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Video - Grandma Lucy
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[While I was serving my mission in The Netherlands, I received a letter dated 17 Dec 1964 from my grandfather's niece (my cousin, Ardes Adams) which read: ". . . We expect a big day on your grandpa's birthday. . . . Your mother and I wrote a ditty about him...
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Joyce tells us that from the age of 4 she started working with wool. From Mats for tea pots, knitted squares (which her mother turned into rugs), scarves and baby clothes, Joyce has been a knitter all of her life.
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On the road again...! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Getting Around in Helicopters Foresters and other natural resources professionals get around in helicopters more often than most folks. Kind of like a businessman or woman taking a taxi to get to an...
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On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek M for Montana Having a railroad pass to travel anywhere in the United States was part of the plan to make a summer adventure in a new state after his sophomore year at Rutgers....
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LEGACY MATTERS WELCOME PROGRAM CERTIFICATION LESSON -2 Overview This series of lessons walks you through the entire process from facility signup to delivery of the DVD to the family. It is absolutely critical to know these steps. Print out this section and make notes as you read through and keep...
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In 1950, with my sixth birthday falling long after the cut-off date for beginning first grade, my parents placed me in private school. Mrs. Bode's School was a two-story white stucco house on Monroe St., just behind our house on Madison. If I stood in the back yard and looked...
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The Payson Chronicle came out with a news article "Golden Adams Now a Certified Legacy Advisor" today, 19 Sep 2012. Along with the article is a photo of me holding the new "Legacy Matters" Program launced earlier this month. It will be interesting to see if I have any contacts as...
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Judith shares stories of the fashions she wore on the 1960's from her firsrt pink silk shirt to her short skirts and the music of the times that she collected and liked.
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Jill tells about the fashions in the 1950's while she was growing up. She liked to wear very full skirts gathered at the waist with lots of petticoats. One of her favourite outfits was a black watch tartan skirt with black stockings and pointy toed shoes. Bikinis were in fashion and...
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Ruth shares her memories of fasions of the late 1960's - the mu-mu, short dresses and empire line dresses, Prue Acton, Twiggy and Jean Shrimpton. She also remembers important news stories of those days.
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Classic horror movie plot: Couple on a date, hoping to make out and there is an "intruder" inside the house! For a while I was dating a great guy named Ron. My boys were really small and they liked him. Evan must have been maybe 2 and Cody 4 years old. ...
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Ghost Stories.... Almost 3 months ago I moved to small town in Texas and into a home that was built in 1920. It is quirky to say the least. There is plenty of work to do to restore this home and I imagine it will keep me busy for years and...
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Margaret tells us what the fashions were like after WWII, when she wore cotton and then crimplene dresses, nylon stockings and spent 15 guinneas on a beautiful dress to wear to a dinner dance. She made most of her own clothes and the clothes for her young children. Complete layettes were...
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On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Persona Non-Grata Every person, at some time or another, lets negative thoughts creep into their consciousness. Usually, the thoughts of negative episodes in life come back again and again over the years. It does not...
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On the road… again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek When The Fish Are Running By now, the prospects for harvesting clams from Chincoteague Bay in Virginia are fairly certain. Warm weather, low tide, a favorable wind direction, and a calm ocean surface all...
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I have a high-quality flat bed scanner for large projects to do at home. But found the need for something mobile to assist with quickly helping a Legacy Stories client to scan and upload their first 5 photos, or for use when traveling and visiting family so I could...
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On the road to becoming a Private Pilot there were three “gates” through which I had to pass. One was guarded by a medical doctor, the other two by a pilot. The medical doctor was obviously a man who clearly looked upon people who wanted to learn how to fly an...
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Among the memories I cherish most are those of the hours I spent flying small airplanes. I earned my Private Pilots License late in life – in my mid-`40’s - and I flew regularly until I was in my early `70’s; amassing a total of just over 2,000 hours in the...
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