Can someone help me find a timeline about Ruth Graves Wakefields family?
Ruth Graves Wakefield (June 17, 1903-January 10 1977) was the inventor of the Toll House Cookie, the first chocolate chip cookie. She later became an author. Early Life and Business Ruth Wakefield educated at Johns Hopkins in Framingham, Massachusetts in the Class of 1924. She worked as a doctor and lectured about foods. In 1930, she and her husband Kenneth bought a tourist lodge in the town of Whitman, Massachusetts in Plymouth County. It had been built in 1709 and had a rich history of providing a night’s solace to weary travelers. Located about halfway between Boston and New Bedford, it was a place where passengers had historically paid a toll, changed horses and eaten much-welcomed home-cooked meals. When the Wakefields opened their business, they named the establishment the Toll House Inn and took it upon themselves to uphold the lodge’s tradition. Ruth cooked and served all the food and soon gained local fame for her desserts. The restaurant had many visitors including Massachuse
