Bind Us Together: How Old Letters Empowered and United a Family

The Glue that Holds a Family Together Barbara (Bobbie) Kellam Ollarvia's childhood remembrances as a first generation McGee born in New Jersey adds to the vibrancy of this play. It begins with her family's migration from the Deep South to Trenton, New Jersey in 1946. When Bobbie's grandmother Lola dies decades later her cherished possessions are found inside a small burlap bag (croaker sack). Letters as meaningful and precious to Lola as her mother's watch were also in the bag. Surprisingly...