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Birth
Paul Farmer, the second child out of six, was born in the aging mill town of North Adams in 1959. His parents Ginny and Paul Farmer, Sr, came from western Massachusetts. -
Moving to Birmingham, Alabama
His Father, named "Warden" by his daughters, moved his growing family South to Birmingham, Alabama -
Moving into a bus
"Warden" moved his family out of their house into a bus called "Blue Bird Inn" when he found a job in a public school in Florida. -
Buying "Lady Gin"
A boat that was named "Lady Gin" after Ginny, was bought by the "Warden" to support their family's living and eventually burned. -
First time meeting Haitians
Paul Farmer met the Haitians and heard them speak Creole for the very first time when the "Warden" signed his family up for picking citrus. When the "Warden" realized the pay was too low to support the family with, he called the work off. -
Going to Duke
Paul Farmer's background and talent helped him get a full scholarship to Duke University where he later learned many things about Haiti at. His father, who denied the fact that he was proud of Paul when he was alive, left a letter for Paul telling him Paul had no idea how proud his father was of him after he died.
