A young Emma Duis There were several photos of my Great Aunt Emma in the box that I received from my Aunt Verna recently. She was an "old maid" school teacher in Casper, Wyoming in the 30's until she retired. When my Grandfather died, Mom told me that my Grandmother stayed in bed for three days until the day of the funeral. Grandma had no idea how she was going to take care of three children - Ruth, Jerry and Verna - in the midst of the depression. Great Aunt Emma offered her home to the desperate four. They moved from Salida, Colorado to Casper, Wyoming. Grandmother kept the house and cooked until each of the three children graduated from High School in Casper. 1939 I wondered if there was anything out in cyberspace about Aunt Emma and so quickly "googled" her name. I was pleasantly surprised to see the following: Memories of a great teacher At age 83, I'm trying to write an article (that could become a book) about my fifth-grade teacher in Cas...
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