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Suzan
True Blue Farmgirl
659 Posts
suzanne
duncannon
pa
USA
659 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 27 2008 : 08:54:01 AM
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| Has anyone read these? My husband and I collected them back in the early 70's and they are full of wonderful experiences and homemade ways of doing things. They are the result of a school project to interview the country and mountain people in the southeast to record their stories and ways of doing things so they weren't lost forever. I think anyone in this group of gals would enjoy them. |
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Sandra K. Licher
True Blue Farmgirl
1106 Posts
Sandra
Horseshoe Bend
Arkansas
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Posted - Jul 27 2008 : 09:17:16 AM
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I don't have all of them but I have 3 or 4 I think...they're wonderful! The kids used to get one for me every Christmas because they knew I was always trying to be self-sufficient and live off the land...except in those days there wasn't as much info available as now....they are timelss books! And the stories are so fascinating about the people! I'll have to dig them out and revisit them. Thanks for bringing up this topic!
Sam in AR..... "It's a great life if you don't weaken!"
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
4813 Posts |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Jul 27 2008 : 10:02:33 AM
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My parents had all of them when they first came out - I recently bought the first one. The knowledge in them is great, as well as the oral history parts. We are losing so much of our personal history, particularly as the country becomes more homogeneous - strip malls and franchises and all. (whoops, there goes a soap box topic for Amy Grace)
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without" |
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
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dkelewae
True Blue Farmgirl
1310 Posts
Diana
Saint Peters
MO
USA
1310 Posts |
Posted - Jul 27 2008 : 2:21:58 PM
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I've heard of them but never have had the pleasure of reading any of them yet.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #272
St. Peters MO
Country Girl trapped in the city! |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Jul 27 2008 : 4:47:37 PM
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I have them all and just love them..especially #2! I love the cookbook too!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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KnitSteph
Farmgirl in Training
39 Posts
Stephanie
Longview
TX
USA
39 Posts |
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
2544 Posts
Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
2544 Posts |
Posted - Jul 27 2008 : 8:13:18 PM
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I loved them too, but I don't know what happened to all mine, probably lost in a couple of cross country moves. I'm going to have to check the library and reread them. They are a national treasure....
Karin
Farmgirl Sister #153
"Give me shelter from the storm" - Bob Dylan
http://moodranch.blogspot.com
http://domesticnonsense.etsy.com |
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
2246 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 03:48:11 AM
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i had them and loved them all as well. when i worked at the va with the wwII veterans we used them in a story telling group to try and stimulate memory and storytelling, those fellas were mostly all rural guys and had some of the neatest stories. i would read to them out of the book and then they would say, well thats not quite the way we did it.......and then a story would unfold
love
frannie in texas
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Auntie Brenda
True Blue Farmgirl
168 Posts
Brenda
Boerne
Texas
USA
168 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 06:14:38 AM
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I just unpacked ours last week! We had stuff in storage for 5 years and I was unpacking the boxes with books. I looked at my husband and said do we still want these? I looked inside one of them and said, oh yes we're keeping these. When I have time, I will have to re-visit them.
Brenda
Farmgirl Sister #292 |
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Ga Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2355 Posts
Karen
Meansville
Ga.
USA
2355 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 07:31:07 AM
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I have 3 of them and love reading the old stories. Karen
Create in me a pure heart,O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalms 51:10 http://farmgirlingastyle.blogspot.com/ |
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Ga Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2355 Posts
Karen
Meansville
Ga.
USA
2355 Posts |
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Aunt Clemys Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
157 Posts
Linda
MA
USA
157 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 07:52:51 AM
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The Foxfire series of books are a must have. Contact your local library for an interlibrary loan to get started, your local bookstore or http://www.foxfire.org. You will visit each book again and again as a treasured friend. In a couple of months when the holiday rush begins to overwhelm you, pick up a copy of A Foxfire Christmas.
Aunt Clemy's Farm Girl
Kansas to Massachusetts |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 08:33:12 AM
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Yep..that is a good one too...a cute little christmas book. I forgot about the Christmas one!!
Welcome to the group Linda..I don't think I have welcomed you before!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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Suzan
True Blue Farmgirl
659 Posts
suzanne
duncannon
pa
USA
659 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 08:45:23 AM
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| We have 4 of them and I love to re-read them. A day in bed, cups of hot tea w/honey, warm quilts, and my Foxfire books...I wasn't aware of the Christmas one, I will be looking for it! |
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
1607 Posts
Michelle
Rosalia
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Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 10:44:49 AM
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YES! A must-have for everyone, I think. It always surprizes me who hasn't heard of/read them. I'll have to check our local library, and if they don't have them I'll recommend them. We have a few copies left, and have loaned out the others and lost track. I appreciate the posts on where to get them now. They really are a treasure to share with new generations. Very inspiring to go and collect stories, lore, wisdom, how-to from older generations before that valuable information or visiting is a lost opportunity.
We make a difference. |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 5:47:40 PM
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Never heard of the books. But, I surely would like to check them out. I'll check around to see who may have them. Thanks for that idea. I love to read.
Marly |
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shepherdgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1008 Posts
Tracy
California
USA
1008 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 8:14:47 PM
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I've read them too! I have a couple, and borrowed the rest from the Library. I didn't know there was a cookbook OR a Christmas book! I'd LOVE to read those! I wish they had more in depth explainations of how to actually DO the things though--- or am I forgetting what was actually IN them? Hmmm..... guess I'll have to take another look at them. ~~~Tracy
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. ~~ George Carlin |
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