Category Archives: Sprigg Street

New Header Image

Posted on October 4, 2014 by darlajune

I have changed the header image to show the block where our house was located on South Sprigg. This is the southernmost part of the 1200 block of South Sprigg. In this photo, the first house on the left was … Continue reading →

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The Mississippi River – My Confidante

Posted on July 10, 2014 by darlajune

  This morning I was thinking about my life in Cape Girardeau, MO, growing up very near the Mississippi River and how special that river was to me as a child & also as a teen-ager.  There was just something … Continue reading →

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Working On a New Post & a Baby Blanket

Posted on October 29, 2013 by darlajune

I promised some of you a post regarding Lewis VanBuren Yow, (photo above) and I want you to know I am still working on it. I have moved recently & my family history documents are in a state of disarray. … Continue reading →

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This Blog is Amazing!

Posted on October 14, 2013 by darlajune

I am so thrilled at the response of all of you reading this blog! So many childhood friends that I thought were lost to me forever have found this blog and gotten in touch after all these years. I feel … Continue reading →

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Mr Hilderman’s Grocery Store

Posted on October 11, 2013 by darlajune

There were 2 neighborhood grocery stores near my home in the 1200 block of South Sprigg; Sheepy’s (near Womack Drug Store, a few blocks away) and Hilderman’s on the corner of Ranney & Hackberry. Hilderman’s was only one block from … Continue reading →

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Back at the keyboard again

Posted on October 10, 2013 by darlajune

Well, I am back again. I have been on an extended hiatus for many reasons, health being one of them. But this morning, I called my unofficial blog mentor, Ken Steinhoff, and he gave me my marching orders. He said … Continue reading →

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Memories from Carole Avery Adams

Posted on August 7, 2012 by darlajune

A reader posted a comment recently which I felt should be published as an article on this blog. The following article is being published with her permission: Memories from Carole Avery Adams: I spent the first five years of my … Continue reading →

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Anybody Else Remember the Aluminum Christmas Tree?

Posted on December 28, 2011 by darlajune

When we moved to South Sprigg Street in the late 50’s, the new fad for Christmas at that time was the ALUMINUM CHRISTMAS TREE. We had one. We also had the light that sat next to it on the floor … Continue reading →

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My Pet Chicken and His/Her Early Demise (Update 12/9/11: New Info Reported)

Posted on December 8, 2011 by darlajune

  Ken Steinhoff’s article today about chickens (click here to read his article) brought back memories of the pet chicken I had when I was living on South Sprigg Street. Many of you have heard me tell this story so … Continue reading →

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A Tree Tried to Kill Me

Posted on November 22, 2011 by darlajune

One of my favorite places to be when I was a kid was in a tree. One of my neighborhood friends had a pretty good climbing tree. One summer day I climbed up on the biggest branch I could find … Continue reading →

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