Boot Lake Memories

This is a letter I received from a local resident, Mrs. Ethel Massie. She has actual memories of our family members, and grew up within a mile of our family's house on Boot Lake.

4.9.1997

DEAR STEVEN,

I RECEIVED YOUR LAST LETTER LAST WEEK SO I HAD BETTER TRY TO
UNTANGLE SOME OF THE CONFUSION I CAUSED BY REPLYING WHEN I
WAS IN A HURRY.

I DON'T ACTUALLY REMEMBER YOUR GRANDFATHER CURTIS BUT MY
MOTHER TALKED OF HIM AND MY UNCLE TOM HUGHES BEING PALS.  MY
TOM HUGHES' WIDOW IS STILL LIVING OUT THERE IN WASHINGTON AT
SPANAWAY OR ROY IN A NURSING HOME.  I WOULD HAVE TO CALL MY
SISTER UP AT BOW, WA, TO FIND OUT WHERE SHE IS FOR SURE.  MY UNCLE
FRANK HUGHES AND UNCLE TOM'S FAMILIES LIVE OUT THERE AT ONE OF
THOSE TOWNS OR CLOSE BY.  JOHN AND MARTHA GILCHRIST LIVED AT
EDISON, WA, NEAR MY SISTER AT BOW.  SHE SAW THEM AT TIMES.

IT IS TOO BAD YOU DIDN'T CONTACT US BEFORE MOTHER PASSED AWAY
AS SHE HAD A GREAT MEMORY OF THOSE DAYS.  MY SISTER WHO LIVES
NORTH OF THE CEMETERY IS 6 YEARS YOUNGER THAN I SO HAS NO
MEMORY OF THE GILCHRISTS AT ALL.  MY OLDER BROTHER IN SPOKANE
MAY HAVE SOME RECOLLECTIONS OF TOM & CURTIS BUT I AM NOT SURE
OF THAT.

ARAGO WAS THE POST OFFICE FOR OUR AREA UNTIL THE SIXTIES WHEN IT
WAS CLOSED AND EVERYONE HAD TO START USING PARK RAPIDS AS THEIR
ADDRESS.

GERALD KNIGHT'S ADDRESS WOULD BE: RIVER HEIGHTS APTS., PARK
RAPIDS

 SINCERELY,

 ETHEL MASSIE

A quick note, I have written to both of the gentlemen she mentioned, but neither has responded to my inquiries...

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