Adolph came over from Germany in his teen years, he and his brother Rudolph came over on the ship at the same time, they came through Ellis Island then were to make their way to Milwaukee Wis, He said the first words he heard in English were swearing at them. I say we have not progressed in being discrimination, the hearts of men must change first, evolving does not work.

Grandpa Martin Makus and his son came over first so they could find employment, save their money until others could come over. In the process of time, the whole family migrated from Germany. Adolph had four brothers and one sister.

Grandpa Makus saw the war clouds arising before the first world war, he was tired of all the wars Europe had, his vision was to come to the united states that was not involved with the European wars. Thanks to Pres. Wilson, decided to enter the war it changed history. Before it was over the Makus boys were going to be drafted then the war ended. It seems our heritage was not to be in Europe, I wonder how many of the Makus family would have survived.

When the family was settled Adolph, had the wanderlust in him. He went out to North Dakota, worked some time for a rancher, Uncle Bill went to North Dakota, he found the love of his life than got married, As time went by Adolph decided to go back to Milwaukee, and again was working for short time. Is friend was saved so he kept asking Adolph to go to church with him, persistence pays of finally he thought just to make him happy he would go. This is when the Pentecostal people had a fervent love for the Lord! While the service was in progress someone spoke in tongues. He thought to himself, I know quite a few languages, maybe I can interpret what they are saying. The Holy Spirit spoke to him it was God speaking, he fell on his knees and accepted the Lord. He witnessed to his parents how experienced a real conversion, they being German Lutherans, they were very disappointed in him, they couldn’t understand him leaving the Lutheran church.

Well he felt like seeing the West so he and his brother Fred, went West to Marysville Washington. Fred and he obtained a job working in a logging camp near Oslo. Near Jim creek, the pictures we have on the wall are the trees he and Uncle Fred were cutting at that time.

The irony of that location approximately 25 years later he was logging there with the Eylander brothers. That’s what you call renewable resources Washington can grow trees and more trees, whatever kind you may want.

When he was working in the woods, he attended the little Marysville, mission. That is where he met Eva Sanders. In the process of time they were married in San Jose California. I think I may be wrong on that one?????

They travel to Milwaukee, where Adolph’s family lived, Eva said it was quiet a culture change for her they all talked German, so she was a foreigner in her own country. As time passed, she could understand the language pretty well, and could speak it a little of it to get buy. Grandpa Adolph, didn.t like the factory assembly line so he changed occupations went farming with his brother Rudolph, they farmed together for aa number of years. They were share farming so much the boss would receive. During this time, the depression hit everything went down to rock bottom. The market for milk bottomed out, yet people in town were going hungry. Getting the food from the farm to the city was very sad. People in the city were going hungry at the same time the government was telling the farmers and to kill the cattle then bury them.

Government policy really works well, right? They have not improved much the last one hundred years. History has a way off repeating itself.

Adolph and Eva decided to have a auction salvage what they could to go west. We packed all of our personal things into a 36 ford then headed to California. There were five us siblings, four in the back seat and Joyce in front with mom and dad, at that time Joyce was only about 8 months old.

We stopped to see mom’s sister in San Jose, quite a different world which what we were familiar with. I remember running to the candy store to buy penny candy. Aunt Lena was a joy to visit, that was the only time we ever saw her.

The Knutson family lived in Seattle they wanted us to come up to the Northwest. Marie and Mom were friends as teenager they attended the same mission in Marysville.

We stayed with them while the folks look for a place to rent. They shared their limited food with us. I’ never forget when Marie made a white sauce with salted halibut. When I say salted halibut, I mean this fish was salted in a brine. One would take it out of the brine than soak it in fresh water to freshen it up. This fish still was rather salting after cooking it. I was an 8 year old girl and sounded off quite improperly. It did not take mom long to correct me, it was the last time I made any complaints about the food while we were there.

Going to a big new city school two stories high from a little one room country school was a real adventure for us. Our rental was only across the street from Ross school which is now a museum of Scandinavia history of Ballard.

Brother Hansen had a little mission in Ballard we would go to church there. The meetings were in the afternoon, Between the afternoon service and the evening meeting Bro. Hansen would make a lunch for everyone. We were a motley congregation but had a deep love for Jesus. During this time, the folks were looking for a farm, they finally found one at Lake Stevens. One hundred acres, with two creeks, the little creek way back in the woods we named it Salmon Creek because spawning season it had lot of salmon going up it.