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| Alta Bougher's Quilt Square |
When I think about the Bougher sisters, I think about the
the Baldwin sisters on "The Waltons." Like the Baldwins, the Bougher sisters (Alta "Altie" and Mary) remained single all their lives. Also, the Boughers had a
secret recipe like Mamie and Emily Baldwin. People came to sample it from far and wide - only it wasn't alcoholic!
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| Mary Bougher's Quilt Square |
Alta and Mary were both born in Iowa. Alta was born on August 14, 1905 and Mary was born on August 28, 1907. As adults, they both were active members of Mount Zion Baptist Church, along with their brother, Floyd, who served as Sunday School Superintendent. One interesting detail about these three Bougher siblings is that their farm had an apple orchard, and they made and sold apple cider there. That was their secret recipe!
Many of the members of this Bougher family, including
Alta and Mary were buried at Forsyth Cemetery, in Taney County, even though they were originally from Iowa and spent many years in Christian County, Missouri. I think I have figured out why. Alta and Mary had three siblings who died in childhood while the Boughers lived in Taney County. The family apparently decided to be buried in Forsyth Cemetery along with these siblings: Gracie, Harry, and Earnest.
Does your family have a secret recipe? If so, please take time to tell us something about it here!
Hi Mary,
ReplyDeleteWhile I do not have a secret recipe, I do have a quilt that was given to me by my grandmother. I don't use it much and I keep it in storage, but just other day I opened a trunk and it peeped out at me. It was such a nice reminder of my grandmother, and that I need to put mothballs or something in that trunk (it was quite smelly!). My quilt doesn't have the same history as yours, but historical nonetheless because it's a quilt. I do happen to know a quilt maker nearby, but otherwise that I feel that it's sort of a lost art. There is so much history with quilts, like the one you have where everyone contributes a square, to the underground railroad where it was used to show passage to freedom. Thanks for sharing!