Prairie Memories

The following stories were written by Gail Cunningham Scheele and tell of her life growing up on the prairie of South Dakota. The story-telling started when a friend’s daughter asked if she had any good stories about her and her mother growing up together. Her mother had just passed away, and any story would be a comfort to her. After writing a few stories for her, Gail thought maybe she would write a few more to hand down to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She didn’t know if they would be interested but thought it would be good for them to know what life was like when she was growing up and how different it was from their lives today. Gail spent the last few years of her life writing and rewriting her stories even though her eye sight was failing due to macular degeneration.