about my grandmother’s childhood and schooling was very interesting to me. I hope you enjoyed reading this article and learning about her too.