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Category Archives: NY History
Rabies Shots
Today Dear Reader I have one word for you: Bats. I sense your confusion. Is this another political commentary, an observation on 2020, or am I giving an insight into my general mental health? Well, no, it’s about the mammal: … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Norvell Family History, NY, NY History, Ontario Co
Tagged Bats, Rabies Shots
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Decoration Day then and now
70 years ago when I was young we celebrated “Decoration Day.” In those days the term Decoration Day was often used instead of the current term: Memorial Day. This older term has gone out of fashion now. It is a … Continue reading
Posted in American History, American holidays, Combat, NY, NY History, Veterans
Tagged American Civil War, Decoration Day, GAR
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Home Repairs ???
The time after the holidays is always a good time to regroup. We put away the decorations and get back to those projects and repairs that have been neglected. So it was when I was younger as well. My father … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Norvell Family History, NY, NY History
Tagged 1950s, Auto repair, family lore, Home repairs
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My Mother and the Turkey — A Thanksgiving Fable
My mother wrote the following story many years ago: “When I was young, our neighbor came home with a parcel of turkeys and chickens. Since there wasn’t much traffic on our road, he let them run wild. This … Continue reading
Posted in American History, American holidays, Norvell Family History, NY, NY History, Thanksgiving
Tagged Fibber Magee, Thanksiving, Turkey
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At Sleepy Hollow
For many years, after we moved back to New York, we wanted to visit Sleepy Hollow at Halloween time. It probably has to do mostly with the Disney movie version of Washington Irving’s Legend of Sleepy Hollow. If you somehow … Continue reading