A Tale from Windy Hill the market, where the proprietor would carefully write down in his small notebook what we delivered and the price to be credited. No cash changed hands, as during the winter months, Old Mom could get her staples from the market and the cost would be simply deducted from the balance credited during the growing season. I was hoping to meet the family living in the simple house now, but no one was home, so I wandered through the yard remembering the places I used to play, the trees I climbed, and the evenings in the front porch swing. Our next stop was only a short distance away, on a side road. It was the Windy Hill Cemetery, where I was hoping to discover some of the family that came before Pop and Old Mom, whose final resting place I had been to several times before. I wanted to find earlier generations of the family, or Pop’s siblings who are reported to be interred there, Great-Granddad Patterson and his wife, Frederika, and possibly their parents as well. The earliest graves were farther back from the road and were slightly more randomly placed. The newer plots were laid out in a more planned fashion, making the finding of graves much easier. After touring the small cemetery and making a few discoveries, we headed back
Inside Faith Chapel. to Bruceville so that I could possibly find someone from the church who might be able to help me with securing what I hope to be my final destination among the family. Once those arrangements are made, my son and I will head back home, stopping for a fine meal of local seafood and fresh vegetables on the way. The trip hasn’t happened yet, but I feel confident that the trip will go as I have imagined for the most part and my remembrances will come f looding back. I want to pass on what I know of our heritage to my son. Even though he has no children to pass the knowledge to, it’s his family history too, and I think he should be aware of it. As a teacher, of history no less, maybe it will stir up some interest in our ancestors on his part. I plan to pass on the information to my daughter and grandson so that they know this part of their history as well. Upon his birth, my 58