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March 29, 2020 Stories from our youth from Bill Jackson   We lived at 210 Quincy St. in Clarksburg, WV, one block up from Lynn Ave where Miss Strothers owned a small grocery store. It was probably her former living room. She sold mostly dry goods. My mother took me with her to pay her […]

March 28, 2020 Stories of his youth from Chester Pribble.   Hello Dan.   You have a wonderful idea of collecting stories for the Jackson mailers. I only live an hour away from you. You and yours should take a drive to Woolrich, PA when the Coronavirus is gotten under control.   At age 95 […]

March 28, 2020 Stories of our youth from Dan Hyde   One of my questions to stimulate memories was “What was your favorite room in your house?” My favorite room in the old farmhouse where I grew up on Harris Road in LeRoy, NY was the kitchen. There are many reasons why besides it was […]

March 28, 2020 Stories of our Youth from Ron Jackson   We moved from Jackson’s Mill, WV in 1940, but kept close contact with our Grandparents–Dora & Byron Jackson. They lived & farmed the land across the road from the Main entrance to Jackson’s Mill. We made several visits a year to the farm. During […]

March 24, 2020 Stories of our youth – from Judy Donohoo   Grandpa Jackson was about 6’6″ (maybe a little taller) and weighed about 300 lbs. He chewed tobacco and always had a “spit can” by his chair (a 3 lb coffee can). We all hated to ride in his car because he would spit […]

March 24, 2020 Stories of our youth from Judy Donohoo   Chinaberries   So many memories of my Jackson grandparents. This is just one (or rather several).   Growing up I always lived in the same town (Lubbock, TX) as my grandparents on both sides. My Grandpa James Jackson retired from teaching in the late […]

March 24, 2020   My earliest memory is of standing next to my Italian grandmother as she stirred a big pot of boiling water. I was 3. [I watched as] She was pushing the snails that were trying to escape back down into the water.   I remember that she had a little corral for […]

March 24, 2020 Stories of our youth – from Glen Cowgill   I mentioned in my previous memory that my grandmother was the greatest cook in the world. My grandmother had cherry trees behind the house along with a black walnut tree and many plants that were a source of food. The greatest moment visiting […]