August 1981

To My Descendants,

You and I are of the same blood. I want you to know something about my family and me.

My name is Frances Louise Meyer Mackin. I was born November 30, 1902 on the Meyer Ranch in near Butte Valley, near Sturgis, South Dakota.

Frances Louise Meyer Mackin

Age 3

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This is how my grandmother began to write her memoir. She was 79 years old at the time and little did she know that she would live another 26 years!

FLMM – Age 3

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I treasure her words, her memories and the life story she tells.

I hope you will, too!

The year is 1923. The following are the observations of a twenty one year old woman who decided to leave her family in Sellwood, Oregon for the first time and move to Los Angeles, California. 1923 in Los Angeles, California. Everyday would prove to be an adventure.

Frances Louise Meyer

Circa 1923

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Frances Louise Meyer

Circa 1923

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Lin and her grandmother (age 101)

San Francisco, CA 2003

Lin M. Joyce V.1 3/2/2013

Lin and her grandmother

(age 87)

Cairo, Egypt 1989