The Whitehall Ledger - Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana

Barbara Jo Stafford, or Barbie as she was commonly known, was an only child.

The circumstances of her emergence into this world were quite miraculous; some might even say magical and mysterious.

Jo Ann and Jacob, Barbie's parents, had been trying for some time to have a child, but with no luck. Having exhausted all the standard, doctor-approved means, the Staffords decided to try some rather unconventional ones.

A friend of a friend of a friend told Jo Ann, over a quilt one Tuesday morning on a bright July day, how her grandparents had brought with them from the Old Country a wealth of f...