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Anna Marie's Anecdotes
Enter the world of Anna Marie Reifers.
A Teenage Farm Girl from South Dakota who documented her life in a 5 year diary starting on Jan 1st, 1942 at age 14.
Learn who acted up in class, which boys her brothers teased her about and how she and everything around her changed during WWII.


September 27th, 1942
Go to church Schneider's in eve. Norb goes to bed. Bernie & I tease him & tickle his feet. Sorta ticklish.
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Sep 27, 2024
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September 19th, 1942
Do work around Kids go to catechism I home alone
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Sep 19, 2024
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August 23rd, 1942
Go to church. See LaVonne & Marlyn June. Sleep all day.
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Aug 23, 2024
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July 26th, 1942
Church. Connells here. Take pictures of boys. Go skating. Hank gets hard baild (?) at Fern. Get acquainted with Bill Getz. Zeal mad. See...
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Jul 26, 2024
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July 19th, 1942
Go to church. Father wants lock seats (?) for babies. Bernie here. Go roller skating in P.M. Bernie goes along. Taylor, Borcher, Daniels...
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Jul 19, 2024
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July 18th, 1942
Work. Go to town. Go to confession. Darius Guntheir comes after Fat & I. See Taylor, Borcher, McManus etc. Fat rides home with Schneider.
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Jul 18, 2024
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July 12th, 1942
Jake Ray's truck. Go to Church. Talk to Don Daniels. Go fishing. Norb & Matt, Myrtle & Me don't get there till 6 P.M. Norb & I carry down...
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Jul 12, 2024
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July 5th, 1942
Don't do much. Daruis comes while im in church. Jean & Myrtle, Ma & I go to town to phone. Bernard, Leroy, & Roland (Cobb) Schneider go...
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Jul 5, 2024
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June 14th, 1942
Henry & I go to church. Ride around. See Mable & Lloyd Larson. There for supper. Paste pictures. Lynea's Note: Henry may be her...
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Jun 22, 2024
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May 31st, 1942
Go to Schneiders in Eve. Sit in car. Henry, Alice & I go to Church - ha. Bernie tells of dance Wed, nite. Folks toot horn for us.
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May 31, 2024
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May 2nd, 1942
Go to town in wagon. Argue in Catechism. Hear of Different floods Looks like ocean near Spencer. Lynea's Note: I'd love to know what the...
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May 2, 2024
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April 5th, 1942
Go to church. Alice & Henry come home. See baby. Lynea's Note: April 5th 1942 was Easter Sunday. Baby Dickie was born March 10th, less...
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Apr 5, 2024
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April 3rd, 1942
Don't go to school. Church in afternoon.
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Apr 3, 2024
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March 29th, 1942
Go to church in Farmer. Switch, have church in Spencer. Schneider kids over in afternoon. Talk about Fats party. Lynea's Note: I still...
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Mar 29, 2024
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Who is Anna Marie?
This diary was started January 1st, 1942; 3 days after my Grandmother, Anna Marie Reifers, turned 14. In 1942 she lived on a farm in...
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Jan 22, 2024
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