... our new house. Grace, Cecil and Novice were married. She divided up the furniture and some of the stock, giving one to every one, a horse or cow. One they had claimed as babies, as Dad bred horses, mules and cattle. We always claimed the one we wanted. Gay got a gray mule, which she took with her ... and they left riding in a wagon, pulled by two mules or horses. I finished washing and rinsing the white clothes and hung them on the line to dry My stepsister was punching down some overalls in the big black wash pot outside where we boiled them to get the dirt out, when she slipped and scal...

• Word Count: 5522
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

... was to pick apples for canning. She also liked to ride the farm horses, even if it was to haul wood. Norine left school at 16 in 1928 and went to work at the coat factory. She made $7.14 a week. Norine recalls that was pretty good money at that time. She worked as a sleeve setter, ... He has 3 sisters and 1 brother still living. James grew up in a suburban environment. He recalls the houses were side by side and all looked alike. James" father was a salesman for the knitting mills. He sold the product from the knitting mills to stores to be sold to consumers. James" remembers his father...

• Word Count: 3427
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School