Memories Left for My Kids

Pt. 1: The 1930s way of life
  • Our home phone (the only kind we had) was located in a nook in the hall in almost the exact center of the house. I don’t remember any dialing mechanism on our home phone… just pick it up and give the operator a name or number. Jim Leggitt Collection
    Our home phone (the only kind we had) was located in a nook in the hall in almost the exact center of the house. I don’t remember any dialing mechanism on our home phone… just pick it up and give the operator a name or number. Jim Leggitt Collection
  • Grandpa Leggitt had a radio that sat next to his rocker in the front room.
    Grandpa Leggitt had a radio that sat next to his rocker in the front room.
  • Memories Left for My Kids
    Memories Left for My Kids

    There are not just a lot of folks walking around today who were alive in the 1930s. I thought it might be fun for me to reach back and think about the changes since that time. These will be in no particular order, just as they come to mind. Communication: The phones were usually three-digit numbers. Either our post office box or phone number was 447; I can’t remember for sure. Most letters came to…