Grandmother Remembers

I created this blog to remember my Grandmother Mae Virginia Charnquist Shinrock Rau on what would have been her 100th birthday May 1, 2008. In 1994, my grandmother presented me with a book I had given her a few years earlier, "Grandmother Remembers," which she had filled out in great detail. Several years later, a house fire destroyed my family's home. One of the only things that survived the fire were pictures and files I had stored in plastic containers, including my Grandmother's book. It wasn't until ten years later, in January 2008, when I began to go through the charred remains of paperwork I had boxed up and stored for posterity, that I rediscovered this treasure. Now as I record her memories, no longer in her pen but still her words, I look forward to sharing her past with my family and friends. I hope you will share your memories of Mae as well.