“My great grandmother, Ruth Owens McGee, was born in Malad, Idaho. She was the granddaughter of Welsh pioneer Saints who were among the first families to settle the area. In 1906, she graduated from St. Mark’s nursing school in Salt Lake City. Her training as a nurse helped put food on the table during the Depression, when her husband lost his business. This was a woman who knew how to swing into action when times were tough. That pioneer spirit was passed down to her, and it is something that inspires me to also be that kind of woman!”

🧡Jamie Dunham Decker // @welshwagonwheels

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