by Steve Williamson | Opal Whiteley
The Lost Grave of Sadie McKibben “A Comforter in Times of Trouble” and a Friend to Opal Whiteley by Stephen H. WilliamsonDedicated to the Memory of Mr. John Wilson “That’s her, that’s Sadie McKibben.” John Wilson said, pointing to a...
by Steve Williamson | Opal Whiteley
Opal Whiteley’s Christian Endeavor Years 1911-1918 In 1916 Opal Whiteley was the brightest and most beloved leader of the Christian Endeavor youth groups. Opal attracted over 5,000 children to join Oregon’s Christian Endeavor in just three years! Opal...
by Steve Williamson | Opal Whiteley
Letters from Christian Endeavor Leader Evert Baker (below) Opal left Oregon at age 19 with the goal of publishing her first book, “the Fairyland Around Us” as a benefit for the youth organization Christian Endeavor. People within Christian Endeavor had...
by Steve Williamson | Opal Whiteley
1933 NEWS ARTICLE FROM ELBERT BEDE “OPAL HAD DIARY AS A SMALL CHILD” Here is a newspaper article, written in 1933 by Elbert Bede where he say he has “definitely established” that Opal wrote a diary as a small child, and it was torn up. Elbert...
by Steve Williamson | Opal Whiteley
Fragments from Opal Whiteley’s Lost Diary Did She Keep a Diary When She was Young? Was it Really Torn Up By Her Sisters? By Stephen Williamson (c) 2001 How this Diary Fragment was Found On July 20, 1999, the Dorena Oregon post office held a 100th birthday...
