Concerning our conversation about stilts and "Tom Walkers" you might want to take a look at the site below. I guess the term is used in a lot of places. But it was new to me. Also now we know Arkansas is not that wierd. Marilyne ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: LilEllen55@aol.com <LilEllen55@aol.com> Date: Nov 14, 2006 11:36 AM Subject: Re: [ML] Stilts Tom Walkers To: marilyneb@gmail.com, memory-lane@rootsweb.com *_http://www.doubletongued.org/index.php/dictionary/tom_walkers/_* ** *Citations*: *1921<http://www.doubletongued.org/index.php/citations/tom_walkers_4/> * Paul Stevenson *Atlanta Constitution* (Ga.) (Aug. 6) "'Tom Walker' Fad Hits Oakland City; Kids Stepping High" p. 4: What are "Tom walkers," you say? Why, bless your heart, don't go talking about "stilts" out there in Oakland City. They are "Tom walkers" to everybody and every kid. *1925<http://www.doubletongued.org/index.php/citations/tom_walkers_1/> * Harry Harrison Kroll *A Comparitive Study of Upper and Lower Southern Folk Speech* (George Peabody College for Teachers, Tenn.) (Aug.) p. 77: * Tom-walkers.* Stilts. "We been walking on Tom-walkers to-day." *1961<http://www.doubletongued.org/index.php/citations/tom_walkers_2/> * Jim Baker *Coshocton Tribune* (Ohio) (Apr. 29) "The American Journal" p. 6: "Tin Can Tom Walkers." Time was when tin cans were as useful after being emptied as they were before. Yesterday's children used cans for many playthings—things like "tom walkers." A good "tromp" collapsed the can firmly around the heel, where it clung tightly until kicked off against a curbstone. *1974<http://www.doubletongued.org/index.php/citations/tom_walkers_3/> * *Daily Times-News* (Burlington, N.C.) (Apr. 19) p. B15: Kenneth klops around on stilts, or some people still call them Tom-walkers. ** *I have an old undated (1930's?) Letter to Santa asking for Tom Walkers. And now I know what Tom Walkers are! Mystery solved!* ** *Ellen* ** ** In a message dated 11/14/2006 7:34:29 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, marilyneb@gmail.com writes: On one of my county lists a conversation concerning stilts is going on. A list member from Arkansas mentioned that his father always called stilts "Tom Walkers". He wanted to know if anyone else had ever heard this term. I replied I would run it pass the list members here and see if anyone had heard the term. Can anyone remember this term? By the way I already have one member from that list wanting information for ML. So on to my next good deed for the day. Marilyne **

I never did that! I might still want to try it. Sounds like fun. Willie ----- Original Message ----- From: <MPiros1120@aol.com> To: <tnfentre@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 2:57 PM Subject: [TNFENTRE] First skate boards > The Delk and Leffew cousins would also take a wooden plank and large cans > , > line up the cans, lay the board on top. Then one of us would sit on the > plank..Then another would give the person on the plank a shove and we > would roll off > the cans...Well one day Milly was going for a ride and someone gave a > shove > and I rolled all the way off the plank and forgot to lift my hands > off..Plop I > went on the ground and landed on top of my fingers LOL There was no way I > could > have gotten off by myself. > > Milly WARD Piros > > My Mind is Like Lightning.... > One Brilliant Flash and poofffffffffffffffffff ! It's Gone....... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNFENTRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Ernie, Yes, I agree. No one has ever had more fun than we did, playing hop scotch with my cousins at my grandparents' house on a Sunday afternoon, romping through the woods with my brothers and neighbor friends, or playing ball using a walnut wrapped in an old sock and a fence slat or other board for a bat. How can you top spelunking the local caves using tar paper for a light, or possum hunting on a brisk full moon in November? Willie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ernie hurst" <ernie5823@yahoo.com> To: <tnfentre@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 2:47 PM Subject: Re: [TNFENTRE] Parents of Bobby, Boyd, and Haskell Patton > --- "Willie R. Beaty" <wbeaty@twlakes.net> wrote: > >> It's so sad that the modern generation has to have >> the latest edition of >> gameboy or the fanciest playstation, and it becomes >> their entertainment and >> their social life. No wonder we have problems with >> children relating to each >> other and to their parents, grandparents, and >> teachers. >> >> Willie > > My two grandsons that live near me, ages 3 & almost 7, > have more toys, of all types, than every kid in my > elementary school did (mid 1950s). We weren't "poor", > in my way of thinking, we just knew how to play more > creatively. > > Ernie Hurst > > Ernie Hurst > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. > http://new.mail.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNFENTRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

While this is not about that I would like to know if anyone on the list knows if any where one could find social events that occured in Jamestown in the mid 30's to mid 40's. I am really guessing about the dates. I would like to find information about a place we always called "The Big Rock". It is in the woods behind the house where my aunt lived from sometime in the 30's until her death in March 2006. I played in that woods, so did my son and daughter and grandaughters. My aunt use to tell of times in the past when social events were held there. As none of us has cleaned the rock in the last few years it is probably about covered with debris that collects as the trees loose their leaves and etc. I know there was a natural spring there and it was where laundry was done or water carried from for whatever was needed. Have any of you ever heard of such a place? Marilyne On 11/14/06, MPiros1120@aol.com <MPiros1120@aol.com> wrote: > > When we lived in Devonia I must have been about 7 years old. My mother > DOMMIE > NOLA DELK WARD told me not to touch the polk berries...Well, being a child > I > wondered why....When she went inside I decided to check out why I > shouldn't > touch them.. Soooooo, I picked some and squeezed them....Well I found out > WHY > ...My hands stayed a beautiful burgandy color for about a week. > > Milly WARD Piros > > My Mind is Like Lightning.... > One Brilliant Flash and poofffffffffffffffffff ! It's Gone....... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNFENTRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

When we lived in Devonia I must have been about 7 years old. My mother DOMMIE NOLA DELK WARD told me not to touch the polk berries...Well, being a child I wondered why....When she went inside I decided to check out why I shouldn't touch them.. Soooooo, I picked some and squeezed them....Well I found out WHY ...My hands stayed a beautiful burgandy color for about a week. Milly WARD Piros My Mind is Like Lightning.... One Brilliant Flash and poofffffffffffffffffff ! It's Gone.......

The Delk and Leffew cousins would also take a wooden plank and large cans , line up the cans, lay the board on top. Then one of us would sit on the plank..Then another would give the person on the plank a shove and we would roll off the cans...Well one day Milly was going for a ride and someone gave a shove and I rolled all the way off the plank and forgot to lift my hands off..Plop I went on the ground and landed on top of my fingers LOL There was no way I could have gotten off by myself. Milly WARD Piros My Mind is Like Lightning.... One Brilliant Flash and poofffffffffffffffffff ! It's Gone.......

Thank You On 11/14/06, MPiros1120@aol.com <MPiros1120@aol.com> wrote: > > Sure , Marilyne.. > > Milly WARD Piros > > My Mind is Like Lightning.... > One Brilliant Flash and poofffffffffffffffffff ! It's Gone....... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNFENTRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Sure , Marilyne.. Milly WARD Piros My Mind is Like Lightning.... One Brilliant Flash and poofffffffffffffffffff ! It's Gone.......

Milly, You have a beautiful site. And I joined the Memory Lane site. I, like you love those memories, and old stories. Some may be old, but I can close my eyes and they feel like today. So many I carry in my heart daily of years together with family, of recent treasures found...that one can never forget, and that special chance of meeting someone who opened all the doors and answered all the questions and eased the heart. Yes, I love hearing the memories, they have opened alot of doors for me. Very blessed doors. Patty ----- Original Message ----- From: <MPiros1120@aol.com> To: <tnfentre@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 10:30 AM Subject: [TNFENTRE] Memories > Marilyn > > I don't mind hearing about memories of days gone by. Especially if it > happened in Tennessee. I have many great and not so great memories. If you want to > see some of my Grandpas check this website out... > > http://www.geocities.com/millyella/listofpages.html > > Click on My Two Grandpas > > There are other memories there also.. > > > > Milly WARD Piros > > My Mind is Like Lightning.... > One Brilliant Flash and poofffffffffffffffffff ! It's Gone....... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNFENTRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

--- "Willie R. Beaty" <wbeaty@twlakes.net> wrote: > It's so sad that the modern generation has to have > the latest edition of > gameboy or the fanciest playstation, and it becomes > their entertainment and > their social life. No wonder we have problems with > children relating to each > other and to their parents, grandparents, and > teachers. > > Willie My two grandsons that live near me, ages 3 & almost 7, have more toys, of all types, than every kid in my elementary school did (mid 1950s). We weren't "poor", in my way of thinking, we just knew how to play more creatively. Ernie Hurst Ernie Hurst ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com

Can I forward an answer from another list to the Fentress County List. Marilyne

It is a busy list but the topics are a lot of the things we Tennessee born remember. The Texas and Georgia crowd get a little carried away at times. It is surprising but I have made contact with several from our area of TN on that list. Just recently we had an ongoing conversation concerning yellow or white cornmeal. It is amazing what we remember from our youth with a little prompting. Marilyne On 11/14/06, MPiros1120@aol.com <MPiros1120@aol.com> wrote: > > Hi Marilyne > > I joined your Memory list...I sure don't need more email ..but what the > heck. > Seems like back in my mind I have heard that name" Johnny Walkers...Wonder > why they called them that! Isn't Johnny Walker a liquor? Maybe cause you > wobbled when learning to use the stilts... > > Milly WARD Piros > > My Mind is Like Lightning.... > One Brilliant Flash and poofffffffffffffffffff ! It's Gone....... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNFENTRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Milly, Your website is fantastic. The graphics are wonderful. The Hummingbirds transported me back to sitting on Aunt Lenore's porch. She always had scores of them flying around her hanging plants. Do you have the poem concerning Grandma and the Family Tree in a form where you could forward it to me. I would like to send it to my two children. They have given up on me to the point my son was willing to buy me the New Legacy Program for Christmas. Since I am not getting a new computer yet; now he is getting me a new antenna for my TV and installing it. Marilyne On 11/14/06, MPiros1120@aol.com <MPiros1120@aol.com> wrote: > > Marilyn > > I don't mind hearing about memories of days gone by. Especially if it > happened in Tennessee. I have many great and not so great memories. If you > want to > see some of my Grandpas check this website out... > > http://www.geocities.com/millyella/listofpages.html > > Click on My Two Grandpas > > There are other memories there also.. > > > > Milly WARD Piros > > My Mind is Like Lightning.... > One Brilliant Flash and poofffffffffffffffffff ! It's Gone....... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNFENTRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Sorry Stilts called Tom Walkers.. not Johnny Walkers...Haha Milly WARD Piros My Mind is Like Lightning.... One Brilliant Flash and poofffffffffffffffffff ! It's Gone.......

Hi Marilyne I joined your Memory list...I sure don't need more email ..but what the heck. Seems like back in my mind I have heard that name" Johnny Walkers...Wonder why they called them that! Isn't Johnny Walker a liquor? Maybe cause you wobbled when learning to use the stilts... Milly WARD Piros My Mind is Like Lightning.... One Brilliant Flash and poofffffffffffffffffff ! It's Gone.......

Don, So far I have two replies from my question on Memory Lane concerning stilts and "Tom Walkers" One from a man who lived in Arkansas as a child and he said it did ring a bell but thought he had always known them as stilts. Another from a girl who grew up in Georgia and had always known them as "Tom Walkers". She described her father making them for his children. I guess there are other "wierd" places. Marilyne On 11/14/06, Don Rubarts <ndrubarts@tx.rr.com> wrote: > > Has anyone ever heard stilts called Tom Walkers? My father-in-law from > Arkansas called stilts Tom Walkers. Like a lot of things, Arkansas is very > different. > > Don > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNFENTRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Marilyn I don't mind hearing about memories of days gone by. Especially if it happened in Tennessee. I have many great and not so great memories. If you want to see some of my Grandpas check this website out... http://www.geocities.com/millyella/listofpages.html Click on My Two Grandpas There are other memories there also.. Milly WARD Piros My Mind is Like Lightning.... One Brilliant Flash and poofffffffffffffffffff ! It's Gone.......

Thanks Marilyne, Another thing that floored me was once when my wife asked me to "raise the window down"! By now after 43 years of marriage, nothing surprises me. BTW, I am from Texas. Don

More good memories, Patty! Willie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill and Patty" <ktfsandj@tznet.com> To: <tnfentre@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 7:01 AM Subject: Re: [TNFENTRE] Parents of Bobby, Boyd, and Haskell Patton > Milly and Willie, > > What a memory of walking with tin cans and a string. I had the > grandchildren doing that this weekend in the 7 inches of new snow we got. > They had a ball. The larger coffee cans worked well, we also flattened > grocery boxes for sleds, they worked better and went faster than the ones > they bought from the store. After playing out in the snow for three > hours, > we came in and took soup cans and string and made telephones while the > milk > was heating for hot chocolate. > > Needless to say it was a good weekend. > > Patty > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <MPiros1120@aol.com> > To: <tnfentre@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 9:38 PM > Subject: Re: [TNFENTRE] Parents of Bobby, Boyd, and Haskell Patton > > >> Willie >> >> I remember walking down to the Patton's with my Delk & Leffew cousins. We >> built stilts and tried walking around the yard with them. I had no luck >> so > I >> stuck to poking 2 holes in a big can and drawing a rope through and then > walking >> on the cans.. >> >> Milly WARD Piros >> >> My Mind is Like Lightning.... >> One Brilliant Flash and poofffffffffffffffffff ! It's Gone....... >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNFENTRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNFENTRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Ahhh! Such pleasant memories for me, Milly. I've made those stilts, and walked on cans. After we moved to a house on the "Big Pike" (Highway 28), we would stomp on the side of beer cans we found along the road, and the cans would stick to our feet. We then used them to "skate" (slide) on the pavement. Another favorite pastime was making a "click 'n' wheel" which we pushed around a lot for fun. The click was a piece of bailing wire about 3 feet long with a little cup bent in the lower end and it was folded for strength where we held it. We used the "click" to push a small iron wheel (the band off a wagon wheel hub). It's so sad that the modern generation has to have the latest edition of gameboy or the fanciest playstation, and it becomes their entertainment and their social life. No wonder we have problems with children relating to each other and to their parents, grandparents, and teachers. Willie ----- Original Message ----- From: <MPiros1120@aol.com> To: <tnfentre@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 9:38 PM Subject: Re: [TNFENTRE] Parents of Bobby, Boyd, and Haskell Patton > Willie > > I remember walking down to the Patton's with my Delk & Leffew cousins. We > built stilts and tried walking around the yard with them. I had no luck so > I > stuck to poking 2 holes in a big can and drawing a rope through and then > walking > on the cans.. > > Milly WARD Piros > > My Mind is Like Lightning.... > One Brilliant Flash and poofffffffffffffffffff ! It's Gone....... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNFENTRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >