Voices of Stafford

Alice grew up in the Ramoth area of Stafford when it was still very rural and consisted mainly of farms. She tells of times when citizens were quite self-sufficient and later of how change came to the county. Families were large and worked together helping each other on large jobs such as harvest and slaughter of meat animals. Roads were infrequently traveled and children felt safe in walking to visit or to work. For a time Alice left the area to find work and even became an elected official. She recalls that her mother was a ‘Rosie the Riveter’ worker during WW II even though she cared for 12 children. (64 minutes)