![]() I never knew any more beautiful than you: I have hunted you under my thoughts, I have broken down under the wind And into the roses looking for you. I shall never find any greater than you. Carl Sandburg, Chicago Poems, 1916 Carl Sandburg wrote these words about his wife, Lilian Steichen Sandburg, whom he met in 1907. Daughter of John Pierre and Mary Kemp Steichen of Luxembourg, Lilian was born in Hancock, Michigan on May 1, 1883. She was a first-generation American and sister to Edward Steichen. After graduating Phi-Beta Kappa from the University of Chicago in 1903, she taught high school in North Dakota and Illinois for the next four years. Years later, at the suggestion of Carl, Lilian began raising dairy goats at their home in Michigan. She purchased her first goat in 1935 and began to research the benefits of goats milk. Soon, "Paula Sandburg" would be a household name in the world of dairy goats. For more information on Lilian "Paula" Sandburg, please visit our Virtual Museum Exhibit. |
Last updated: April 14, 2015