This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Maggie Johnson and family face a frosty dawn in poverty
On a cold winter morning Maggie Johnson beams at sunrise above a shabby five room cottage. Her postman father Len and mother Minnie battle daily with blame and chores while sister Liz and an unborn baby weigh on the fragile family fortunes. Maggie’s optimism clashes with harsh domestic realism and looming Christmas work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Margaret Petheridge Johnson
Johnson
Maggie
Len Johnson
Mrs. Johnson
Len
Liz
Pop
Murphy
Liz Johnson
Lizabeth
Helen
Chess Rivers
Denver
Elizabeth
Minnie
Leonard Johnson
Leonard Junior