The little white dress ... it was old, passed down through generations. Of course the Westra girls don't remember trying on the dress, but they were familiar with the pictures and some of the story behind it. It was over a hundred years old... 116 years old when Wendy wore it, 118 when Jenny tried it on.
Both of the pictures above were taken at Grandma Lucille's home (Wendy in the back yard, Jenny on the driveway). The dress was originally Lucille's grandmother Laura's when she was a little girl. Born in 1853, Laura likely wore the dress in 1854 when she was a toddler. I checked out family search to see if there were any pictures of Laura, Olive (Lucille's mother) or Lucille in the dress, but couldn't see any.
But there is a picture of Dad/Lamar's sister Sharon in it when she was a year old.
... and a picture of Sharon's daughter Alyson when she was a year old.
Fun to see a little piece of history worn by different family members!
