My grandma, Marjorie “Marge” Schramm was the first female mayor of Kirkwood in St. Louis. I wasn’t even alive yet when she finished her two four-year terms as mayor. It actually wasn’t until much...
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Cantelope
One time in the fifth grade, I stumbled across a food pun poem. I just looked it up now; it’s called Do You Carrot All For Me? The author is unknown, but the poem goes like this: Do you carrot all...
Hungry Donkey
This is one of the many stories my family tells about Nigeria. I picked this one in particular because I think it is funny. You will see why after reading this. To get you some idea of my family my...
Night at Granny’s
We turn the corner into a small street called Bridle Lane. I am antsy from what seems like an extremely long drive, but in reality it is only about 30 minutes. We pull up to a small tan house. It is...
Memoir
It always amazes me how content people were with how little they had, before technology and almost luxury with so much money and possessions. Using a luxury I take for granted, I called my mom’s...
Football Hero
The 17-year-old boy walked through the hallway with pride. Teachers who had seen him play football, but hadn't actually seen him in person would ask, “Are you Wayne?” My dad would just respond with...
The Quiet Irish Farmer
Although it sounds cliché and trite, being a farmer is indeed a way of life. My father was a quintessential farmer. He was born on a farm and spent almost eighty years of his life on the same flat...
Top 10 Stories on OneLegacy.com
In 2015, the stories submitted and published on OneLegacy.com revolved around family history, heroes, caregivers, spiritual legacies and overcoming challenges. Some were poignant; others were...
Santa Brings Snow
My grandfather was an interesting character who was very much loved by his grandchildren. Even his name was unique – Clarence Earl Heaney. He went by many different names but none that had anything...
Do You Remember?
I understand, even at 52, what my father-in-law is referring to when he states at the age of 76 he can't remember where he left his shoes, but he can remember his first home phone number 75 years...
Santa’s Early Visit
What is my most memorable family tradition? That is an easy one - Christmas! Christmas was the greatest holiday for me growing up. It is the one that I remember the most. I would always fight going...
The Mysterious Dottie
- Submitted by Irene Leland I was sixteen when I met the man whom my mother could have married. It was January 31, 1964, in St. Louis, Missouri. He was in town for a professional engagement, and...