A Fine Grocer of Woodstock: The Woodstock Tales

Opportunity comes knocking at John and Ida Wienke's door on New Year's Day, 1904, but they don't understand the havoc that rap will bring to their family life.

With the birth of their daughter Helen, Ida and John are building a happy life in Woodstock, Illinois. Even when Ida is diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening condition, John continues to work long hours at the Typewriter factory, so he can pursue the goal of being a fine grocer of Woodstock.

In Racine, Wisconsin, when Ida's ...