tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36183952.post1075868383754034727..comments2024-03-27T12:20:38.538-05:00Comments on JUST ME: What my parents told me about the Great DepressionDonna. Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393352099473686196noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36183952.post-32077246410467636122009-02-13T17:35:00.000-06:002009-02-13T17:35:00.000-06:00I am sad I missed this post. It was wonderful. I'l...I am sad I missed this post. It was wonderful. I'll have to go through my familie's old stuff and see what I can find. You just got me to thinkin'It's mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02030081794655766175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36183952.post-67850418284494644032009-02-13T14:57:00.000-06:002009-02-13T14:57:00.000-06:00We watched a movie the other night on TCM about Wo...We watched a movie the other night on TCM about Woody Guthrie and the Great Depression. I think it was called Bound for Glory. I wasn't around then, but I think this was a pretty accurate depiction of what a lot of families went through. Piqued my curosity enough that I Googled dust storms afterwards.Ms Martyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16996078255731307805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36183952.post-34881424450301043902009-02-13T13:55:00.000-06:002009-02-13T13:55:00.000-06:00My parents did not talk about it. My mother was a ...My parents did not talk about it. My mother was a young teen and my father was a young adult supporting his family(his mother, sister and brother)as his father had died just a few years before. They only said that times were hard.Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02185860853151726676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36183952.post-79396819009332280402009-02-13T13:18:00.000-06:002009-02-13T13:18:00.000-06:00Great post. I do not believe that our nation compr...Great post. I do not believe that our nation comprehends exactly how bad this will be for our nation.<BR/><BR/>Prior to the depression folks made due, as they did not have the government to rely upon. Now even at a speech by our new president people are begging. <BR/><BR/>My mother's favorite toy during the depression(btw) was a home made checker set that my grandfather made for his eight children. They lived in Toledo Ohio and unemployment there was nearly 70%.(according to my mother)<BR/>JenniferHumble wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02823200562312609670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36183952.post-12583591722425531432009-02-13T11:59:00.000-06:002009-02-13T11:59:00.000-06:00I heard many of the tales of the great depression....I heard many of the tales of the great depression. My mom and dad had some really hard times, but they remained happy and lived to tell about it. Lifestyle changes happened but they adapted. They sure watched their money all the rest of their lives too.I'm mostly known as 'MA'https://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36183952.post-17163609350833760652009-02-13T09:36:00.000-06:002009-02-13T09:36:00.000-06:00Your Mom was very pretty! And your Dad looks to be...Your Mom was very pretty! And your Dad looks to be a very handsome young man in the pic. I love reading your stories about your family. <BR/>My Mom and Dad didn't have it so rough during the Depression. They both lived on their parents farms, so they had lots to eat. Mom said they did eat potatoes every day, though. <BR/>Thanks for sharing this.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08550121039138724203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36183952.post-27859232557933025572009-02-13T08:16:00.000-06:002009-02-13T08:16:00.000-06:00I was small in those depression years but I do rem...I was small in those depression years but I do remember they had stamps to use buying things like sugar, gas and things. Those things were what they called rationed things. When those were gone then you did without. I think I got my saving every little thing because it might be used one day comes from the stingyness our parents had to live through.HelenHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10157512726495946384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36183952.post-16801647614502754582009-02-13T07:48:00.000-06:002009-02-13T07:48:00.000-06:00My mother grew up in the depression but I don't th...My mother grew up in the depression but I don't think it really affected them much. Her father was a teacher and they had a garden and chickens. So always fresh or canned veggies and a chicken on Sundays. Maybe the drought wasn't so bad up in western Canada. But it instilled life long thriftiness in her. She saved everything!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com