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1881 photo of the Dan Ballard family

by Joe Mayfield

All rights reserved

September 5, 1774

The first Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia.

September 21, 1784

America’s first daily paper, "The Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser", was published in Philadelphia.

September 14, 1814

by Bill Hawksford

The History of Labor Day
The Movement That Created More Than Just a Holiday

Peter McGuire was already working at age eleven, selling newspapers on the streets of New York City, shining shoes, cleaning stores and running errands. It was his job to help support his mother and six brothers and sisters when his father went away to fight in the Civil War in 1863.

Chow Chow

Lilly Mae Rickerson Neese

June 3, 1888 to Sept. 17, 1981

North Fulton County, Ga.

Submitted by: Lisa Redd

5 Pints cabbage, chopped

5 pints green tomatoes, chopped

1 pint onions, chopped

9 green peppers, chopped

½ cup salt

3 pints vinegar

Lilly Mae Rickerson Neese

June 3, 1888 to Sept. 17, 1981

Come on into the kitchen, the place to pay tribute to great cooks. The women (and some men) in the kitchen are no longer with us. Some are elderly, or a family member is telling their memories.

submitted by Polly Mazariegos

If you have children in school, from Kindergarten to High School, August is the month to Get Your Kids Ready for school time.

By Joe Mayfield

Article By Bill Hawksford

In 1947, Billy the British soldier arrived in a small Yorkshire town know as Chapeltown, a few miles north of Sheffield, where he was attached to a Polish Resettlement Corp PRC.

2003 - The story you are about to read comes from a very dear friend of mine, Dr. Jim Kirby. I had the opportunity to meet Dr. Kirby in a WWII chat room on AOL called WW2 Vets and Friends, which James Vernere and Dr. Kirby co founded. This is a wonderful chat room full of veterans and friends. The room meets everyday at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Est. please join us and share your stories.—Dr. Zoë Simmons

Dentists Recount Okinawa

By: Daniel McCann

Provided by: Dr. Jim Kirby