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Mom & Dad moved from Carolina, Rhode Island to Georgia Plains, Vermont in 1947. Going directly west of Georgia Plains you would cross the northern tip Lake Champlain and be in Plattsburgh, New York.
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pg 101 pg101: Mom & Dad moved from Carolina, Rhode Island to Georgia Plains, Vermont in 1947. Going directly west of Georgia Plains you would cross the northern tip Lake Champlain and be in Plattsburgh, New York. |
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pg 102 / pg 103 pg103: I have both fond and not so fond memories of Georgia Plains. We lived on a small road with a 45 degree left turn directly in front of our home. Cars in the fog were forever going off the road, some rolling over into the ditch. But more later; I'm not even born yet. |
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pg 104 / pg 105 pg104: Baby shower in June: here I come!!! Born October 12th 1948: I'm here!!! Don Woods had a turkey farm across the street. The Pierce's turkey farm was on the way to St. Albans which is directly north of Geogia Plains. |
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pg 106 / pg 107 pg106: May 1950 My John caught finger in Elec. Pump. This is one of my not so great memories. The finger was severed but successfully reattached. photo pg107: Found out my brother Jim is allergic to bee stings. Jim used to get annoyed at me for following him to grade school which was right next door. |
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pg 108 / pg 109 pg108: Burning wood to heat the house. pg109: Jim was hit by a car; my sister Cheryl is born. |
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pg 110 / pg 111 pg110: "Mother died Nov. 11, 1952" caned 16 chairs 1953 - "Dad announced he was interested in Ada Malcolm." photo October - moved to Dickinson Center, N.Y. Dickinson Center is in upper New York State between Messena and Malone and 50 miles south of the Canadian border. |
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pg 112 / pg 113 pg113: 1954 - changed from coal to oil furance Dad finally gave in to Cheryl and allowed us to get a puppy. Cheryl named him 'Tippy' because of the white tip on his tail. photo |
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pg 114 / pg 115 pg114: 1954 Dad's mother died found out I had diabetes |
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pg 116 / pg 117 pg117: Hey, I'm eight years old and already getting an allowance. |
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pg 118 / pg 119 pg118: July 30th, 1957 Moved to Starrucca, Pennsylvania. Starrucca is in the northeast corner of Pennsylvania. It is both 11 miles south and 11 miles west of New York (Hancock). Binghamton, New York is 45 miles northwest. Bought a piano. More on this later. Back to a coal furnace. |
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pg 120 / pg 121 pg121: 1963 trip to Hershey Park, Lancaster & Gettysburgh Jim returned from Thailand, last year in Air Force. Bill just enlisted. photo |
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pg 122 / pg 123 pg123: Time has jumped. There was a move to East Marion, Long Island during the summer of 1965. 1966 was Jim's first year at Gordon College; Bill's first year in the Air Force (Otis AFB - Falmouth, Massachusetts), my seventh year at Camp Joslin (1st year as counselor). |
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pg 124 / pg 125 pg124: "Dad died November 1968" pg125: Note first line "Bought brand new Plymouth (Belvedere)" Trip to Puerto Rico 1969 - Jim graduated Gordon - enrolled divinity school Bill returned from Viet Nam (wounded) John & Joann (Barnett) married Cheryl graduated Greenport H.S. - accepted Wilkes College (Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania) |
