Abstract:
History has always been recorded in an attempt to preserve the past and instruct the future. The following is an attempt to do the same. It contains a collection of stories from the lives of: Claire Mary Rauf Henry (May 5, 1906 to present), her niece Phyllis Paula O'dom Scherra (January 24, 1924 to present) and Phyllis' daughter Emily Marie Scherra Lemming (November, 11 1949 to present). These stories are meant to capture the essence of the people telling them, and the times they endured. They are an attempt to allow my grandchildren the opportunity to know and love the people that I know and love; people that are very much a part of me, and, consequently very much a part of them and all their descendants.Aunt Claire interview dates: 3-9-96 and 3-24-96 Phyllis interview dates: 3-6-96 and 3-8-96 Emily interview dates: 3-4-96 and 3-5-96.
