I remember those old ice boxes in the summer cottages we used to rent in New Hampshire and Maine, too. The ice wasn't always clean, but we kids would grab chunks and suck on them.... Guess it didn't kill us, huh??? -----Original Message----- From: can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Betty Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 6:30 AM To: can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] foods, Ice Boxes, and Yurts Hi Dave, You just reminded me of a story I could mention. When my father got out of the Army Air Corps after fighting in WW II, he got a job as an "appliance repairman" for a small, family-operated store. He would travel around to different cities and towns to repair the appliances in the people's homes. This would have been the late '40's and '50's. And it was not just a few times when he would go to someone's home to see what was wrong with the "fridge," only to discover that it was not plugged in ! The person had to pay for the "service call" anyways. (And my father also said that, when he had to drive down to Cape Cod for a service call during the summertime, the "lady of the house" was sometimes - not appropriately attired.) And, we vacationed in the log cabins at what we always called "Ashby State Park" for at least 10 years as children. And, there was the "ice box" on the front steps of the (authentic) log cabin. On the way from Arlington, MA, to Ashby, MA (one hour 1950's driving time), we had to stop in a nearby town to buy the "blocks of ice" - from an "ice store" - can't think of what it was called. I think it was actually in NH that we went. And, I think you just reminded me that the block of ice did go into the top, and we did have to empty the water later. (When we first started staying at those log cabins, there was no water or electricity in the cabin. When we arrived for the week's vacation, that night we had to walk up to the Ranger's Cabin with a few pails and containers to get water from their outside faucets. Later they brought water to the cabins and we got to use the "pump" in the kitchen.) Oh, speaking of State Parks (US), I learned a new word last night. I had picked up a Nashua, NH, newspaper yesterday (good comics for hubby), and there was a small article. It said that some of the State Parks in NH now have cabins and .. yurts ...! Because hubby is a big reader of books, he knew what they were. But, I had to learn that they are .. sort of .. cabins made of canvas walls. Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) List Administrator FYI: After my father moved his growing family from his grandmother's farmhouse to an old, abandoned house he bought, and we settled in, he started going to college -- nights ! The same year I graduated from high school, he graduated with an Assoc. Degree from college, and was able to stop being an appliance repairman. He began a career as a "technical writer." And he had already insisted that all of his children would --go-- to college. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Piercedav@aol.com> To: <can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 6:22 AM Subject: [CAN-USA-MIG] foods in the 40s > > As a small child, we had two iceboxes which were actually > cooled by placing a chunk of ice into the top of the box and it > was one of my chores each morning to empty the water from the > pan in the bottom. These were kept in the pantry and one was > used for meats and the other was a general purpose box. It was > a wonderful day when my dad brought home a regular refridgerator. > Lord but that thing was ugly and we had to remember to unplug it > during an electrical storm. War-time rationing was a very hard thing > to endure. It wasn't until after the war that we were treated in our > area of Vermont to access to a business that was always called > "The Freezer Locker" . This was located on the Beebe Road in > Derby Line . The technology came to us from the Canucks. > Yay for our side ! > > Dave When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. To search the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION The information page is: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Good morning, IF I'm remembering the story correctly, in Boston and Cambridge and bordering cities probably when my parents were growing up (1930's?), the children used to run behind the delivery trucks and catch chunks of ice. Especially nice during hot, summer days. And then there were also the "ice-making companies" where the ice was obtained from the large lakes. That was probably both in northern US and Canada during winters. Did anyone have an ancestor who worked in those ice-block creating companies? Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) ----- Original Message ----- From: "MASmith" <momsmith@fnwusers.com> To: <can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 1:53 AM Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] foods, Ice Boxes, and Yurts >I remember those old ice boxes in the summer cottages we used to rent in >New > Hampshire and Maine, too. The ice wasn't always clean, but we kids would > grab chunks and suck on them.... Guess it didn't kill us, huh???

No, but some of my older relatives lived in Oswego and remember, as children, going to the ice house located on the lake (Ontario) and getting ice from there to bring to the house. M. Craig On Aug 1, 2009, at 7:19 AM, Betty wrote: > Good morning, > > IF I'm remembering the story correctly, in Boston and Cambridge and > bordering cities probably when my parents were growing up > (1930's?), the > children used to run behind the delivery trucks and catch chunks of > ice. > Especially nice during hot, summer days. > > And then there were also the "ice-making companies" where the ice was > obtained from the large lakes. That was probably both in northern > US and > Canada during winters. > > Did anyone have an ancestor who worked in those ice-block creating > companies? > > Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MASmith" <momsmith@fnwusers.com> > To: <can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 1:53 AM > Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] foods, Ice Boxes, and Yurts > > >> I remember those old ice boxes in the summer cottages we used to >> rent in >> New >> Hampshire and Maine, too. The ice wasn't always clean, but we >> kids would >> grab chunks and suck on them.... Guess it didn't kill us, huh??? > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, > I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to > include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please > make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message