The Rest of The Story

My mother always told me she got my name from a Romaine Hertzog she knew and admired. She was a nice girl, pretty, and played the piano. In the process of writing the Sarah book I discovered she is still living and was the first and second grade teacher of Gary Good who is one of my history friends. I asked Gary if he and Judy would go with us to visit her and he made the arrangements with her for this afternoon.
Romaine Hertzog Lefever lives in a cottage at the Brethren Village near the Lancaster airport. We had a nice long visit with her. She said her mother got the name from a Romaine Hacker who lived in Lincoln. I wonder where HER mother got name.

At any rate, I'm so glad I could meet the person who inspired my mother to give me my name. She is no longer just a name to me, but a real person.

Someone once asked me where I got my name. (No kidding!) I said, "My mother gave it to me." But now you know the rest of the story.