Comments on: Mary Hale Woolsey: Always Springtime

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 02:06:52 +0000

Welcome to Keepa,Lauri! Any mother of Michelle’s is a–, well, a friend, of mine!

By: Lauri Glauser

Lauri Glauser — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 22:54:56 +0000

I was looking for guitar chords for I Have a Garden and look where my search lead me instead! Hi Ardis, this is Michelle Glauser’s mom. This song has always been a favorite of mine. T’was so fun to find this story since Springtime in the Rockies was also a staple of my childhood. Thanks for keeping gems like this alive!

By: Deborah Dunn

Deborah Dunn — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 05:56:01 +0000

I am the youngest child of Maryhale Woolsey’s oldest daughter (93 and still holding on). I remember hearing the ‘Mary Snow’ story when I was young. I also remember singing “I have a Garden..’” in primary. Our chorister also had us sing “Springtime in the Rockies” knowing it was my grandmother’s song. Maryhale also wrote “Shangri-la and Rain Across the Moon which I also enjoyed singing. It was wonderful to hear the comments from those of you who knew her in California. She traveled so much when I was young. I’m glad she was finally able to settle down in such a lovely place. Thanks for all your memories of that wonderful lady. Hi, Tamary.

By: Mina

Mina — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 04:55:20 +0000

Oh my, I almost missed this gem. So happy to have seen it!

By: Julia

Julia — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 04:41:27 +0000

It does sound kind of “truthy” though.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 23:46:55 +0000

Teddric, there’s really no way for me to trace the origins of a fanciful story — there isn’t anything specific enough to verify or correct or research. All I can say is that Mary Hale Woolsey did write the piece, under the conditions I’ve outlined, and that the romantic Wyoming tale has all the earmarks of a folk legend/fairy tale. Anybody could have heard the song, and imagined a scenario leading up to the song, and made up a story to fit. This story doesn’t even approximate the plots of either of two movies using the song, so it isn’t a retelling of the Hollywood version.

By: Teddrc mohr

Teddrc mohr — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 23:23:18 +0000

I will accept that it may not be true but my father and mother taught school in Wyoming in the 1940s so where did the story come from. Just like to trace it understand he got it from Wyoming

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 15:48:09 +0000

Out of a wild, romantic imagination, Teddric — it isn’t true.

By: Teddric Mohr

Teddric Mohr — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 09:10:59 +0000

thanks for the story. however, my father a church youth leader used to tell a story with the song that was quite different and teach the kids the song. wonder where the song came from. Story has it that

A song writer from New York a famous radio show in the 1920s spent time on a dud ranch in Wyoming. He fell in love with daughter of the owner. The Song writer wanted to marry the daughter. The ranch Owner/father stated they must separate for a year with no communication. If at the end of the year he returned and still loved her then he would allow the marriage. So in March he wrote the song “When it is spring time in the rockies” and preformed it on national radio program. She heard it and knew he loved her. He returned in the Spring and married her. Supposedly they were part of annual rodeo in Cheyenne.

where did the story come from??

Thanks

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 23:30:18 +0000

What a delightful story, Patricia! Thanks for taking the time to tell it.