REMEMBRANCES OF CHRISTMASES PAST – Helen Stansbury, ‘X’ marks the spot of her Christmastime memories

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REMEMBRANCES OF CHRISTMASES PAST – Helen Stansbury, ‘X’ marks the spot of her Christmastime memories

HELEN STANSBURY By Missy Klatt Helen Stansbury grew up on a farm three miles north of Glenwood City on County Road X. She was the youngest of six children born to Anna and William Burmester. She had three older sisters and two older brothers. At Christmas time they cooked a lot. Her mother made fruitcake during the first part of December and Helen said that it was nice and mellow by Christmas after it had been “painted” with some rum. She goes o…