Barn Boards and Baling Wire

My wife, Jo, and I had the privilege in 1984 of helping with the building of a new church in Montello, Wisconsin. When we went back for the mortgage burning 20 years later one of the stories I told was about Mary Cartwright. She was a longtime faithful member who had taught Sunday school and served at their famous harvest dinners for more than 60 years. Her son Fred Cartwright had been on the building committee. Her grandchildren had children in Sunday school. Mary was in her late 80s and was excited about the new church. It was to be built on land that was almost in sight of their old farm, now run by her grandson Gary Cartwright.