The Great Depression Archives

Stories around the Kitchen Table

by Becky Van Vleet · In: Creating Family Memories, Grandchildren, grandfather memories, Grandmother memories, Guest Posts, Memories from childhood, Preserving Family Memories, Sharing Family Stories, The Great Depression · on Oct 6, 2025

I love my online author friends! For October's family story, I'd like to welcome guest blogger Jessica Tanner. Her story of an old kitchen table and family gatherings brought back my own memories of …

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Brick by Brick

by Becky Van Vleet · In: Creating Family Memories, Father, Memories from childhood, Preserving Family Memories, Sharing Family Stories, The Great Depression, WWII · on Jun 9, 2025

Brick by Brick by Becky Van Vleet I grew up in a family of four girls. It didn’t matter that there were no sons to summon for projects around the house. Daddy enlisted all of …

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“Work for the Night is Coming…”

by Becky Van Vleet · In: Creating Family Memories, Grandmother memories, Guest Posts, Memories from childhood, Preserving Family Memories, Sharing Family Stories, The Great Depression · on Mar 4, 2025

I'd like to welcome Gail Kittleson as my guest blogger for March. I love her story about long ago memories of her grandmother. This generation worked so hard to survive the Great Depression and never …

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