I often wish I thought of doing something like this before my Dad passed.
But this is an amazing story. Thanks for sharing.
I left one other out, forgot. She was about 90 years old an Aunt of my mother in law. She was sitting all alone, no one was talking with her, sad.
I took my notebook over and started chatting, interviewing her. She was so happy and told so many stories of her life in the late 1800's. Her trips by wagon, how they lived, etc.
After she died, that family wanted all my notes, glad to give them, yet a little angry they did not care to ask her anything about her life. OH well, she is now written up in a Who's Who book at the Historical Building of Okla.
I am not busy writeing a story of my dad's life, as only I and my brothers knew him that well. Some interesting stuff and humor that I don't want to lose in my death. We all have a story to tell to our future.
I recently received a letter written by my g g grandmother to her daughter, telling about what she knew of the family genealogy. So wonderful to receive.
“I often wish I thought of doing something like this before my Dad passed.”
It is a great idea, and worth the effort, but sometimes not doable. My dad would not tell me any of his ‘war stories’. He told a very few to my mother, who relayed them to me. When asked, he would confirm they were true but would not elaborate. She was his confidante, not I. He was trying to express his experience in a crucible and I was just wanting an exciting story. So he spoke to her.
This thread makes me miss him so much. I will say this now: God bless our military, the quick and the dead, presently serving to long retired, from the rawest, bald, bewildered recruit to the oldest, most grizzled veteran. If you are one of those, know that you are remembered, appreciated, respected and yes, loved. May God watch over and protect you, now and forever.