The Early Path to Success

October 11, 2015 Wilderness Wonderer
The Early Path to Success

The Early Path to Success

Virginia’s road was not an academic one. She learned on her own. Here are a few resources to explain the unconventional path she took.

Larry Eifert, her son, has a take on Virginia’s early years: “she grew up in a normal neighborhood a few blocks from the center of Springfield, Illinois. Some early childhood illness, possibly rheumatic fever, took a toll on her health and kept her indoors and away from school in her final year, so she never graduated. This illness injured her heart and later contributed to an early death, but it certainly didn’t slow Virginia down.” Instead, this illness forced her onto a path few follow – she simply learned by herself.

These are links to a few of her personal diaries and connections that possibly show a direct path to later successes.

Backyard garden – April 30, 1924 – age 13.
Virginia-9-8-1928-Glen-Olive-Camp-Riverton – 1929 – age 18