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“Grace is great for nostalgia but she’s not stuck in the past” from the May 11, 1978 Door County Advocate
Planting the garden was a happy, cooperative family time.
“Chore list increased as Easter drew nearer” from the April 15, 1976 Door County Advocate
Grace Samuelson reflects on what the month of April and Easter were like when she was young.
“Spring will come, just like it did in the years gone by” from the March 22, 1979 Door County Advocate
It was a little hard, early on a Sunday morning, to think spring when I looked out, past the high snow banks, and saw a deer trotting down Joliet av…
“Anticipation of spring spiced winter’s end” from the March 16, 1976 Door County Advocate
Grace Samuelson describes what the month of March was like when she was young.
“Thanksgiving more special in those days” from the November 27, 1974 Door County Advocate
Is it just a trick of memory, or really true that the good old-fashioned winters came earlier, with deeper snow, years ago?
“School days remind Grace of her ‘good old golden rule’ days” from the September 27, 1979 Door County Advocate
When I started school in Miss Jenkins’ Primary room, my two older sisters walked me to school. Checked gingham dresses, Verna’s and mine blue, Vera’s…
“Those lazy days of summer” from the August 12, 1976 Door County Advocate
Grace Samuelson reflects on the bicentennial year, and what it was like in July and August when she was a girl.
“Summer had different delights when Grace was a youngster” from the July 12, 1977 Door County Advocate
Somewhere around the Fourth, in days before the first World War, the cherries were ripe, or at least ripe enough to pick on the stem, as most were sent…
“Tracing of family histories provides glimpse into hardships of pioneers” from the June 24, 1976 Door County Advocate
Now in this bicentennial year of 1976 we know that at some time all Americans were immigrants, coming to the New World to settle in a nation whose…
“June a rare month as well as providing many rare days” from the June 19, 1979 Door County Advocate
Grace Samuelson reflects on her experiences during the month of June.
A scanned copy of "Reflections on Door County: a Grace Samuelson sampler" can be read for free
Grace Samuelson's 1986 book can be borrowed for free from the Internet Archive.
“Strawberry shortcake part of June in ‘good old days’” from the June 9, 1977 Door County Advocate
Grace Samuelson describes picking and preserving strawberries when she was young, and also reflects on strawberry shortcakes, beekeeping, garden…
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