A soldier and his family

This is one of my favorite Maiden family photographs -- probably taken in late 1952 in Germany, where Hank Maiden was serving a hitch in the U.S. Army. On Hank's lap is younger son, Jim, while the oldest child, Bill, is behind mother Harriet, who is holding baby Dorothea.

Hank was the only surviving son of William J. and Leota (Durham) Maiden, who raised their family -- comprised mostly of girls -- near the banks of White River about 13 miles northeast of Chadron, Nebraska. Harriet was the daughter of Henry and Claudia (Johnson) Linklater and grew up near Hulett, Wyoming. Both Hank and Harriet are deceased; last we knew, Bill was living in Vancouver, Washington; Jim was in Idaho; and Dorothea (DeDe) and family were in Viriginia.