Courtship and Marriage in the 1950s

Reader Contribution by The Mother Earth News Editors
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This is the seventh story from Ruth Zwald, written by her father, Robert Zwald, and submitted as part of our Wisdom From Our Elders collection of self-sufficient tales from yesteryear. She compiled her father’s stories in his own words, and they are posted in eight parts. Read the other parts:1900s Farming in Washington County Minnesota; Growing Up on a Farm; Catching Frogs for Money; One Room School House; Borrowing Against Life Insurance, Changes in Agriculture and The Wisconsin Farm.

Married Life
Well, in 1950, I was 33 years old and thought I was old enough to get married – but mostly because I met Mary Agnes Kosbab. We met at a dance at the German House – Whoopee John’s music. She seemed everything a guy could want and she proved out to be. She was an attractive person with a pleasant smile. She was a good dancer and neatly dressed – not all “made up”. She looked like she needed someone to have fun with.

I remember bringing her home to meet my Mom and Dad. I remember going to her house and fooling around with her younger brothers and sisters. We did many silly things during our courtship. We would go canoeing. And once Mary got shot in our woods!

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