2009.01.05
Oral history
With World War II veterans passing into eternity every day, it is more important than ever to collect their memories of that world-altering time. But what about the folks who were left on the home front? They surely have lots of interesting memories about keeping the families fed despite horrendous shortages. Now, the National World War II Museum in New Orleans has created a national grassroots program to collect those memories, too. It's called, appropriately, "Kitchen Memories," and the museum folks hope it will produce a collection of stories, recipes and memories of the war.
Did you live through World War II on the home front? Do you have stories about shopping, rationing, growing victory gardens, cooking or serving your family? If not you, how about your parents or your grandparents or other relatives and friends? If so, the museum staff would like for you to contact them at (504) 527-6012, extension 229. Or you can e-mail lauren.handley@nationalww2museum.org or go to this Web site for details.
Heck, the way the country is looking these days, we might be able to learn something from those times of rationing and victory gardens.
my grandfather was in wwII i cant wait to share this with my mom so she can share her memories.
Comment by opal gibson — January 5, 2009 @ 3:44 pm
I was born on Aug. 31, 1942 and I have rationing coupons and a store receipt showing that my father paid for a phone call to the doctor who came to our home to deliver me. We lived in a rural area of Pittsylvania county and only a few phones lines existed.
Comment by Aubrey Lester — January 6, 2009 @ 12:36 am
NEAT! You both should definitely contact the museum. Good luck!
Comment by lindseynair — January 6, 2009 @ 11:06 am