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War Stories
Saving and sharing the memories of our past before they're lost and gone forever


A Week to Remember – From Pearl Harbor to 9/11
This week in the month of September is a week of remembering. It is a week to remember the 2,977 people who died during the horrific...
Sep 10, 20202 min read


A Fun Find for Savings Bonds
A co-worker recently suggested that I do a search on my computer for “U.S. Treasury” and “Guest Star.” Those two things did not seem to...
Aug 21, 20202 min read


School Uncertainties in 1944 and 2020
With all the discussion about COVID-19 and reopening schools, I have been reminded of another time in our country’s history when going to...
Jul 29, 20201 min read


A World War II Monument Not to Miss
Leroy Barnard, James E. Clark, Wilbur Daniels – this is just a few of the names engraved on the World War II monument in Savannah, GA. If...
Jun 30, 20202 min read


Revisiting Saving Private Ryan – The True Story Behind the Movie
With the 76th Anniversary of D-Day quickly approaching and with having more free time at home, my husband and I recently re-watched the...
Apr 28, 20203 min read


Old WWII Photographs Keep Our Family Histories Alive
As we lose more and more family members and loved ones who lived and served through World War II, old family photographs and letters...
Feb 27, 20201 min read


Surviving Auschwitz Podcast
I just discovered this wonderful podcast from the History Channel called History This Week. This is the first episode I listened to, and...
Jan 27, 20201 min read


The USO Brings Christmas Joy
Everyone wants to feel joy at Christmas, but imagine being in war and thousands of miles away from family and friends without the...
Dec 18, 20192 min read


Thankful in 1943 and Today
Thanksgiving Day during World War II was not the same for most American families. They were separated from loved ones fighting in the...
Nov 1, 20193 min read


A Footprint of Retail and World History
While exploring Savannah, GA with my boys this summer, we made an interesting discovery! On Broughton Street, right next to their...
Aug 28, 20192 min read


There is no Jewish Question in Denmark!
Another Fifth-Grade History Lesson on How Thousands of Jews were Saved during the Holocaust. While I have spent hours and hours...
Mar 11, 20192 min read


A Fifth-Grade History Lesson
I was recently helping my fifth-grade son study for a history test and was impressed with what he was learning. Did you know that the...
Nov 5, 20181 min read


Walt Disney, Donald Duck, & Hitler?
We recently went to Walt Disney World for part of our family vacation, and it reminded me of my favorite World War II film. Odd, hugh? My...
Oct 19, 20181 min read


A Good Mouthful of a Movie
It’s a mouthful to say and type – The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, but it’s the title of the best movie I’ve seen all...
Aug 24, 20181 min read


Huntsville's Soldiers of Production
Before World War II, Huntsville, AL was a quaint, mostly farming town. All of that changed in 1941. The U.S. government decided to make...
Aug 8, 20182 min read


A Piece of World War II History in Georgia
This past Saturday I finally got to visit a true piece of War World II history right in Georgia! In the city of Warm Springs, sits...
Apr 24, 20181 min read


Who’s George Marshall and What was his Plan?
While World War II helped pull the United States out of the Great Depression, it devastated many European countries. Did you know that...
Mar 20, 20181 min read


Penny Toys to Toy Instruments – Christmas Toys of the 1940s!
What’s on your Christmas list this year? Song of Return spans from September 1946 to May 1948, and Christmas was as merry in those years...
Dec 19, 20171 min read


Let’s All Grow a Victory Garden!
Have you eaten any home grown vegetables lately? I must admit that I haven’t. After trying to grow my own tomatoes two summers in a row,...
Jun 20, 20162 min read


The Forgotten Heroes of the Home Front
The United States would not have won World War II without the millions of soldiers, nurses, and factory defense workers who served during...
Apr 15, 20161 min read
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