Lilly, a daughter of Ole and Olivia Oberg Olsen, grew up with a brother, Erik and a sister, Erna in Denmark. Her father died when she was 9. At age 14, she left Denmark for America travelling alone on the month's journey by ship to Ellis Island in New York. Lilly worked on a farm. Fluent in Danish and Swedish, she taught herself English watching TV. Lilly married Cecil Galbraith 24 Dec 1919.
Lilly and neighboring farmers' wives prepared meals for their husbands. Farmers shared equipment and labor to bring in the harvest. The women prepared a huge midday meal for the hungry men. Once, one woman accidently spilled mashed potatoes on the floor. She scooped up the potatoes and added pepper. There wasn't time to make another batch. The men ate enough dirt farming anyway.
Lilly and Cecil had two girls, Maida and Pearl. Lilly made patterns and clothes for her family. She made lace and cross stitched. She knitted slippers, mittens, and afghans. Lilly cooked delicious homemade meals and canned food from her garden for winter provisions. She enjoyed farm community life where people helped one another. Lilly moved to the city so her daughters could attend high school.
Lilly married Don Galbraith. During WWII, she worked at an ammunitions plant cleaning barrels and then did office work. Lilly received mail from her mother in Denmark censored by Nazis. Lilly saw her mother once when she visited America. Don and Lilly gathered for family celebrations. Lilly met monthly with ladies from the Danish Sisterhood to play cards, visit, and enjoy refreshments.
In 2011, "caregivers and neighbors" stole many heirlooms. One was the knitted afghan Lilly made her granddaughter. The afghan had multicolored squares with a white crocheted border. The thieves stole family recipe cards, some in handwritten Danish and Lilly's jewelry. Some people in Rock Island show no respect for family heirlooms. Lilly was a loving mother and grandmother. I treasure her in my heart.
Cherish this memory, look back, picture Lilly knitting in a Danish style after dinner, softly reminiscing about her life and remember her labor of love ... until we meet again.
Lilly and neighboring farmers' wives prepared meals for their husbands. Farmers shared equipment and labor to bring in the harvest. The women prepared a huge midday meal for the hungry men. Once, one woman accidently spilled mashed potatoes on the floor. She scooped up the potatoes and added pepper. There wasn't time to make another batch. The men ate enough dirt farming anyway.
Lilly and Cecil had two girls, Maida and Pearl. Lilly made patterns and clothes for her family. She made lace and cross stitched. She knitted slippers, mittens, and afghans. Lilly cooked delicious homemade meals and canned food from her garden for winter provisions. She enjoyed farm community life where people helped one another. Lilly moved to the city so her daughters could attend high school.
Lilly married Don Galbraith. During WWII, she worked at an ammunitions plant cleaning barrels and then did office work. Lilly received mail from her mother in Denmark censored by Nazis. Lilly saw her mother once when she visited America. Don and Lilly gathered for family celebrations. Lilly met monthly with ladies from the Danish Sisterhood to play cards, visit, and enjoy refreshments.
In 2011, "caregivers and neighbors" stole many heirlooms. One was the knitted afghan Lilly made her granddaughter. The afghan had multicolored squares with a white crocheted border. The thieves stole family recipe cards, some in handwritten Danish and Lilly's jewelry. Some people in Rock Island show no respect for family heirlooms. Lilly was a loving mother and grandmother. I treasure her in my heart.
Cherish this memory, look back, picture Lilly knitting in a Danish style after dinner, softly reminiscing about her life and remember her labor of love ... until we meet again.
Lilly, a daughter of Ole and Olivia Oberg Olsen, grew up with a brother, Erik and a sister, Erna in Denmark. Her father died when she was 9. At age 14, she left Denmark for America travelling alone on the month's journey by ship to Ellis Island in New York. Lilly worked on a farm. Fluent in Danish and Swedish, she taught herself English watching TV. Lilly married Cecil Galbraith 24 Dec 1919.
Lilly and neighboring farmers' wives prepared meals for their husbands. Farmers shared equipment and labor to bring in the harvest. The women prepared a huge midday meal for the hungry men. Once, one woman accidently spilled mashed potatoes on the floor. She scooped up the potatoes and added pepper. There wasn't time to make another batch. The men ate enough dirt farming anyway.
Lilly and Cecil had two girls, Maida and Pearl. Lilly made patterns and clothes for her family. She made lace and cross stitched. She knitted slippers, mittens, and afghans. Lilly cooked delicious homemade meals and canned food from her garden for winter provisions. She enjoyed farm community life where people helped one another. Lilly moved to the city so her daughters could attend high school.
Lilly married Don Galbraith. During WWII, she worked at an ammunitions plant cleaning barrels and then did office work. Lilly received mail from her mother in Denmark censored by Nazis. Lilly saw her mother once when she visited America. Don and Lilly gathered for family celebrations. Lilly met monthly with ladies from the Danish Sisterhood to play cards, visit, and enjoy refreshments.
In 2011, "caregivers and neighbors" stole many heirlooms. One was the knitted afghan Lilly made her granddaughter. The afghan had multicolored squares with a white crocheted border. The thieves stole family recipe cards, some in handwritten Danish and Lilly's jewelry. Some people in Rock Island show no respect for family heirlooms. Lilly was a loving mother and grandmother. I treasure her in my heart.
Cherish this memory, look back, picture Lilly knitting in a Danish style after dinner, softly reminiscing about her life and remember her labor of love ... until we meet again.
Lilly and neighboring farmers' wives prepared meals for their husbands. Farmers shared equipment and labor to bring in the harvest. The women prepared a huge midday meal for the hungry men. Once, one woman accidently spilled mashed potatoes on the floor. She scooped up the potatoes and added pepper. There wasn't time to make another batch. The men ate enough dirt farming anyway.
Lilly and Cecil had two girls, Maida and Pearl. Lilly made patterns and clothes for her family. She made lace and cross stitched. She knitted slippers, mittens, and afghans. Lilly cooked delicious homemade meals and canned food from her garden for winter provisions. She enjoyed farm community life where people helped one another. Lilly moved to the city so her daughters could attend high school.
Lilly married Don Galbraith. During WWII, she worked at an ammunitions plant cleaning barrels and then did office work. Lilly received mail from her mother in Denmark censored by Nazis. Lilly saw her mother once when she visited America. Don and Lilly gathered for family celebrations. Lilly met monthly with ladies from the Danish Sisterhood to play cards, visit, and enjoy refreshments.
In 2011, "caregivers and neighbors" stole many heirlooms. One was the knitted afghan Lilly made her granddaughter. The afghan had multicolored squares with a white crocheted border. The thieves stole family recipe cards, some in handwritten Danish and Lilly's jewelry. Some people in Rock Island show no respect for family heirlooms. Lilly was a loving mother and grandmother. I treasure her in my heart.
Cherish this memory, look back, picture Lilly knitting in a Danish style after dinner, softly reminiscing about her life and remember her labor of love ... until we meet again.
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