Blanche’s School Years
By Blanche Bowers, June 27, 2017 — When I was in school, we walked several miles to get there, and one time I remember it was snowing. We were out in farm country, in the Franklin area, and there were hitched … Continued
By Blanche Bowers, June 27, 2017 — When I was in school, we walked several miles to get there, and one time I remember it was snowing. We were out in farm country, in the Franklin area, and there were hitched … Continued
By Barb Winkleman, June 28, 2017 — We had uniforms at Villa. They were tops and skirts made of wool with white blouses underneath. We had to use the same starch the nuns used on their habits on our blouses so … Continued
By Kathleen Fuller, June 28, 2017 — I remember when we were going to school at Burton we didn’t have school buses or cafeterias. My friends and I would walk to school in the morning, and then back home at lunch … Continued
By Grace Matthews, September 15, 2015 — Before my first day of school in kindergarten (when I was five years old), my mother sat with me (well because she wouldn’t stay) and she told me to not let nobody come … Continued
By Alderman Pat Dowell, May 12, 2015 — When I was 11 years old, my parents sent me to a CYO day camp. I enjoyed all the activities, especially swimming. The camp counselors divided the campers into red caps, blue … Continued
By Missouri Grier, October 13, 2011 – Every day the Bond Bread Wagon would come to my block to deliver bread to the neighbors. I would get on the wagon and take a ride with horse. The horse would always stop at … Continued
By Ann Cullinan, November 10, 2015 – My brother and I were raised outside of Coatesville, PA. We could not see another house from ours. We played out in the fields, in the creek, on other people’s properties. Our beagle, … Continued
LeTretta Jones, May 10, 2016 When I was a young child in the 1950s, many American cities were characterized by traveling salespeople and merchants who sold their wares along the streets. These vendors sold a variety of items from insurance, … Continued