Charles Schott was just 16 years old in 1848 when he immigrated to
America from
Germany. In 1880, Charles built a cradle for his youngest son, Darwin. The cradle became an heirloom when it was used by
Darwin’s children Louise in 1907 and Charles in 1913. It was used for all three of
Darwin’s grandchildren Karen in 1936, Roberta in 1939 and Catherine in 1956. All six of
Darwin’s great grandchildren also used this cradle: Susan in 1961, Sandy in 1963, Kristin in 1973, Robert in 1974, Neil in 1982 and Nathan in 1986. The legacy continued into the fifth generation when Christine used it in 1989, but then it went into storage. Unfortunately, it was not used by
Tyler in 1997 or by our boys in 2007, but now the cradle is coming out of retirement. We are shipping it to
Utah for Aunt Kristin’s baby girl due in December. The tradition continues.
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