The Webster Trio
Just because you farm does not mean you forsake everything else. I am fortunate to come from a family with a strong artistic streak and a dedication to learning.
History
We try to shine a light on our ancestors.
John Webster Remembered
John Webster was born July 1, 1901, and died on September 13, 1990. His life began in the horse and buggy era and ended in the space era.
It started with a skunk
This post may contain affiliate links. It doesn’t cost you anything extra but if you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. Have you seen our peacock, George? George is a beautiful boy with lovely long tail feathers. In the summer. He’s starting to shed them now and in a few …
Our love affair with farmers markets
We have a long history of going to Farmers Markets, primarily the King Street Farmers Market in Wilmington, Delaware. Generations of Websters, Connells, Talleys, and Rotthouses have loaded produce into wagons or trucks to take to the market 2 or more times each week.
Rachel Emma Baker Talley
Have I told you the story of the Thanksgiving turkey that tried to slip away? For much of history, women have been hidden, passed over, and their stories untold. Rachel Emma Baker almost slips past us to the unknown. But what we do know of her story tugs on my heart, and it is a …
The story of Louisa: May we all have a sense of humor and find fun and happiness in life.
In my lineage of strong women, I am fortunate to have the German ancestors who uprooted themselves to try for a new life on a new continent. They were smart, talented, capable, and people of good heart.
Flowers and these Farmers
“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.” – Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of The Secret Garden In many ways, I think my family has always seen the farm as a large flower garden. And they have expressed their love of the ground and love of life through flowers. …
Mable Garfield Talley Rotthouse
Although women make up 51% of the world’s population, and 43% of all farm workers, and grow more than half of the world’s food, little is heard of our women farmers. The land passed to the son of the family and the women have been invisible. Today, I am talking about a woman who bridged …
