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JOE’S STORIES
Joe’s stories – old, new, mostly true One more immigrant sponsored About the time that Cousin Kurt came with Ruth,…
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Joe and Anna help other immigrants
Shortly after Anna’s niece and family came in 1954, Anna’s nephew Kurt asked about coming to the USA. Since it…
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Joe and Anna sponsor new immigrants
My parents, Joe and Anna, no doubt expected to be approached at some point about sponsoring one of their family…
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Corn for the critters
Joe’s stories – old, new, mostly true Field corn was one of the staples on most family farms at the…
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Farm products – butter, eggs, fruit – help pay the mortgage
Determined to keep their farm and pay off the mortgage as soon as possible, Joe and Anna produced a variety…
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The World War II Years
Joe’s stories – old, new, mostly true The World War II Years My parents, Joe and Anna, had lived through…
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Toting the tomatoes to market
Joe’s stories – old, new, mostly true Delivering the tomatoes we raised As noted in the raising tomatoes story (Suburban…
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Raising (acres and acres of) tomatoes
Now that the tomato season is upon us, I am reminded of the years when my parents, Joe and Anna,…
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