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Part I of an audio recording of the personal biography of Harold Evans Baker born 20 April 1896, Franklin, Idaho. Based on a document compiled and typewritten by his daughter, Marva May Baker, born 7 May 1932. Voiced by his grandson (and Marva’s son) Kirk E Strickland.
Harold tells of his birth and childhood on a farm in southern Idaho. Self-described as bashful and timid in grade school, he tells how he dealt with bullying by older boys. He describes the very close and tender relationship he enjoyed with his mother Lucy Evans, born 13 June 1865, and characterizes the contention prevalent in his childhood home between his mother and father, Benjamin Charles Baker, born 5 November 1862. He suffers through the mumps and conscientiously completes his education through the eighth grade. He chronicles his work on and off the family ranch property, relating a tragic event that affected him personally. Also, he introduces how he met the love of his life, Alice Gilbert (born 16 March 1896) and worked to make her his his “Real Girl” forever.