In the 40s, my grandparents moved from their farm in the Capel’s Mill section of Richmond County to a farm just north of Rockingham. Electric power had just been connected to their old home, but Ma still cooked on her wood stove. During the move to their new place, a crack developed in the old cast iron stove. She still used it for several years until the...
Read MoreThe Man Who Left His Post
I was reading some Civil War history the other day and came across a bit of history not many folks have ever heard. I know for a fact that this man, who by doing his job, could have changed history. In the early 1860’s, Washington DC was the center point of the Union Army’s war effort. The war had turned a small city into a major capitol. Lincoln had been...
Read MoreFamily Heirlooms Keep Memories Alive
Most families have at least one heirloom that has been in their family for years. It might be a piece of furniture, jewelry, or an old picture. Whatever the heirloom, it sparks memories of the past especially if there is a family story involved. My family is no exception, for I have several heirlooms that have been passed down, plus stories to go with...
Read MoreWhat was under your Christmas tree?
Before I get started with this here story, I hope each and every one had a great Christmas and are looking forward to another year! When you get my age, Christmas is about giving instead of receiving. Seems every year my family asks what I want for Christmas. Most of the time I just say, “I don’t need a thing, but whatever you give me will be appreciated.”...
Read MoreChristmas During World War II
The early forties were a sad time for a lot of American families and their allies across the world. They watched as their love ones were being sent off to fight yet another world war. On Sunday morning, Dec. 7th, 1941, the Japs bombed Pearl Harbor and it wasn’t long before America was at war with Germany. Our great country had just come out of “The Great...
Read MoreThe Light Over the Stable
In the 1930s, a new livestock barn was built on a farm my granddad would later buy. The barn was used to shelter animals and to store hay and farm equipment. It wasn’t long after the new barn was built that the farm house the family lived in burned to the ground. It took six months to rebuild the house and during that six months, the family lived in the...
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