Stevenson, Margaret Forbes 1920- : One of seven

Stevenson wrote her account in 1987 and begins by describing her family and their situation from when she was born in Pahiatua in 1920 until the 1950s when her marriage ended. She describes the daily life and routines of the family, the various moves they made - to Wellsford, Hamilton, back to Pahiatua, Ongarue, Makokomiko and Wellington - the work her father did which included selling books for the Seventh-Day Adventists and being a farm manager - and of life at the various schools she and her sisters attended. She describes working in Wellington at the Sanitarium Health Food vegetarian cafe, her marriage to Bob Woods, various events in their family life and their subsequent separation when she began working at the Odeon picture theatre in Auckland. She also discusses the role of religion in a person's upbringing. Stevenson and her husband narrowly missed being on the Tangiwai train and she elaborates on this.

Quantity: 1 folder(s) (48 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres.

Physical Description: Typescript and printed matter (photocopy)

Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mrs M F Stevenson, Pt Chevalier, Auckland, November 1995

Line drawings of the mill at Ongarue where the family lived and the area after a fire, of a camp oven and a diagram of their living quarters; photographs of the family and houses they had lived in and of the Pohangina Post Office and Store