Historical information

This is a book by Jean McDonald (nee Henderson) telling of her childhood experiences. Born in 1924 Jean McDonald was one of seven children who grew up at Rivery Park, a dairy farm in Grassmere in the 1930s and 40s. She went to school in Cooramook and Warrnambool.

Significance

This book is of interest as it describes the life of Jean McDonald in Grassmere. It is an important social history of the life and times of a local woman.

Physical description

This is a soft cover book of 189 pages. The front cover has a coloured photograph of three children near a stream and the back cover has an extract from the book and some comments on it. The book contains ten chapters and many black and white photographs.

Inscriptions & markings

‘M. Jansen’