I learned a little about the history of 1-room schools on the radio show “Backstory with the American History Guys.” http://backstoryradio.org/ This is one of my favorite programs as I just love it when the historians set the record straight – on all kinds of subjects! In a show titled “School Days: A History of … Continue reading
Posted in November 2012 …
Hurricane Sandy – Inevitably, Memoir Material
My grandmother, born in 1901, was afraid of water. She’d look at the ocean, a river, a lake, or even a small brook, and just think that she could never be far enough away to be safe. When she moved to Richardson, TX in the 70s, she went out of her way to purchase a … Continue reading