The daughter of one of my best friends is taking a welding class in high school. Isn’t that neat! The picture above is of Sarah McCranie in action in her classroom. Of course, it reminds me of Rosie the Riveter and all the many women who worked in the defense factories during World War II. It is good to see women welding again! Women in the 1940s did many jobs previously only performed by men. They worked in aircraft plants, shipyards, and industrial factories, making all ty

The 1940s and 1950s gave us some special love songs. Written and performed amidst War World II and the Korean War, they were heartfelt and full of longing, sincerity, and even fun. Here is one from 1950 for you and your Valentine this Valentine’s Day! The song “All My Love” was a popular song by Patti Page. It was released in August 1950 and became Page’s first number one hit. Afterward, she became the best-selling female artist of the 1950s. The music for “All My Love” was

My son gave me an unexpected Christmas present! He bought Ancestry.com in November with a Black Friday sale. We were amazed at all the family documents he received! One of those documents was my grandfather, Paul Green’s, World War II military registration card. The registration card lists his basic information - name, address, age, and birthdate. For telephone number, he listed none, which is hard to imagine today. He listed his mother as his employer as he worked on their

Christmas 1941 in the United States was an unusual and difficult one. Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, and the United States had entered World War II on December 8. It was a Christmas of much uncertainty. The country did, however, have a special holiday visitor! On December 22, Winston Churchill, the famous British Prime Minister, came to visit President Franklin D. Roosevelt to discuss war strategies. He stayed at the White House for three weeks. On Christmas

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