Jessee's Grandmother Gloria I want to thank Grandma Gloria and Grandma Marjorie for telling me their stories and for answering all my questions. I really had a wonderful time with both of you. I love you both. I am so glad that our class is doing Generation Connect. My name is Jessee. My Grandma's names are Marjorie and Gloria. I asked my grandmothers questions and these are their answers. I hope you enjoy reading them. This is me when I was a baby. That's Grandma Gloria is holding me.
What was the funniest thing you did when you were a baby? I would not walk for my Mom and Dad when I first started to walk. But when the hired man come in at night for supper, I would let go off the wooden chair that I pushed around and would walk to him only. What was the funniest thing that you remember about school? Getting the giggles in class and we were not allowed to make any noise or talk in class. What was your favorite subject? Art was my favorite subject and arithmetic. What chores did you not like to do? Gather the eggs after school. The chickens would poke at our fingers. What did you and your friends do for fun? We had lots to do for fun. We played ball until winter came.We skated on an outside rink at noon hours and met at a farmer's hill to go sleighing after school. We played outside all the time. We also had a big swing dad made in the trees by our house. What was your saddest experience? My mother's mom, (your great grandma) passed away. It was my first funeral. I was ten years old. What are the things you see happening around you don't like? I do not like young children smoking, fighting, not respecting parents and other people's properties. What war experiences did you have? The soldiers had to use two fingered mitts so they could use their guns at war. My mother used to knit thick gray two fingered mitts. They were shipped away. Also us children at school made little white cotton pull string bags with a Red Cross on the front of it. In the bag we put a face cloth, bar of soap, toothbrush, toothpaste and also a chocolate bar. These Red Cross bags were then sent to the children whose country was at war.
