“The Finlinsons always had reunions. They did them up Oak City Canyon. You have to remember, nobody had TV back then so they had to entertain themselves. They did things like ‘Betty and the Bar’ and ‘The Cremation of Sam McGee.’ My Grandpa Finlinson was a singer and Uncle Newell [Day] would sing songs like ‘I’m My Own Grandpa.’

Sometimes they were big road show type productions and other times impromptu performances when we were together.

Later we did the program at the house or in the Hall. [Aunt] Millie [Wilcken] would play the piano and sing. And [Uncle] John [Wilcken] and [Uncle] Phil [Smith] were a pair! They’d do ‘Bessy Had a Cow’ and others they made up like ‘A Pocket.’”