I agree that was the most beautiful statement to say about her daddy! I watched this with a smile and joy in my heart, my favorite episode yet! Great Grandma Jeanie you are an inspiration, God Bless and thank you for sharing your stories! 💖
I stumbled upon this video while browsing through other Homesteading Family videos to watch. As a history lover, I thought “Oh, this will be interesting to watch!” I was not prepared for the emotional grip this sweet lady would have on me. By the end of the video, as she’s telling the tale of the watermelon and her confession to her daddy, I was sobbing. I’m not even sure why, but there was something so beautiful in how she spoke of her parents. I am forever moved by this video, thank you for sharing ❤
It's a very different world, isn't it? Back in the day, there were parents who struggled in their role as parents just as we see now, but somehow I think most people did the best they could and were too busy working to put food on the table to dwell too much on the negatives. Most of us grew up in the era of people taking to television talk shows to air their grievances about their parent's shortcomings. It was so refreshing to see this lovely lady still honoring her parents even as she is so full of years at the time this was filmed.
Grandma Jean reminds me of my momma, born in 1938 in a cabin with dirt floors. I have all the stories, the letters her momma wrote to her and the cornbread recipe. She’s been gone now for 4 years. She was the love of my life. The most supportive unselfish person I have ever known. Thank you for this video. God bless!
I too was choked up hearing her relate the hardships on the farm . Loved how she was not scared when her daddy lowed her down in a bucket into the Cistern . She knew he wasn’t going to let harm befall her . There is something poignant about her story that echos in my own heart . Long ago times are sure worth remembering. Thanks for sharing
This was such a beautiful talk! Thank you Grandma for joining the pantry chat. I had tears. When Grandma said if her Dad asked her to do it she was never scared it made me think of our Heavenly Father, if He asks us to do something He has already made a way and we do not need to be afraid!
❤😊 Beautifully said. That's also something we read in the Book of Mormon. God never asks us to do something, without preparing the way to do it first. 💯%.
My grandparents grew up in the Great Depression. My grandma said they used onion poultices for bad sicknesses. They heated up the onions, laid them on a cheesecloth on the chest and covered with a warm, wet towel. They say it worked wonders for clearing the chest during colds.
I am in tears as I listen to her fond memories. How grateful she is for the life she had lived. Her fondness for her parents and her faith are so inspiring.
I was casually listening until I heard her mention my nearby towns. It is fascinating to envision that she could have been living in one of the nearby farmhouses where I currently live. Such a neat walk through a past that wasn't so long ago.
I grew up in Coleman County, rodeo in Cross Plains, Rising Star, Cisco and all surrounding areas- some of my very best friends live in those areas still today. Thanks for sharing this beautiful story with us all!
When she said she wasn't scared at all because her Daddy said it was safe was one of the best things a father could EVER hear. I hope my girls feel like that.
Such a blessing, makes me remember my little granny and oh, how I miss her and my granddaddy so much. She died in her 90’s he passed 6 months later. I loved their stories of the Great Depression and life on the farm. One thing I’m thankful for is what all she taught me before she passed. She taught me how to garden and can. She always told me if you can learn to feed yourself you want go hungry. She said, there will come a day you’ll have a wheel barrel full of money and you’ll not be able to buy a loaf of bread. Thank you for all you do for teaching this way of life.
I lost my last grandparent when I was just under 13, I remember seeing her do lots of old fashioned things and to my surprise without much instruction can intuitively recreate some of it. I didn't yet have the mindset to ask her much about her history or to truly listen in the rare instances she volunteered such stories. I wish I could have a talk with each of them like this, but I feel I got a close second watching this. I feel like I sort of reconnected with them through her stories and that makes me feel really happy and grateful. Thank you all so much for sharing.
This is the most wonderful RU-vid session I have ever watched. I'm so thankful for your grandmother's life and her parents. I'm so thankful for God's work in their lives!
What a lovely lady...and I truly enjoyed the stories of her family and faith. It’s just wonderful to still have some folks out there who can recall these important times in our history and for you to be able to capture the conversation in this way was awesome! You are very blessed to come from such sweet folks. My husband’s grandmother is 96 and very much like your grandmother. We try to ask her as many questions as we possibly can about her life during her childhood. Some of the answers simply amaze our teenage sons! She has lived through some really difficult life circumstances...but has such strong faith and just would love to join all her friends and family in heaven...but the good Lord keeps giving her long life and very good health! She still lives alone in her home and walks all over town to get to the rest home and the senior center! Can you believe it?! We should all value our senior citizens more...we are so blessed to have them. Thanks for sharing your grandma with us tonight!
Awesome video! Thank You Grandma for joining the pantry chat! My mom was born on 11/11/1920. My dad was born 6/21/1922. My mom lived on a tobacco farm in the great south. I remember her saying that she and her sister were sent into the fields to snap the tobacco worms in half 😆 My mom took scissors into the field because she did not want to touch the worms 🐛 This chat hits home to me 😇 They are in heaven now ✨🌹 God Bless You grandma 🥰
This was so, so special. Thank you so very much for sharing Gramma Jeanie and her stories with us. I'd love to see more of her, if she's ever up for it again. I hope you'll give her a hug for me. What a lovely person.
It’s beyond beautiful when you realize that she’s telling us all of these stories from the memories of the 6 year old she used to be. That’s why it was always “fun”. ♥️ By the way…I live in San Angelo. 2 hours from Odessa. So I knew all the places she spoke of. ♥️
This video blessed my heart! Notice how much of her memories are of all the happy and not much of the hard times stand out. What an incredible testament to her parents. It’s inspirational I’m so many ways!!
Greetings Homestead Family..my grandfather was born in Austin TX in 1922.. his mother divorced his father in the late 20s wich was unheard of at that time..my great grandma sold insurance and was quite successful..my father's family is from PA ..his grandfather had a farm..her stories remind me of the Amish and Mennonites here in PA.. I love hearing old stories..we rely so much on modern convenience but we don't realize that we are here in the world today because the people that came before us survived off of practically nothing..I'm trying to be self reliant and grow my vegatables this year ..I'm really proud of myself because I never thought I could but I proved myself wrong and I'm doing it..Thank you so much for giving people like myself the courage to go out there and grow my food.. blessings to you and your family 😇 😇😇 😇
I loved this so much! Would love for y'all to have her sit down again and tell more stories💕 You are so blessed to have her a part of your lives. I especially loved her fondness of her father. It's so important for children to have great relationships with their fathers❤ I have many great memories of mine too.
Cisterns collect rain water that typically runs off the roof of the home. A pitcher of fresh milk sat on the table. A pure silver dollar was placed into the pitcher to fight bacteria so it didn't spoil and tasted sweet. Thank you for sharing your memories. In many ways they are similar to ours. Love that era of time, families were closer, your word was your bond, people said what they meant and meant what they said....times were hard but families worked together to get through the hard times and most remained together through it all. It was said that work wasn't so bad, after all, we only worked just half a day...sunup til sundown.
Betty L Wow! And just think what we take for granted in today’s world. All we have to do is go to the grocery store, purchase a gallon of milk, bring it home, and put it in the refrigerator 😳 I truly love hearing from our beloved older family members! This video was truly awesome ❣️
@@lulamamie8524 we do have a softer life in many respects compared to then but if it were possible to turn back time, I would love to live and farm in that era. Now i have no one with which to do so and the years are quickly pushing the hands of time. May God bless this family with continued good health, bind them together with much love and allow them much success in all they do as they live for Him.
Those little tidbits might come in handy again one day! Alot of people don't know about the silver dollar in raw milk. My prayers are also for my family to love the Lord Jesus with all of our heart because of what He has done on the cross for us. What a wonderful savior we have! This lady has a wonderful spirit! 🙏
How wonderful to hear Great Grandma Jeannie, it brought back my mom and dad’s stories. One of the things l remember is dad using cardboard in his shoes for new soles. Jeannie reminds me of my Granny Liza (Lantz) maiden name. She’s a trooper and what a sweet soul and spirit. Thank you for sharing her. 💜
Enjoyed listening to grandma. It brought back good memories of how my aunts, uncles, and grandparents raised them. My Dad raised us with the depression era lifestyle instilled somewhat in us as well. I sure wish young marrieds today saw the importance of living and raising their children in a Godly life. Having larger families that have less material objects but strong in faith and love and valuing family. It would be a much happier and less dangerous world.
I cannot thank you enough for sharing your great grandma with us. She is an absolute treasure. I could listen to her for many many hours on end and be happier every second. I am 50. My father-in-law is 83...he has been my best friend since my daddy died when I was 14 and he helped us with a place to bury him. My FIL was born in 1940. Our elders are not only full of entertaining stories of their lives, but they are full of a wealth of knowledge that we must be grateful to get from them. She is an amazing & beautiful woman. It is a testament to the family strength & values to see & hear her talking so positive about her life. Times were hard, yet she can laugh and be happy about things she did all through her childhood. I haven't smiled this much in years. I will be watching this video many times. Sending all my love & blessings to her. Thank you again. Love & hugs💕🥰🦋
That was just SO dang wholesome and lovely. What a gift! I never got to know my grandparents (let alone great grandparents!), and it felt like I got a glimpse of what that would've been like. Thank you for that. ❤
I loved this pantry chat, my grandmother was a story teller how I miss those times. How very blessed your family is to have grandma with you still. Thank you for sharing her with us.
I wondered since her dad had problems with his lungs, if that wasnt due to the Dust Bowl that happened around the depression. That was really hard on the families back then. My father was born in 1910 and my mother 1920. I love to listen to all the history these people went through!
My paternal grandmother worked in a cotton mill during the depression. She and many others of the time contracted what was known as brown lung disease. Coal miners used to get black lung disease. There were many causes of lung problems other than the dust bowl...
@@george217 Could have been "consumption" TB. Seems like while doing genealogy I've seen many death certificates with this as cause of death."During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, tuberculosis (TB) was the leading cause of death in the United States, and one of the most feared diseases in the world. Formerly called “consumption,” tuberculosis is characterized externally by fatigue, night sweats, and a general “wasting away” of the victim."(from internet)
Many things contribute to lung issues but the dust bowl might well have been a major contributor to his issues. My grandma has had life-long issues with asthma. And while asthma does seem to run in our family to some degree - Whopping Cough as an infant, TB as a toddler, burning coal for heating and cooking in her early years and exposure to cigarette/cigar smoke all contributed to her condition, resulting in severe asthma for her.
I would think its certainly a possible contributing factor especially since she said the doctors told him he'd die if he stayed on the farm. Assuming his chances were better in town then the openness of the fields would presumably be part of the problem.
This is such a special video. I was riveted to it as I watched it, albeit with interruptions. This is the sort of video that is unforgettable. I find myself going over and reflecting on the details shared by your grandmother over and over again in my mind, and I've been sharing bits and pieces of her story with my own family. She had such different and interesting experiences. When I was retelling her confession about the watermelon, I got misty-eyed at the grace and mercy her father gave her, and by her love and appreciation for both of her parents although she seemed especially fond of her "daddy." I just wanted to thank you again for sharing this very personal video and piece of your family's history. I feel very blessed to have been able to hear your grandmother's story. It really is a gift to be able to have a recording of her sharing these details so you'll all remember them. What a blessing to have her visit your homestead and help with the weeding too! Sounds like you all made lots of memories! 😊
Love watching this and listening to her stories. It reminded me of my mother and father and the hardships they lived through. My father worked through the same work program during the depression. I remembery mother always saved bits of thread too. She would rolls the bits up into little balls and keep them in her button box. Life was sure different back then. I hope your grandmother is still with you since this video is from a year ago. She's a treasure.
What a beautiful lady! Thank you Grandma Jeanie for sharing with us, I feel so blessed and privileged to have heard your wonderful stories and memories!
I love this! These memories are so precious. It’s wonderful that you have documented her experiences and thoughts. I should interview my grandmother and get some tapes of us talking.
This was awesome. I tried to get my grandma to do this and she didn't want to be filmed, but I got it on audio. Please thank her for being willing to do this!
Love, Love, Love this video! Such a precious little lady! I teared up so many times watching. Your children will be so thankful this video was made of her and her stories!💖💖💖
I love stories of the past that connect culture, time and humanity. Your great grandma’s story sounds exactly of my great grandmother’s story but they moved on from Texas following the fields for work event landing in CA. When they tried to head home, their money ran out in AZ and that’s where we have stayed till today.
So nice to hear the experiences of the old times. It was a hard time but a wonderful time with family and the simplicity of things. Ty all for sharing this.
I LOVE GRANDMA!! She made me laugh and she made me cry!! One of the most enjoyable RU-vid programs I have ever listened to, and I have listened to many!! She is precious!! My Mom is almost 94 and has her great memories too… We are so fortunate to have them and their knowledge! I love you Grandma!!!❤❤❤
My grandparents cistern was made with fitted flagstones there're soft and can be shaped so my 2X great granddad shapped them all and sealed it with clay he was a stone macon for his occupation but mainly a farmer. The cistern was under half the house and the fruit cellar was the other half the cistern wall was one wall of the cellar.
This was so beautiful! I really appreciate y'all having this on your channel and her willingness to participate and explain all of this. Thank you so much! It's just so funny how similar what she says and how she explains life to my Dad and how he talks about his Dad. I love it! Thank you
Thank you madam. My dad who's 90, grew up in Iowa and when you said " we drank the buttermilk " . Well, pop says the same. But thank you for sharing, LOVED the stories. Someone got that ham. Hope they needed it more.. God bless...
You never asked weather it was worth it, you just went and did it. That is pure gold. What a beautiful soul. As i relaxed listening. Peach orchids and pecan trees were abundant in my area. The peach state is home, so I was drawn in even more. Imagining my own family and your family are really only different due to location. My goodness what a blessing it was to journey down memory lane with. The trust in her father is heart warming. Thank you for sharing.
I am glad I listened to my grandparents who raised 9 children on a farm during the great depression. I lived with them for 2 years from ages 8 to 10. I learned to can, naturally dehydrate various produce, smoke meats, butcher rabbits/chickens/turkeys, clean&gut fish, sew by hand, quilt and so much more.
This heartfelt video brought a tear to my eye. My mother died recently at 91yrs. Your Grandma reminds me of her. Wish I had a Daddy like her but wasn't meant to be as I was nearly 4 when he passed. Family history is such a treasure , I can see and hear the love. Thank you for sharing Your videos are truly inspiring ❤ Take care.
I'm sorry to hear about your mom passing. My mom just passed on March 11 and she would've been 92 on May 27th. I'm listening to this because it reminds me of the stories she'd tell me too. Our elders are so precious!🥰
Gosh I love hearing stories told by our elders, it warms me thru to my soul. Thank you for this video and tell your grandma thank you and how much we enjoyed hearing her stories.
So beautiful 💗 My heart... My grandma, born in 1917 but long gone, told the exact same history about her mom bringing a heated rock to warm the children feet. We live in Portugal. Mom's love is universal and humans are very ingenious all around this big world. Thank you so much for sharing
I have nobody left over age 75 in my family to share history. They have all passed away. My grandmother lived through the depression and she talked about it also some before she passed 11 years ago. I loved her so.
This was one of the best videos I have ever watched. I tested up a couple of times listening to her. And her memory is remarkable!!! I am sure you will cherish this video for a very long time. I took some great lessons from Grandma, so thank you! ❤️
My heart was bursting with emotion as I listened to you sweet grandmother. I miss my parents who would be 99 and 102. Their stories and the years growing up on their parents’ farms keep me company today. I so enjoyed this talk and the love and devotion you two shower her with. Blessings
Wow, so good to hear some genuine history from over the big pond! Thank you, grandma, for telling your stories. We in the Netherlands learned from you to today. Bless you!
WOW! That was incredible. I watched, and listened to every single word for all 52 minutes, and it was just like I was sitting around listening to my own grandma tell her stories of growing up in the depression era. Your grandma is a special lady, thank you for sharing her, and her stories with all of us. 💗
Oh my goodness. I just love this so so much! Your grandmother is about 2 weeks older than what my dad would have been. He was born December 8th 1928. My mom was born in August of 1930. Your grandmother's story is remind me of my mom talking about her dad. She used to talk about how good and kind he was, and how slow to anger. She also used to say that they were so poor, but everybody else around them was too, but they never knew it, because they just were so close, and had love for each other. Your grandma had me crying a few times during this talk. . She is so precious! It's really a great thing that you're getting her on video with these stories. The more you can do that, the better. We did not do that with my parents, and I so wish that I had. Now I find myself telling my kids stories that my mother told me. I am the only link to those stories... Because for the most part, my kids never heard those stories. Cherish every moment with her!
This came up in my youtube feed today, 6/23/23. Thank you so much for sharing your grandma! I was raised by my grandparents. Grandma was a young girl during the Great Depression. She lived in Council Bluff, and Kansas City Missouri. Her dad was a baker. My grandpa was raised on farms in Abilene TX and Wilcox AZ. As I listened to their stories, I realized it was better to be on a farm than a city because you had a garden and animals. So you had food. 👍 At 66, I’m now the grandma with 18 grandchildren. My childhood was WONDERFUL because my grandparents raised me and my 2 sisters. We were so blessed!!!❤️ your grandma reminded me of my grandma, who passed away in August 2007. Thanks again!❤
"He was so much like Jesus". I'm in tears listening to Grandma!!! What a precious soul. Made my miss my nana... She was my caretaker and raised me to know Jesus. Also born in 1922... Survived the depression! Taught me to be thankful
The story is amazing. My mother was born in 1921. There were also 6 girls and 2 boys. They grew up on a farm in Wisconsin during the depression. One of the boys died young of pneumonia and the other boy accidentally had his leg cut off by the tractor. The girls helped on the farm. When my grandfather heard the car companies were making money they moved near Detroit and my grandfather moved everyone to a city near there and made car parts. Then everyone once again moved to a farm in the center of Michigan. They always had enough to eat on the farm. My mother got married during WW II. I remember the 50s 60s and 70s really well. Our family had restaurants during that time and enjoyed the same spirit working together as family. My father loved to cook and made homemade meals. Then on Sundays the restaurant was closed and we enjoyed getting together having a family meal together.
This is why depression now would be so much worse. Most people now lack the basic skills, are too reliant on just buying things, lack in moral values and faith as well as community and family closeness. This time around it's going to be something else. What a great lady your great-grandma is . Truly great.
Love this! Watched with my girls to give them perspective of what that era in time was like. So much wisdom! What a precious soul she is and y’all too!
Really enjoyed this. Thank you tell Grandma thank you. I grew up in the 60s as a kid, but I know the richness of Grandmas childhood will always surpass ours. God Bless you all with Happiness, Health and Love... Fp NorCal
Her descriptions of life at that time matches most country people of that time and up thru the 40's and the 50's. My family lived that way but I was younger that times were better by the time I was school age---no bathroom until I was 16 years old. We had a farm and dairy, made cottage cheese but different way than what she said, churned butter in a glass churn with wooden paddles. Raised everything we ate except oatmeal, coffee and sugar. Had an Orchard, strawberry patch, picked wild blackberries, raised chickens, hogs and beef--also had smoke house where my Dad sugar cured ham and bacon. Canned at least a 1000 cans of fruits and vegetables plus a couple hundred cans of jams and jellies and another couple hundred cans of pickles, relish and pickled beets, all lined up in basement. Huge bins of sweet potatoes and irish potatoes. Bee hives in the orchard for honey. My Uncle worked for the WPA. My Mom made feedsack dresses for me and herself, feedsack towels, curtains, quilts all on a pedal sewing machine. I learned to do all that too using the same machine. Great food, great times, we were poor but did not know it since our neighbors and friends were too.
So sweet listening to your grandma. My grand parents, lived in Oklahoma, on a farm. They had 8 kids, one died at birth. Mom was the oldest, and I was the first grandchild. My moms youngest sister, was a year older than me. They had a house with three bedrooms. No insulation, no plumbing, and was lucky to have natural gas. They had both a cistern, and well house. I was lucky enough to be with them. I would stay summers, and loved it. I remember when I was about 6, all the uncles got together to plumb a pump into the kitchen sink. Bath was in a copper tub, and several used the same water. I was born in 1963, and cherish these memories.
