Ramsey County History – Spring 1969: “Summer Evenings, a Smudge Kettle, Tallow Candles—And Farm Life Recalled”
- Year
- 1969
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 1
- Creators
- Lillie Gibbs LeVesconte
- Topics
Summer Evenings, a Smudge Kettle, Tallow Candles—And Farm Life Recalled
Author: Lillie Gibbs LeVesconte
A short memoir written by the youngest daughter of Jane and Heman Gibbs about her years in the 1870s during summer evenings after all the chores were done and family members gathered in the cool outside the farmhouse with a smudge kettle and candles for conversation, music, and relaxation. This article also includes an account of the Dakota trail that crossed the Gibbs property.
PDF of LeVesconte article
- Year
- 1969
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 1
- Creators
- Lillie Gibbs LeVesconte
- Topics