Page 175 - Family History

Letters, Postcards, Clippings

Margaret Snyder (Pontine) Letters

[Note: A simple description of life in the 1950’s. Old letters often have information clues in
them. For example, the second letter clearly indicates Margaret’s age and birthdate –
something I didn’t have yet! Stephen]

Seattle Nov 1 – 1954

Dear June + Family

I guess it is about time I was writing to you, you must think it’s awful that I

didn’t write sooner and I am ashamed, but it is hard for me to write, my hand

shakes and my vision is worse, so I don’t like writing, and I have been busy. Just

as I got everything unpacked and got settled, we moved and I had to do it all over

again. Nell’s daughter and her husband have moved to Seattle permanently and

have come to live with us, so we needed a bigger house, so we traded the house

for a bigger and better one, the other house had only 2 bedrooms this house has

5. Her daughter and son in law both work and pay board, so Art + Nell get

some extra money they need. Nell cooks and keeps house for all of us. She used

to work at Woolworth’s but had to quit because she got too sick, she is better

now but it don’t look like she will ever be all well again. I like her daughter,

she is a nice friendly woman, and we all get along fine like one happy family. I

have good doctors here and my health is better than it was a year ago. I am

going to Cloverdale to visit your Mother on November 5 , and will stay till
th
after New Year, so I won’t be here for Christmas. My pension has been cut

because I am living with relatives, so I can’t buy Christmas presents but I’m

175