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Marion Kundiger's original watercolors for
Izzie of Fergus Falls - A Minnesota Childhood of the 1880s
Izzie paintings copyright Marion S. Kundiger.  All rights reserved.
Izzie finding powder
When Izzie found a box of pink face powder behind the Grand Hotel, 
she was excited because she and her friends could put on "make up"
and play circus in the barn.
Circus in the barn, left Circus in the barn, right
Herd is coming
The parrot would shout, "The herd is coming!"
Runaway cows, left
The cows decided to have a romp
They headed out to
 Runaway cows, right
when Izzie took them for a drink. 
 their summer pasture.
First grade
Izzie's first day of school.
Izzie with principal
The principal wouldn't let Izzie go to buy hay.
Izzie dragged by cow, left Izzie dragged by cow, right
Izzie was dragged by the cow. 
Luckily, she didn't get hurt.
Sunday school
Reciting the Sunday school lesson
in Norwegian.		 Going to church

Going to church with Anna Wessberg.
Clay farms
Playing "farm" with clay animals and farms they made themselves.
Blind man's bluff
Playing Blind Man's Bluff
on Wessberg's Hill.		 Cloud shapes

Izzie seeing shapes in the clouds
on Wessberg's Hill.
Playing in trees, left
Izzie and her friends		 Playing in trees, right
playing in the trees.
Lunch at Baxter's
Lunch at Judge Baxter's house.		 Santa from the ceiling
Santa arrives at the Congregational Church.
Rushing home to bed
Rushing home to be in bed
before Santa comes.		 Jumping into bed
Into bed fast, so Santa will stop.
Izzie packing trunk
Izzie packing her trunk to go live with Santa.		 Izzie's ice skates
 

Izzie's wooden platform ice skates
Fun in the Snow, left
Fun in the snow on Wessberg's Hill.		 Fun in the snow, right
That's Izzie falling off the "bumper" at left.
sidewalk, left
Looking for pennies and other treasures that		 sidewalk, right
 fell through the wooden sidewalk cracks.
church basement, left
Looking for pennies that fell through the 		 church basement, right
church floor to the basement.
Pal with Valentine basket
Pal with the basket of Valentines.
Valentine party, left
The Valentine Party with Pal's surprise basket		 Valentine party, right
 of lacy, frilly Valentines for each of them.
Izzie and swinging sheep
The pet sheep pushing Izzie in the swing.
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More about Izzie and her family
How Izzie came to be written
Izzie's family album - photos from the past
Izzie's cookbook
Teacher Resources for Izzie - Growing Up on the Plains in the 1880s
Fun for Kids - 1880s activities
Marion S. Kundiger
Jerri Garretson
Izzie themes - links
Links to Fergus Falls, Minnesota websites - Izzie's home town

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Last updated August 6, 2008