This story was submitted to One Legacy by Butch Wolfe of Burlington, KY, in honor and loving memory of his father, Charles Wolfe, who originally wrote this story describing his Christmas in 1953,...
Not Home for The Holidays
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GREAT, NOW WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?
I was born in March of 1938, in St. Louis, MO. I lived in South St Louis, near Carondelet Park, been there most of my life. I attended a local public school, Woerner Elementary School. Later I...
I WANT TO BE JUST LIKE THEM WHEN I GROW UP
My name is Cheryl Brunsmann. I was born in 1961 and raised south of Belleville IL. The farm I was raised on is almost directly across from Belleville West High School. I'm the youngest of thirteen...
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Auton
Dear Mr. & Mrs. Auton, I’m just old-fashioned enough to believe that parents should be consulted when a guy is in love with their daughter. I’m sorry for the trouble I’ve caused you recently but...
TO SEE A SMILE ON THEIR FACE
My name is Charles Polleschultz, III. I was born in St. Louis in 1946. One of three children, I was the oldest with two sisters. My father worked at McDonald Douglas as an Aeronautical Design...
MY PRACTICE IS MY MINISTRY
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE SMELLY I was born in 1968, in St. Louis, Mo. Today, we would call it a free-range childhood. We lived in an urban area (which is now a suburban), and, were lucky enough...
IF YOU SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING
My name is June Brown. I was born in November 1940 in St Louis MO. My dad was a butcher, and mother was a stay-at-home mom. I had four siblings. We lived in an average neighborhood, and we all...
TOMORROW CAN ALWAYS BE A BETTER DAY
I was born in Sept of 1960 in East St. Louis Illinois. It was a very interesting time,and difficult time, in East St. Louis. We stayed on a street where we were one of the very few blacks in East...
BLENDING FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
My name is Angie Eckert, born in Belleville IL, I married in to the Eckert Family. I learned about Eckert’s just as most members of the community do. I got one of my first jobs at Eckert’s in the...
TO MY NEW BROTHER OR SISTER!
My name is Jason Ford. I’m from St. Louis MO, born in 2006. And here’s my story…. Hello, baby brother or sister. I'm very happy you are on the way. I screamed when I heard that you were created. I...
Three Lessons to Share
I’m Daniel. I was born in St Louis in 2006. When I was younger, I was incredibly dumb. My Dad reminded me about these lessons. He clearly remembers it because I was incredibly dumb to even try to...
What was my favorite memory from going to school?
My name is Margery Galle, I grew up in East St Louis MO. I have so many great memories from school, I guess the one that I always go back to is my walk from home to school. We had a long walk and I...