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From Bill Chatel

Depression Lines

Fathers Day

From Liz Martinez

What is the correct side for the American Flag patch to be worn on a military uniform?

By: Dr. Zoe L. Simmons

To my amazement, living in a military town, every soldier I asked, had a different answer to this question.

Submitted By Ruthann Wike

And every June, 2, since 1938, we celebrate it - the donut or doughnut - on National Donut Day in the US. The first-ever National Donut Day was celebrated in Chicago in 1938 as a tribute to the Donut Lassies, according to the Salvation Army, which champions the day. Researching the origins of the donut and Donut Day, there are some interesting facts.

Donuts are nothing new. “Cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour” was mentioned back in Leviticus as an acceptable offering to God.

Looking for family:

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I have been looking for anyone with my maiden name Laidacker, and to my great surprise I have found many of them, I’m not sure how I came up with this site, If you think you have any to add to my search please answer this mail.

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Smokehouse

I’m looking for information on old smokehouses. How were they built, what type of floor? How was meat smoked?

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By Jennifer Thompson

Editor, Good Old Days

Hurrah, its June - summer is here! The days are longer now, and there is so much to do outdoors. In my family, the farm is a busy place in the summer. There is fencing to be fixed, a large yard to be maintained, livestock to take care of, and hay season is steadily approaching. We are grateful for the daylight left at the end of the work day that may lend to an hour or two of fishing, perhaps.

Connie Sychowski

Editor Genealogy Corner

The month of the June brings with it thoughts of… the last day of school, beginning of summer, and swimming pools to stay cool in. Most of all June is time to pay tribute to our father’s, for all they do and have done. For all they will continue to do.

Milton Long on his 1940 Indian Chief

By Milton Long

Wooster, Ohio was no different than any other small city in 1941. People were getting over the depression and were able to buy cars and motorcycles.

Coming from a motorcycle family, it wasn’t unusual that I purchased my first motorcycle in 1937 at the age of 14. It was a 1935 sidecar job that I paid $125.00 for. It was a big improvement over the motor scooter I had owned before.

By Howard A. Ellis

Really, this isn’t a story so much as a brief meeting I experienced today between myself and an Army veteran of the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France on June 6, 1944.

I was in the armed forces from 1942 until retiring in 1965, and was a 19-year-old USAAF staff sergeant assigned to the 877th Signal Service Co., 16th Air Depot Group when D-Day erupted.

Myra C Riley in wheelchair and Polly Mazariegos standing behind her.

Myra Riley’s Last Mothers Day

by Polly Mazariegos

I was trying to think of a favorite Mother’s Day memory, and all the memories I had with my mother, Myra C. Riley, were favorites.

I remember when I was working in DC and could not come up to Gettysburg, PA to see her, I would always sent her flowers. Mom loved flowers.

Mary Catherine Treacy Fak about a year before she died.

By Mike Fak

You know the call is going to come. You put it out of your mind as many times as it pops into your head but you always know it will happen one day. Always when the thought crops into your head you ask God, not today. Not next week. Not next year. The call is as inexorable as life itself. It comes in its own time, not ours.

Flavia Robertson

My Mother Rose of Sharon

By Fern Albin Ubelhor

Tell City, Indiana

Today, I was at my mothers house to cut her grass. This was such a bad summer. The heat was terrible and the rains were few, but as I mowed the grass, I noticed on her Rose-of-Sharon bush, one purple flower. It was so perfect, I had to just stop and study it.

by Lynn Ruth Miller

When 72 year old Clay Thompson was fourteen years old, his family migrated to California. Dad worked in the oil fields in Oklahoma and jobs were so spotty, he decided he had to do something about it, Thompson recalls. He hauled hay down south in the Imperial Valley at first and then, when I was a sophomore in high school, we moved to Pacifica and rented a house in Sharp Park right near the golf course.

Henry Gilman in 1975.

My Uncle Henry

A Deaf Immigrant From Russia

By Dale Brown

When I was young, I was afraid of my deaf great-uncle. He grunted strangely and gestured wildly. Once he bared his teeth and motioned across them with his finger. I knew he was telling me to brush my teeth, but he reminded me of an animal growling. My fear lingered for weeks. I saw Uncle Henry only at infrequent family gatherings.

This is from a Newspaper clipping submitted to U S Legacies Magazine. We have no idea what Newspaper it is from or when it was clipped . We believe that is was printed sometime between 1933 and 1935.

The Title, in large Bold print has: Lulu Belle

There is a picture of Lulu Belle in a diagonally stripped, long sleeve dress. She is holding an acoustic guitar and singing. The caption under the picture reads:

SHE IS THE BELLE OF THE BARN DANCE

by Jeannette Scott

After raising two sons, running their farm in West Marlborough Township, Pennsylvania, and expanding the family mushroom business, Robert and Donna Sharpless approached the next stage in their lives anticipating a little more freedom, a little less worry.

By Eva Marie Johnson

Recorded and written by

Dale Castle

Kansas City, Mo

Dr. Zoe Simmons

I haven’t ever been the type to stop at a yard sale, but this particular sale caught my attention as I drove by. There on on a rack were uniforms of a deceased WW II soldier. As I walked through and glanced at the items, pictures were being sold, letters, the uniforms and even the man’s medals were gone in minutes. I paused in disgust and I assumed with the expression on my face was the reason the young lady come over to me.

Contributed by: Unknown

In September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a History teacher at Robinson High School in Little Rock, AR, did something not to be forgotten. On the first day of school, with the permission of the school superintendent, the principal and the building supervisor, she removed all of the desks in her classroom. When the first period kids entered the room they discovered that there were no desks.

'Ms. Cothren, where are our desks?'

From Franklin T. Wike

In the nostalgia section of the April issue, a segment was printed about the Ford Mustang being introduced at the Worlds Fair in Flushing New York in April of 1964. That mention of the worlds fair brought back some memories.

These are some newspaper clippings that were provided to U S Legacies Magazine by

Opal Fay Albin Oxley

3/9/1923 – 1/6/2011

Birdseye, Indian

National Nursing Home Week

May 14, 2023 – May 20, 2023

“Friends of the Aged”

Blessed are they that understand

Genealogy Corner

Genealogy is like fried chicken and potato salad -When you share it with others, its a picnic!

By Lee Thatcher

Comments from 1892 Hostetters Almanac

5th Mon - 31 Days

J.J. Audubon, born May 5, 1785

From: The Staff of US Legacies

Mother’s Day this year is May 9th 2004. The Staff of US Legacies would like to wish all of you ladies a Happy Mother’s Day. We hope each and every one of you a have great day. Sit back ladies and enjoy this special day.

Submitted by: David Redd

I thank you for life, for living, for kindness and love.

For being the mother you are.

You’ve always’ been there at my beckoning call.

When God Put the stars in the sky.

He added you my special star.

You are my Mother, the greatest of all.

Rain brings flowers and I think of you.

So every time I see a flower or star.

Bob Collins of Southern Indiana and his father. Name of father or date of photo is unknown.  Submitted by James Bullington

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By Jennifer ThomApson

Editor, Good Old Days

The month of May, for me, brings a great surge of energy. Its easy to realize the origin of this energy. It begins with the steady, warm climate, and memories of what this time of year meant in my childhood.

Surname Requests

General George Patton

Family Genealogy

Dear U.S. Legacies,

My mothers maiden name is Margie Nell Patton. She is in her late 70s. She is looking for some genealogy material for General George Patton that might yield this info. Can you point us in the right direction please?

Thanks for your time,

Glen

Birth date unknown

Death 2000

This story and recipes sent in by Cindy Hummel are a great example of legacies and memories. Cindy and her family are carrying on traditions and enjoy memories of a woman they never met.

AC

What a wonderful way to honor Martha Hostetter. Without Cindy sharing, the world would have missed memories of Martha.