This is the true story of the childhood of Madie Barbara Bayer Krenz and her family. She wrote most of the following by herself from her memory. It is a story of hard times living in the 1880's and 1890's.

This book contains memories of the authors as they lived throughout the 20th century. Life for them started on small Michigan farms that lacked utilities, and ended in a very different modern world. They describe their first experiences with radios, automobiles and airplanes; and their honeymoon trip from Michigan to Washington DC in a Model A Ford at a time before a modern road system existed. The book also contains many poems from their courtship times, as well as stories in verse form that recount the adventures of youth; felling a giant perfectly balanced oak tree, taking a horse and cutter for a winter ice-fishing experience, and other memorable activities of yore.

Excerpt from Memories of by-Gone Days About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This is a very personal tale covering epic periods of Australian history, from the perspectives of both country and city life. It spans the years 1925 to the present and includes recollections of life in Australia during the Depression and World War II.