The Ford Barn

Job · 02-10-2011, 08:27 PM

OK it's been brought up so I have to tell the story! "up hill both ways" I heard that for years from my mom. Finally got to go to New Sweden, ME to see where she grew up and went to school. Her house was at the top of a hill and she had to walk down to the valley and up to the top of the next hill to get to school. HMM Up hill both ways!!! We got a good laugh about it at the time and for years afterwards. She had lots of fun telling me "See I told you so!"
She left New Sweden in 1930 at the age of ten, I took her back in 1970, forty years later, stopped at the general store as we pulled into town. We walked through the door, the clerk looked up and said "well Hi Rosella, nice to see you" as if she had never left! He suggested we stop at a local house where a kaffee klatch was happening. We walked up and knocked on the door, a lady opened the door, turned to the ladies inside and said "look everyone, Rosella's here" Mom felt like she'd never left, and it amazes me to this day! My great grandpa owned the Ford Garage in town. I have a cherished photo of Great Grandpa and Grandpa in front of the garage with a Model T
I have my dads mileage ration identification folder with C8a stamps in it. As well as Basic mileage ration A17 stamps. He was a construction worker.
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02-10-2011, 08:27 PM	#33
Job Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Port Hadlock, WA Posts: 28	Re: Gas ration WW-2 OK it's been brought up so I have to tell the story! "up hill both ways" I heard that for years from my mom. Finally got to go to New Sweden, ME to see where she grew up and went to school. Her house was at the top of a hill and she had to walk down to the valley and up to the top of the next hill to get to school. HMM Up hill both ways!!! We got a good laugh about it at the time and for years afterwards. She had lots of fun telling me "See I told you so!" She left New Sweden in 1930 at the age of ten, I took her back in 1970, forty years later, stopped at the general store as we pulled into town. We walked through the door, the clerk looked up and said "well Hi Rosella, nice to see you" as if she had never left! He suggested we stop at a local house where a kaffee klatch was happening. We walked up and knocked on the door, a lady opened the door, turned to the ladies inside and said "look everyone, Rosella's here" Mom felt like she'd never left, and it amazes me to this day! My great grandpa owned the Ford Garage in town. I have a cherished photo of Great Grandpa and Grandpa in front of the garage with a Model T I have my dads mileage ration identification folder with C8a stamps in it. As well as Basic mileage ration A17 stamps. He was a construction worker. Job