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Christmas Memory 1935
We were married in 1933 and living in Brooklyn, CT. Our first child arrived about one year later. My husband worked in Mousup, CT in a Sand ...
Summer Camp, 1936
At the age of 9, I was sent to a boy’s camp in Raymond, Maine. It was an exciting experience. As a younger brother I wore a lot of hand-me...
Vacation Time
Kansas Dust Bowl – 1930s When we were children and vacation time was planned – it was a train trip to Kansas to visit family. My father ...
Things Are Not Like They Used
Margarine in plastic container with a yellow pill which when worked, made it look like Butter. Nylons or Silk Stockings that always had a se...
The Porch Swing
The Porch Swing Everyone who lived on West Willis in Perry, Iowa, had a large front porch. If you had a large front porch, you also had a ...
The Greatest Generation
The years I have experienced is called the “Greatest Generation”. When I was a child the Depression was upon us. My family was hit like...
Thanksgiving Memory
We always had the typical Thanksgiving dinner at our home in Iowa. However, this particular year Dad announced he was going pheasant hunting...
St. Patrick’s Day
It was St. Pat’s Day…., we had told our daughter that we would drive her to the NYC Airport early. It was a lovely day so we decided to...
Snow Sledding
It was a snowy evening and Mom had gone to “Bank Night”. Once a week the local theater had a drawing – probably $25 to draw in local p...
Religion memories
“No, I don’t have to eat carrots – God will eat them for me”, quoted our neighbor girl many years ago. After a lot of interpretation...
Playtime in Perry, Iowa
When we were little, my sisters and brother had a big sandbox in the backyard. We used to play “Store” together, and would steal items f...