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March 24, 2020 Stories of our youth – from Judy Donohoo   Grandpa Jackson was about 6’6″ (maybe a little taller) and weighed about 300 lbs. He chewed tobacco and always had a “spit can” by his chair (a 3 lb coffee can). We all hated to ride in his car because he would spit […]

March 24, 2020 Stories of our youth from Judy Donohoo   Chinaberries   So many memories of my Jackson grandparents. This is just one (or rather several).   Growing up I always lived in the same town (Lubbock, TX) as my grandparents on both sides. My Grandpa James Jackson retired from teaching in the late […]

March 24, 2020   My earliest memory is of standing next to my Italian grandmother as she stirred a big pot of boiling water. I was 3. [I watched as] She was pushing the snails that were trying to escape back down into the water.   I remember that she had a little corral for […]

March 24, 2020 Stories of our youth – from Glen Cowgill   I mentioned in my previous memory that my grandmother was the greatest cook in the world. My grandmother had cherry trees behind the house along with a black walnut tree and many plants that were a source of food. The greatest moment visiting […]

March 23, 2020   A story from my youth. Submitted by Dan Hyde.     When I was about five years old, I received the neatest truck and front end loader for Christmas. Both were about a foot long, metal and they really worked. Above are shown modern versions of the toys. One could scoop […]

March 23, 2020 As a very young boy, I remember the soldiers in uniform coming home [from WWII] on leave and then going back. I think the first one was my Uncle Jake Jackson, then my uncle Bill Jackson who I have a picture somewhere with me and my Uncle Bill Jackson in that beautiful […]

March 22, 2020 Dean, Skippy (Dan) and Nan From Dan Hyde’s sister Nan about Dan. This story happened in the late 1940s when Nan was age 6 and Dan’s brother Dean was age 5.        I don’t know if I ever told you that when you reached the crawling stage and Mom didn’t […]