Hey all. Eli is doing a project for school on interviewing someone a lot older to find out how things were different when they were growing up. He sent questions to mom to answer. I won't list the questions, but write what she sent. I thought you might be interested in her answers. I don't know of anyone except Butch Cassidy who was famous- you may not want to admit that he was a distant relative. My entire childhood was spent in Gunlock, Utah. We had a two bedroom, one bathroom home. I shared a bedroom with my older sister. I only had one sibling. My grandparents on my dad's side lived just down the street from us. I spent a lot of time with them. I loved grandma's fresh homemade bread, homemade butter and buttermilk, homemade noodles and chicken. She made everything. I belonged to the LDS church. We went to church as a family on Sundays and had lots of fun activities for young people on weekdays. We didn't have chores written down- we just did work that needed to be done. Some of them were mowing lawns, planting the garden and hoeing weeds, cleaning house, washing dishes by hand, hanging out clothes, etc. My grandfather was a farmer and we got to help haul hay, hoe weeds, harvest the fruits and fields of all kinds of melons. It was hard work but lots of fun. My mother was postmistress in out town for 30 years and worked in the post office located next to our property. It was great because she could always be home. I didn't have a paying job until I was able to drive- then I had a job in St. George as a waitress. We always had a radio and listened to programs like "The Lone Ranger" and "Our Miss Brooks." We finally got a black and white TV with one channel. My dad bought a new car for the family when I was old enough to drive. It was great to drive to school and to work! I had lots of free time as a child and could go anywhere I wanted. I played a lot with friends. We liked softball, dodge ball, red rover, kick the can, swimming and wading in the creek and riding horses. As a family, we liked to go swimming at a nice pool, go out in the hills, camp out, spend holidays with extended family. Our family ate regular meals together- lots of fresh vegetables, fruits and venison. Our foods were homemade. We canned fruits and vegetables for use in the winter. School was fun when I was thirteen! We didn't have computers and calculators. We learned to write, do arithmetic, read everything the old fashioned way. Girls always had to wear dresses to school. We would usually go to dances and other activities as a group. We usually didn't single date until about 16 years. People often got married younger-some at age 19. Movies the were different- they would be G-rated by today's standards. Dances were fun- we learned to dance different dances as a couple. We had the radio and newspapers to help us to know what was going on in the world. My pets? I always had kittens to play with, at lease one dog, two parakeets, a pet lamb and a pet bunny. At one time, we had a pet lion, and we always had horses to ride. Happy reading :) Enjoy!!!!