Tom Cormier

Reflections of 2012

Now that 2012 is becoming a distant memory I will undoubtedly forget much of what happened as time rolls on. So, I thought I'd write some random thoughts while they are fresh on my mind.  The biggest elephant in the room for me has been the all-consuming challenge of building the...
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Ruth L.Meacham Memorial

Joseph Hyrum Thiessens (1924-1938) Part 2

Joseph Hyrum Thiessens (1924-1938) Part 2
(Continued from Part 1) CLICK HERE The family moved to Bryan Avenue in 1937.  That Christmas, Joseph pumped Ruth on bicycle to town and they went Christmas shopping.  She carried the packages while he pumped them home again. When the family moved, Joseph was set back one year in school.  He...
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Ruth L.Meacham Memorial

Joseph Hyrum Thiessens (1924-1938) Part 1

Joseph Hyrum Thiessens (1924-1938) Part 1
(As told to Golden Virgil Adams Jr. by Mrs. H. Thiessens & Ruth T. Adams about 1962) It was a nice clear winter day in January.  The snow that was lying on the ground glistened as if it were manna from heaven.  This was the day a blessing from heaven was...
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William Doughty

Wayman Crow

Wayman Crow
Wayman was born in Hartford, KY and began his schooling in Hopkinville. In 1820, at age 12, he quit working on the family farm and was apprenticed to a dry good dealer of that city for a period of 5 years. In 1825, he agreed to open a branch store in...
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Jill Sayner

Big News Stories 1940's to 1960's

Big News Stories 1940's to 1960's
Jill shares the memorable things of her childhood and as a young adult.  She remembers the Annual John Martins Xmas Pagaent, the Royal Adelaide Show and the first Adelaide Festival of Arts.
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Jeff Herman

Lamborghini

Lamborghini
I always wanted to drive a Lamborghini in the wild, so we rented this one in Las Vegas and drove it like we stole it, not! I drove it into the Valley Of Fire loop, but tickets can be expensive in the park, but was still able to get her up...
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Michelle Beckman

Thank You Great-Uncle Paul Ewald

Thank You Great-Uncle Paul Ewald
This is a photo of my Great-Uncle Paul Ewald in 1921 in Cataumet, MA, which is a town on Cape Cod.  He was born in June 1890 in Danzig.  I've heard Danzig referred to as Danzig, Germany, as well as, Danzig, Danzig as its own free state.  His parents were Elisabeth...
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Brenda Tirrell

Uncle Joe

    Uncle Joe        Uncle Joe  was the seventh son born to Thomas Frederick and Mary Ellen Ball on January 10, 1912.   His birth name was Joe Vell Ball.   Of all the seven Ball brothers and the youngest one, Uncle Joe was the tallest.  He probably...
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Caldwell County Historical Society

Mrs. A. E. Aikens (Eunice Levilla Peck Aikens)

Mrs. A. E. Aikens (Eunice Levilla Peck Aikens)
  Eunice Levilla Peck Aikens was born 4 April 1837 in the state of New York, the daughter of Joseph Kelley Peck (1803) and Martha Hawkins Peck (1805).  In her early life she moved to Sparta, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.  Levilla married Austin E. Aikens 31 December 1853 in Pennsylvania.    ...
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Caldwell County Historical Society

PICTURES OF CALDWELL COUNTY QUILT 1889-1890

THE CALDWELL COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS DOCUMENTED THE  INDIVIDUAL BLOCKS ON THE QUILT WITH PICTURES TO VIEW PICTURES GO TO OUR PHOTO ALBUM AND SELECT THE CALDWELL COUNTY PICTURE ALBUM.   Highlight link below and select photo album https://www.legacystories.org/my-photos/2706-caldwell-county-historical-society/photo?albumid=880#photoid=13079
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Annette Lorenz

My wedding to Gerry in 1968

My wedding to Gerry in 1968
Annette and Gerry returned to Adelaide by Goods Train, where she met Gerry's parents for the first time.  They were Polish/Russian immigrants and welcomed her into the family.  Her sister and husband helped to dress her for the wedding, which was held at Gerry's parents home.  After the ceremony Gerry's mother...
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Joyce Pounsett

My favourite book: Rebecca by Daphne de Maurier

My favourite book: Rebecca by Daphne de Maurier
Joyce gives a synopsis of her favourite book; Rebecca by Daphne de Maurier which she read in the1950's and which remains her favourite to this day.
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Annette Lorenz

My first love; the man I married

My first love; the man I married
Annette's first fell in love when she was on an extended holiday in Watson South Australia on the Nullabor Plain. She was 16 at the time and met a young man working in the railway gang and living in the Railway Camp   Their courtship blossomed in the Billiard Room, which...
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Joyce Pounsett

My 21st birthday celebrations

My 21st birthday celebrations
Joyce describes her 21st birthday celebrations and tells us what it was like to be 21 years of age in 1958.
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Brenda Tirrell

Black/White Movie

Wait Until Dark My favorite black/white movie is Wait Until Dark, with Audrey Hepburn.    I first saw it when I was living in Louisville, Kentucky in the early 1970’s.   I had an old tv that my friend Pat Elliott had given me.   It was pretty pitiful, but I could see fairly...
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Joyce Pounsett

How I met my future husband

How I met my future husband
Joyce joined the Citizens Military Force, Royal Australian Nursing Corp in 1958 and there she met her future husband, Ted.  But what about the special date when he arrived smelling strongly of beer!!  And he was a teetotaller!  
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Annette Lorenz

Life's passions

Annette talks about her passions in life, including reading and making fairy costumes
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Joyce Pounsett

My first romance

My first romance
Joyce talks about her early teenage years, her first romance with a boy named Ray and the social normas of the 1950's.   
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Legacy Blog

Legacy Matters Welcome Program- Lesson 4

LEGACY MATTERS WELCOME PROGRAM CERTIFICATION LESSON-4 Welcome Neighbor Activity The Legacy Matters Program is designed to help assimilate newcomers into the community at large. An activity that  makes them the "stars of the show" is part of the plan.  You will work with the Activity Director to create--and preferably participate in--periodic...
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Annette Lorenz

News and Events of the 1960's

News and Events of the 1960's
Annette remembers the big events and news and how it affected her life in Australia...  
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