Hi all, my father is 78 and I have been recording his stories of childhood in Clarksville for the last few years. It is amazing the names and dates he can remember. At 07:24 AM 2/7/01 -0800, you wrote: >To Sandra Ellis: Did you ever think of recording your parents stories? My >grandfather was a story teller with a wonderful memory and I always wish >that I >had just walked around with a recorder in my pocket. His stories are gone >forever. Jo... > >Sandra Ellis wrote: > > > Linda, > > > > It's possible that both my parents could remember your parents. My parents > > are both 71 and grew up in what was known as "South Clarksville". Daddy is > > one of the "Sheppard kids" (grandma had 14) and they lived on Current > Street > > near Dr. Burt's "Home Infirmary". Mother was a Walker and her family lived > > on Charlotte Street near the Petri Cigar Plant. Both of them have a memory > > that is unbelievable! I love to mention something like that cigar store > > Indian just to get either of them started talking. (Just like with Frank > > Frost mentioned in another message.) One story always leads to another! > > > > Sandy Ellis Shirley Gordon Administrative Secretary 324 S. Kedzie Hall Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48823-1032 517-353-3290 Fax 517-432-2049

Thanks, and someday share them. Those times are gone forever. I hope this idea catches on. Jo... Shirley Gordon wrote: > Hi all, my father is 78 and I have been recording his stories of childhood > in Clarksville for the last few years. It is amazing the names and dates he > can remember. > > At 07:24 AM 2/7/01 -0800, you wrote: > >To Sandra Ellis: Did you ever think of recording your parents stories? My > >grandfather was a story teller with a wonderful memory and I always wish > >that I > >had just walked around with a recorder in my pocket. His stories are gone > >forever. Jo... > > > >Sandra Ellis wrote: > > > > > Linda, > > > > > > It's possible that both my parents could remember your parents. My parents > > > are both 71 and grew up in what was known as "South Clarksville". Daddy is > > > one of the "Sheppard kids" (grandma had 14) and they lived on Current > > Street > > > near Dr. Burt's "Home Infirmary". Mother was a Walker and her family lived > > > on Charlotte Street near the Petri Cigar Plant. Both of them have a memory > > > that is unbelievable! I love to mention something like that cigar store > > > Indian just to get either of them started talking. (Just like with Frank > > > Frost mentioned in another message.) One story always leads to another! > > > > > > Sandy Ellis > > Shirley Gordon > Administrative Secretary > 324 S. Kedzie Hall > Michigan State University > East Lansing, MI 48823-1032 > 517-353-3290 > Fax 517-432-2049

Ya'll are so lucky to still have the opportunity to record your family history! I would give anything if I had thought of it when I was much younger and my grandparents and great grandparents were alive! You are really doing a great service for the next generations of your family that will now be able to have recorded for them what has been handed down!!!! Good luck! ----- Original Message ----- From: Shirley Gordon <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 8:18 AM Subject: Re: [TNMONTGO-L] Re: Fiederling---Jo > Hi all, my father is 78 and I have been recording his stories of childhood > in Clarksville for the last few years. It is amazing the names and dates he > can remember. > > > > At 07:24 AM 2/7/01 -0800, you wrote: > >To Sandra Ellis: Did you ever think of recording your parents stories? My > >grandfather was a story teller with a wonderful memory and I always wish > >that I > >had just walked around with a recorder in my pocket. His stories are gone > >forever. Jo... > > > >Sandra Ellis wrote: > > > > > Linda, > > > > > > It's possible that both my parents could remember your parents. My parents > > > are both 71 and grew up in what was known as "South Clarksville". Daddy is > > > one of the "Sheppard kids" (grandma had 14) and they lived on Current > > Street > > > near Dr. Burt's "Home Infirmary". Mother was a Walker and her family lived > > > on Charlotte Street near the Petri Cigar Plant. Both of them have a memory > > > that is unbelievable! I love to mention something like that cigar store > > > Indian just to get either of them started talking. (Just like with Frank > > > Frost mentioned in another message.) One story always leads to another! > > > > > > Sandy Ellis > > Shirley Gordon > Administrative Secretary > 324 S. Kedzie Hall > Michigan State University > East Lansing, MI 48823-1032 > 517-353-3290 > Fax 517-432-2049 >