Scrapbook owner found many years later...
January 1, 2007 (Press Release) --
by Mechele R. Dillard
Do you ever find yourself longing for “the good old days,” when groceries were cheap, people were friendly, and life was simple? Would someone who lived during those old days agree that they were indeed good? And, if she took the time to tell you about it, would you take the time to listen?
Join Bob Burdick in his search to unravel “The Scrapbook Mystery,” as he takes the time to listen to the words left behind by Elizabeth Placida Newton in the carefully-constructed scrapbook of her life. The book, found lingering in a used bookstore some 25 years ago, chronicles the life of Mrs. Newton and, as Burdick came to realize in his search, the heritage of us all. According to Burdick, many poems are included in Mrs. Newton’s scrapbook, but one stands out above the rest in capturing the personality of the woman he came to know through his search:
Queer
by Ella Stratton Colbo
I watched her clip the poems
She read from day to day;
Than chanced upon the scrapbook
Where she kept them stored away.
Queer, how a page of clippings
Can show a soul's need,
And lay a human's heart quite bare,
For all the world to read!
Burdick’s journey to uncover the life behind the words, clippings, and photos begins in the March/April 2007 issue of Inky Trail News. Take some time out of your busy day, meet Mrs. Newton, and explore a bit of your heritage; your soul will reap the rewards.
Do you ever find yourself longing for “the good old days,” when groceries were cheap, people were friendly, and life was simple? Would someone who lived during those old days agree that they were indeed good? And, if she took the time to tell you about it, would you take the time to listen?
Join Bob Burdick in his search to unravel “The Scrapbook Mystery,” as he takes the time to listen to the words left behind by Elizabeth Placida Newton in the carefully-constructed scrapbook of her life. The book, found lingering in a used bookstore some 25 years ago, chronicles the life of Mrs. Newton and, as Burdick came to realize in his search, the heritage of us all. According to Burdick, many poems are included in Mrs. Newton’s scrapbook, but one stands out above the rest in capturing the personality of the woman he came to know through his search:
Queer
by Ella Stratton Colbo
I watched her clip the poems
She read from day to day;
Than chanced upon the scrapbook
Where she kept them stored away.
Queer, how a page of clippings
Can show a soul's need,
And lay a human's heart quite bare,
For all the world to read!
Burdick’s journey to uncover the life behind the words, clippings, and photos begins in the March/April 2007 issue of Inky Trail News. Take some time out of your busy day, meet Mrs. Newton, and explore a bit of your heritage; your soul will reap the rewards.
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