Written Wednesday, July 9, 2008.
What did you do as a child that got you into the most trouble with your parents? How did they handle it?
"Well, this is the last one, but I'll write a few things that are going on right now. For now I'll answer this. I think I have answered similar questions that will have the same answers. None of my brothers and sisters, as well as myself, ever had a spanking. We were talked to sometimes by our mother, but she was so gentle and soft spoken it never hurt us. We did feel bad if we said something unkind and she would say that wasn't very nice to say or do. The soft tone of her voice made us feel worse than if she ever yelled at us. Which she never did.
"Our dad was gone a lot, so he never said anything. Once in a while he would say we were just like the Berrys (my mother's family). I never minded him saying that because I loved my mom's family. They were closer to us and they loved us."
Monday, October 8, 2018
Life Story--Historic Events--Grandma Anna
Written Tuesday, July 8, 2008.
Where were you and what were you doing the day the wall came down in East Germany? The day President Kennedy was assassinated?
"I was home sewing for people. i was so happy the wall came down. It assured me we wouldn't have another world war. At least that's what I thought. I was working in a store when a lady came in and told about President Kennedy. When I got home I turned on the T.V. and watched it. We just had a very small T.V.l It was worse to me when his brother, Ted Kennedy, was assassinated. I felt bad for their mother. Mote than I did for them and now that we have lost 2 sons, I know more than ever it had to be hard on her."
Where were you and what were you doing the day the wall came down in East Germany? The day President Kennedy was assassinated?
"I was home sewing for people. i was so happy the wall came down. It assured me we wouldn't have another world war. At least that's what I thought. I was working in a store when a lady came in and told about President Kennedy. When I got home I turned on the T.V. and watched it. We just had a very small T.V.l It was worse to me when his brother, Ted Kennedy, was assassinated. I felt bad for their mother. Mote than I did for them and now that we have lost 2 sons, I know more than ever it had to be hard on her."
Life Story--Shopping--Grandma Anna
Written Monday, July 7, 2008.
Did you go shopping much with your mother? Where was you favorite place to go shopping?
"We never went shopping because there was no place to shop here, and we didn't have the money to go shopping. Our shopping was done out of Montgomery Ward Catalog. If we saw a cute dress or skirt and blouse we liked, she would make one just like it for us with no pattern. She ordered the material from Montgomery Ward or used material from something some one gave her for sewing for them. Some of the ladies were quite large and she could get 2 dresses from one they have her for sewing for them."
Did you go shopping much with your mother? Where was you favorite place to go shopping?
"We never went shopping because there was no place to shop here, and we didn't have the money to go shopping. Our shopping was done out of Montgomery Ward Catalog. If we saw a cute dress or skirt and blouse we liked, she would make one just like it for us with no pattern. She ordered the material from Montgomery Ward or used material from something some one gave her for sewing for them. Some of the ladies were quite large and she could get 2 dresses from one they have her for sewing for them."
Life Story--Favorite Magazine--Grandma Anna
Written Sunday, July 6, 2008.
Do you have a favorite magazine? Describe it and the kinds of things you learn from it or enjoy about it.
"My favorite magazine was the Relief Society magazine and Children's Friend. My kids loved that one. I enjoy the Ensign, even though I don't read all of it. It is a wonderful magazine. I do take the Good House Keeping magazine. It's interesting because of the recipes, the different ways of describing decorating. Some I like and some don't appeal to me at all. But every one can't like the same thing."
Do you have a favorite magazine? Describe it and the kinds of things you learn from it or enjoy about it.
"My favorite magazine was the Relief Society magazine and Children's Friend. My kids loved that one. I enjoy the Ensign, even though I don't read all of it. It is a wonderful magazine. I do take the Good House Keeping magazine. It's interesting because of the recipes, the different ways of describing decorating. Some I like and some don't appeal to me at all. But every one can't like the same thing."
Life Story--Household Chores--Grandma Anna
Written Saturday, July 5, 2008.
"Were you responsible for any household chores growing up? What were they? Which did you most enjoy and least enjoy?
"We weren't assigned any particular job, but most of us did just about anything from washing laundry on a wash board, doing dishes, tending babies, sweeping the floor. We had no carpet.
"I would love to have had my mother have a home as nice as mine. It needs a lot of repairs, and they will get done, but it was more important to send our two grandsons on missions. The house will keep and if it falls in we have a very nice travel trailer with a king sized bed, night stands, closets, cupboards, bath with a nice shower, living area with couch, chairs, cupboards, and a nice kitchen with a nice stove and over, microwave, central heating and cooling. What more could we ask for. Think of the homeless."
"Were you responsible for any household chores growing up? What were they? Which did you most enjoy and least enjoy?
"We weren't assigned any particular job, but most of us did just about anything from washing laundry on a wash board, doing dishes, tending babies, sweeping the floor. We had no carpet.
"I would love to have had my mother have a home as nice as mine. It needs a lot of repairs, and they will get done, but it was more important to send our two grandsons on missions. The house will keep and if it falls in we have a very nice travel trailer with a king sized bed, night stands, closets, cupboards, bath with a nice shower, living area with couch, chairs, cupboards, and a nice kitchen with a nice stove and over, microwave, central heating and cooling. What more could we ask for. Think of the homeless."
Life Story--Water--Grandma Anna
Written Friday, July 4, 2008.
Tell how you feel about water, playing in it, seeing it, using it. Tell various bodies of water you have seen and how they made you feel.
"I can't swim, so I'm afraid to get in big bodies of water. When we were little kids, we played in the irrigation ditch water, until the people made us stop. I have seen the Pacific Ocean and big lakes. They are beautiful. I wouldn't want to get in them or go boating in a small boat, or a large one."
Tell how you feel about water, playing in it, seeing it, using it. Tell various bodies of water you have seen and how they made you feel.
"I can't swim, so I'm afraid to get in big bodies of water. When we were little kids, we played in the irrigation ditch water, until the people made us stop. I have seen the Pacific Ocean and big lakes. They are beautiful. I wouldn't want to get in them or go boating in a small boat, or a large one."
Life Story--Childhood Friend--Grandma Anna
Written Thursday, July 3, 2008.
Describe a favorite childhood friend and some things you did with her.
"My favorite friend was my sister Colleen. We went to school together. She was a year older and a grade ahead of me. We went to different places together, like ball games.
"Once in a while, when we could each save a dime, we would go to a movie. We mostly stayed home and talked, read, homework, or helped our mom with the babies.
"If we ever had a nickel we'd buy a candy bar, She always broke in a little uneven and then said, "Oh, I'll just take a little from yours." It took me a long time to know I was being snookered."
Describe a favorite childhood friend and some things you did with her.
"My favorite friend was my sister Colleen. We went to school together. She was a year older and a grade ahead of me. We went to different places together, like ball games.
"Once in a while, when we could each save a dime, we would go to a movie. We mostly stayed home and talked, read, homework, or helped our mom with the babies.
"If we ever had a nickel we'd buy a candy bar, She always broke in a little uneven and then said, "Oh, I'll just take a little from yours." It took me a long time to know I was being snookered."
Life Story--Family Trips--Grandma Anna
Written Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008.
Do you recall any outstanding family trips or summer holidays you experienced as a youth?
"We couldn't afford to go anyplace, nor did we ever have a vehicle big enough to go. The first trip I ever took was after I married and Bill was in the service. His brother rode the bus where Linda and I were staying in Tuscon and he took us to California to spend time with his mother for a few months before Bill came. He would be on a ship that came close to where his mother lived."
Do you recall any outstanding family trips or summer holidays you experienced as a youth?
"We couldn't afford to go anyplace, nor did we ever have a vehicle big enough to go. The first trip I ever took was after I married and Bill was in the service. His brother rode the bus where Linda and I were staying in Tuscon and he took us to California to spend time with his mother for a few months before Bill came. He would be on a ship that came close to where his mother lived."
Life Story--Ancestors--Grandma Anna
Written Tuesday, July 1, 2008.
Tell about any ancestors you know about. Any stories about them.
"I don't know about some of them, but I'll tell you about Grandma's mother, Priscilla Parrish Roundy. When she was crossing the plains with her family, her responsibility was to keep track of the milk cow and help push the handcart. She was about 10 years old.
"When the group could stop to rest, the ladies would knit gloves and socks. Priscilla found 2 sticks and rubbed them together until they were smooth. With a rock she made the ends quite pointed so she could learn to knit.
"One day, when she was pulling the handcart with her father, he said, "Priscilla, last Christmas we were in no position to have Christmas. I think things will be different this year. If you could get anything you wanted, what would it be?"
"She thought for a while and said she would like to have a needle.
"When I heard the story about Great Grandmother Priscilla, I thought how selfish we are.
"Well, her father found a hard bone and with his pocket knife he filed and filed until it was smooth and pointed at one end. Then he carefully made a hole in the other end for the thread to go through. He wrapped it in just some old paper and kept it in his coat pocket until they reached the Salt Lake Valley. When Christmas came, she was so excited about her needle, she cried.
This story has always touched me, and Bill knew how I felt about it. So! Guess what I got for Christmas that year. You guessed it. A needle he had made of bone. I will cherish it forever."
Tell about any ancestors you know about. Any stories about them.
"I don't know about some of them, but I'll tell you about Grandma's mother, Priscilla Parrish Roundy. When she was crossing the plains with her family, her responsibility was to keep track of the milk cow and help push the handcart. She was about 10 years old.
"When the group could stop to rest, the ladies would knit gloves and socks. Priscilla found 2 sticks and rubbed them together until they were smooth. With a rock she made the ends quite pointed so she could learn to knit.
"One day, when she was pulling the handcart with her father, he said, "Priscilla, last Christmas we were in no position to have Christmas. I think things will be different this year. If you could get anything you wanted, what would it be?"
"She thought for a while and said she would like to have a needle.
"When I heard the story about Great Grandmother Priscilla, I thought how selfish we are.
"Well, her father found a hard bone and with his pocket knife he filed and filed until it was smooth and pointed at one end. Then he carefully made a hole in the other end for the thread to go through. He wrapped it in just some old paper and kept it in his coat pocket until they reached the Salt Lake Valley. When Christmas came, she was so excited about her needle, she cried.
This story has always touched me, and Bill knew how I felt about it. So! Guess what I got for Christmas that year. You guessed it. A needle he had made of bone. I will cherish it forever."
Thursday, October 4, 2018
Life Story--Grandparents and Great Grandparents--Grandma Anna
Written Monday, June 30, 2008.
Tell about your grandparents. Great-grandparents. Any memories?
"My grandparents on my mother's side helped settle St. Johns. Grandma Berry drove a team of horses and wagon while Grandpa Berry and two of his brothers, Wiley and William, drove cattle to trade to Solomon Barth for property. They drove them from Hurricane, Utah. Grandma had some scary times, but Grandpa told her just rap her foot on the brake going down steep hills and all would be OK. He couldn't stop to help her because he was keeping the cows together."
Tell about your grandparents. Great-grandparents. Any memories?
"My grandparents on my mother's side helped settle St. Johns. Grandma Berry drove a team of horses and wagon while Grandpa Berry and two of his brothers, Wiley and William, drove cattle to trade to Solomon Barth for property. They drove them from Hurricane, Utah. Grandma had some scary times, but Grandpa told her just rap her foot on the brake going down steep hills and all would be OK. He couldn't stop to help her because he was keeping the cows together."
Life Story--=Successful Life--Grandma Anna
Written Sunday, June 29, 2008.
One word on how to live successfully.
"Frugal. Thrifty. Be happy with what you have; don't try to keep up with the neighbors or anyone else."
One word on how to live successfully.
"Frugal. Thrifty. Be happy with what you have; don't try to keep up with the neighbors or anyone else."
Life Story--High School Extracurricular--Grandma Anna
Written Saturday. June 28, 2008.
Were you ever in a drama, speech, sport, pep, or glee club?
"Yes. I was always in Glee Club 4 years in high school and in drama. I was in a play, "The Marriage of Nanette". I was the king's daughter. I was chosen queen in a musical play when I was in the 8th grade. Merle Shumway was our teacher.l Letty A. Patterson was our music teacher in high school."
Were you ever in a drama, speech, sport, pep, or glee club?
"Yes. I was always in Glee Club 4 years in high school and in drama. I was in a play, "The Marriage of Nanette". I was the king's daughter. I was chosen queen in a musical play when I was in the 8th grade. Merle Shumway was our teacher.l Letty A. Patterson was our music teacher in high school."
Life Story--Community Activities--Grandma Anna
Written Friday, June 27, 2008.
Tell about your community activities.
"We have Cinco de Mayo- a parade, big Bar-B-Que, dance, etc. We have a 4th of July parade and program. I spoke at it once. Then we have the 24th Celebration, when the Mormons reached the Salt Lake Valley, with a parade and program, an ice cream social, a bean and corn bread meal. A rodeo for 2 days. A campfire circle one evening with wards and branches and some families getting together and eating potluck & visiting people we haven't see for a long time. Then 3 wards get-together at the stake center for sacrament meeting. 2 wards & branch get together in the town building for sacrament meeting."
Life Story--School Achievements--Grandma Anna
Written Thursday, June 26, 2008.
Tell about any special school achievements you have received.
"In High School we had only manual typewriters and I got a certificate for typing 110 words correctly on a normal typewriter in 1 minute. The boys were fanning my typewriter and I didn't notice. I was too busy typing."
Tell about any special school achievements you have received.
"In High School we had only manual typewriters and I got a certificate for typing 110 words correctly on a normal typewriter in 1 minute. The boys were fanning my typewriter and I didn't notice. I was too busy typing."
Life Story--Birth Order--Grandma Anna
Written Monday, June 23, 2008.
What is your place in the family? How do you feel about it?
"I'm 8th, the middle because an elder brother named Kelly (Richard Kelly, b. 1924, d. 1926) died before I was born, so that put me in the middle.
"How do I feel about it? There is nothing I could or can do about it. I tended the younger kids a lot when my mom went to help the older girls when they had children. It almost made me feel like I raised two families. Although I had fun playing with the kids and could get them to mind me pretty good.
"Then I had a family and when Linda had hers, she went to school in Tempe and even though I was working, I took care of her 6 children during the week. She came home over the weekend and took care of them. Bill helped a lot. We always had family prayer and home evening and scripture study. We enjoyed having them here. The twins were babies and are now on missions and will be home in less than a month."
What is your place in the family? How do you feel about it?
"I'm 8th, the middle because an elder brother named Kelly (Richard Kelly, b. 1924, d. 1926) died before I was born, so that put me in the middle.
"How do I feel about it? There is nothing I could or can do about it. I tended the younger kids a lot when my mom went to help the older girls when they had children. It almost made me feel like I raised two families. Although I had fun playing with the kids and could get them to mind me pretty good.
"Then I had a family and when Linda had hers, she went to school in Tempe and even though I was working, I took care of her 6 children during the week. She came home over the weekend and took care of them. Bill helped a lot. We always had family prayer and home evening and scripture study. We enjoyed having them here. The twins were babies and are now on missions and will be home in less than a month."
Life Story--Favorite Animal--Grandma Anna
Written Sunday, June 22, 2008.
What is your favorite animal? Why? Tell about any pets you have had.
"I really don't have a favorite animal. We do have two Bassett hounds we are taking care of that belonged to our son before he passed away. I know they miss him because they don't get the attention they had from him. I'm afraid to be around horses. Baby calves don't scare me, but big cows with horns do."
What is your favorite animal? Why? Tell about any pets you have had.
"I really don't have a favorite animal. We do have two Bassett hounds we are taking care of that belonged to our son before he passed away. I know they miss him because they don't get the attention they had from him. I'm afraid to be around horses. Baby calves don't scare me, but big cows with horns do."
Life Story--Winter Snow--Grandma Anna
Written Saturday, June 21, 2008.
Does it snow where you live? What kinds of things do you like to do in the snow?
"It doesn't snow as much now as it did when we were children. We liked to have snowball fights until someone put a rock in the center of the snowball and we weren't allowed to do that anymore. We also made snowmen. They were huge because there was so much snow."
Does it snow where you live? What kinds of things do you like to do in the snow?
"It doesn't snow as much now as it did when we were children. We liked to have snowball fights until someone put a rock in the center of the snowball and we weren't allowed to do that anymore. We also made snowmen. They were huge because there was so much snow."
Life Story--Neighborhood Games-Grandma Anna
Written Friday, June 20th, 2008.
What games did you play in the neighborhood when you were a child?
"Oversons and Waites were our neighbors. We had bonfires at night and played Hide-and-Seek. We also played Kick-the-Can and Annie-I-Over. We divided up the neighbors and us and each group got on one side of the houses and named the person we wanted to send over then if that person could catch the ball, they would stay on their side until all the players were sent over. The best one would win the game and got to choose the next game we played."
What games did you play in the neighborhood when you were a child?
"Oversons and Waites were our neighbors. We had bonfires at night and played Hide-and-Seek. We also played Kick-the-Can and Annie-I-Over. We divided up the neighbors and us and each group got on one side of the houses and named the person we wanted to send over then if that person could catch the ball, they would stay on their side until all the players were sent over. The best one would win the game and got to choose the next game we played."
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)