Read Selected Stories from
The Grannie Annie Family Story Celebration 2023/2024
#19
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1. A Chilling Story (early 1840s) by Charles Enke; Missouri, USA
On a cold winter night in the early 1840s my nine-year-old great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather . . .
2. The Incredible Find (1931) by Aiden Hunter; Missouri, USA
Crack! My great-uncle Tommy Collico, a ten-year-old boy, was casually walking on Grand Avenue. It was a . . .
3. A Call to Duty (1942–1944) by Mick Janish; Missouri, USA
In the autumn of 1942 I was a young man, barely out of my teens — and the world was at war. I knew that . . .
4. The Metal Shofar (1943) by Ezra Hillel Klein; New York, USA
It was Rosh Hashanah — the first day of the Jewish New Year — in September 1943. Usually my great- . . .
5. The Twister and the Two-Year-Old (1950) by Phoebe Wenger-Stickel; Missouri, USA
When my grandmother was living in Ohio, she witnessed a tornado that ripped a boy away from his home. . . .
6. The Cowboys and Indians (c. 1951) by Eliza Rouse; North Carolina, USA
Many families have funny stories that are passed from generation to generation. Almost all of my family’s . . .
7. Escaping Cuba (1959) by James Adrian Manza; Colorado, USA
When my grandma was about five years old, her family moved from New Jersey to Cuba, because her father . . .
8. Lady, the Hero (1960) by Gemma Vanni; Ohio, USA
Near a small, peaceful, quiet town surrounded by cornfields, there is a small little house, and in that house . . .
9. Achieving the Dream of a Lifetime (1950s–1962) by Malachi Crooks; Missouri, USA
During the 1950s there was a young girl growing up in a small village on the Greek island of Skopelos. . . .
10. The Mouse-tronaut (1964) by Levi Dill; Missouri, USA
It was 1964, and my sixteen-year-old grandpa was at school. He was listening to the instructions for the . . .
11. A Defiant Act and a Life Saved (1966) by Grace E. Farmakis; Missouri, USA
Have you ever heard of Stonewall Jackson, Douglas MacArthur, George Marshall, or even Edward McCormack? . . .
12. Never Lose Faith (1974–present) by Garrett Hardy; Missouri, USA
In 1974 my uncle Damian was born. The doctor told his mother and father that their baby was born with the . . .
13. The Hero Who Did Not Want Recognition (1988) by Caroline Clark; North Carolina, USA
My great-granddad, whom we call “Pop-Pop,” is the most memorable man in my family’s history. He not only . . .
14. The Closed Door of the Israel War (1991) by Jonathan Michael Mark; New York, USA
The deafening sound of the siren pierced the air as she fled the kitchen, leaving the cupboard doors swinging . . .
15. Farm Cats (1993) by Mackenzie Sasek; Missouri, USA
It’s a couple of weeks into summer, and I’m living my best life. Today we’re going to my grandparents’ farm . . .
16. The Village Hospital (c. 1995–2007) by Ma’lee Ochieng; Missouri, USA
Sometimes life can be very unfair. You never know what’s coming your way, yet it all depends on how you . . .
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