I mentioned my cousin Vicky Podgurski in my first post and wanted to share a story she told me. Vicky was at school in Geneva, Switzerland in the late 1960’s and her brother Jay was in the Army in Turkey. She wanted to visit him and took the train to Turkey. At some point in …
Monthly Archives: November 2014
Butte Vacations
One of the highlights of my youth was vacationing in Montana. We would drive from Kansas City to Butte on the U. S.highways, a slow drive at best. Mom and Dad would alternate drving and we wouldn’t stop overnight. They had to be exhausted by the time we reached Butte! The first vacation I can …
Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving! This is a great time to give thanks for our (very) extended family. Our children have added to this family through marriage and I include all these families in the scope of this site. We will have many memories, some happy, some sad, but all of them defining us. For them (you) all …
Babyland, Butte
I remember when we went to Butte for Grandpa Fritz’s funeral, I went with Dad and Uncle Bill to see Paul’s grave. Bill had made a frame of 2×4’s, painted it white and put it the ground to mark Paul’s grave.It was very sad, and now apparently it’s gone back to the earth. But I …
Fritz-McElligott Family Memories
These memories are by Steven Lee Fritz, Jack and Barb Fritz’s oldest son. Any additions by other of his children will be indicated. This memoir is focused on the family created by the marriages of John Henry (“Jack”) Fritz to Barbara Jean McElligott and William Lee Fritz to Geraldine McElligott during WWII. It includes …
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