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1 week ago January 23, 2023January 23, 2023joynealkidney

This Journaled Prayer from 2004

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Leora’s Dexter Stories: The Scarcity Years of the Great Depression – List of Chapters

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023joynealkidney

Tonsillectomies, 1951

December 2, 2022December 2, 2022joynealkidney

Leora Frances Wilson: December 4, 1890-December 4, 1987

November 17, 2022November 18, 2022joynealkidney

The Rest of the Story of the 1942 Plymouth

November 14, 2022November 14, 2022joynealkidney

Annual Thanksgiving Dexter-Earlham Game Next Thursday [1931?]

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022joynealkidney

“Thanksgiving Day As Observed In This Community” [Dexter, Iowa, 1920s]

October 19, 2022October 19, 2022joynealkidney

Smorgasbord Bookshelf: New Book on the Shelves by Sally Cronin

September 16, 2022September 16, 2022joynealkidney

GI Night School and President Truman’s Platform

August 26, 2022August 26, 2022joynealkidney

Dad’s 1939 Chevy (AKA C-39)

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022joynealkidney

Gardens in the Family

July 27, 2022July 27, 2022joynealkidney

The 1936 Berlin Olympics

July 25, 2022January 23, 2023joynealkidney

Those Goff Reunions

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022joynealkidney

Four Generations at a Birthday Party, 1950

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022joynealkidney

What Happened to the Model-T “Roadster”

July 6, 2022July 7, 2022joynealkidney

Grandmother Goff Visits the Wilsons at Minburn, Iowa

July 3, 2022July 4, 2022joynealkidney

Dexfield Road

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022joynealkidney

Small Town Barber (poem)

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022joynealkidney

Farm Kids and Chores, 100 Years Ago

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022joynealkidney

8th Grade Graduation

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022joynealkidney

Getting the Wilson Kids to School was a Lot of Responsibility for a Young Boy

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022joynealkidney

Dad’s Reverse Mohawk

March 16, 2022March 16, 2022joynealkidney

Old Pump Organs

March 12, 2022March 12, 2022joynealkidney

What do you think?

February 16, 2022February 16, 2022joynealkidney

Grandma Ruby Neal’s Wicker Baskets

February 14, 2022July 9, 2022joynealkidney

Valentine’s Day, 1936

February 11, 2022February 11, 2022joynealkidney

Clabe’s Pipe

February 9, 2022February 9, 2022joynealkidney

Surprise Valentine from Mom

February 7, 2022February 9, 2022joynealkidney

Sweet Success Story by Rod Stanley, Dexter Historian

January 19, 2022January 19, 2023joynealkidney

1955 United Plane Crash near Dexter, Iowa

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