When Mother Read Aloud – The Life Story of Almyra King Holsclaw
There is a rich history to the state of Indiana. People from all walks of life have made the Hoosier state their home, and each one has a special story to tell. This book is just one of them. These words were part of an oral history told by a woman named Almyra King Holsclaw.
Almyra was born in Jennings County, Indiana in 1842, and she lived her entire life there. And then, in her old age, sometime around 1930, she sat down with her daughter and recalled her memories aloud, spinning a beautiful picture of what her life was like growing up in pioneer Indiana. This is her story.
About Katie Andrews Potter (Indianapolis, Indiana Author)
Katie Andrews Potter is an author, educator, mother, and family historian… a storyteller. She has a degree in Elementary Education, and has also done graduate work in History. She is the author of the young adult fiction novels, Going over Home and Going over Jordan, and the upcoming Wayfaring, as well as the children’s picture book, When Mother Read Aloud, based on the memoir of her great-great-great grandmother.
Her memoir novella Of Shamrocks and Sorrows: A Memoir of Mothers is due out St. Patrick’s Day 2018. She lives in Indianapolis, Indiana with her husband Ben, and their two children, Eliana and Micah.
