The Journals of Margaret Schmidt

The Journals of Margaret SchmidtMargaret Schmidt is gone, but the seven journals she wrote as a young woman remain. This book compiles those journals. They paint a simple but important portrait of what life was like in the early years of the 20th century. For a moment, she comes back and brings with her the people who populated her life at that time. The story of Margaret Schmidt, as told by these journals, starts in Glencoe, Oregon, then spans around the state to Hillsboro and

Margaret Schmidt is gone, but the seven journals she wrote as a young woman remain. This book compiles those journals. They paint a simple but important portrait of what life was like in the early years of the 20th century. For a moment, she comes back and brings with her the people who populated her life at that time.

The story of Margaret Schmidt, as told by these journals, starts in Glencoe, Oregon, then spans around the state to Hillsboro and Portland, across the Columbia River to Vancouver, Washington and stops back in Oregon in West Union. Of course there are some dusty roads in between that lead her back to her childhood home on Mason Hill, or to the hop yards come September.

Whether your interest is in the Schmidt/Ryan family, the Mason Hill community, or the history of Oregon, youÕll enjoy the brief entries that give us a sense of what everyday life was like for a young woman in a fresh new century.