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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 21st, 1942
Go to school. Get instructions about initiates Have fun in assembly.
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Sep 21, 2024
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May 9th, 1942
Go to town in P.M. Get car fixed. Go with "buck(?)" Trabing. Acquainted with Kober...(?) Have fun with Dale at Lumber yard. Leave note in...
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May 9, 2024
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April 23rd, 1942
Go to school. Fool away my time. Have fun in English. Norbert kids me about Freeda (?) in toilet.
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Apr 23, 2024
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April 17th, 1942
Go to school. Party for Ma at nite. Have fun with McKinley at P.M. Sit & talk to Norb & Bernie Norb's trouble light.
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Apr 17, 2024
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April 1st, 1942
School. Bernard didn.t go. Ride with McKinley Schierholtz. Have fun. Teacher thinks I'm crazy. Get dad at corner.
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Apr 1, 2024
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March 15th, 1942
Party on Bernard. Bernie & Fern run off with Elmer, Junior & Ronie. Have fun with Hank. McKinley a corker - Norb?? Lynea's Note: This the...
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Mar 19, 2024
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March 13th, 1942
Go to P.T.A. All us kids play around piano. I sit with Norb & Hank. Hank, Bernie, & I on entertainment. Have Fun.
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Mar 13, 2024
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March 2nd, 1942
Go to school. Mike, Pat & Mayme here for supper. Have fun. Party at hall for Leo. Fat goes. To bed at 2:00 Mike hates to leave.
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Mar 3, 2024
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February 15th, 1942
Doris R(eifers) Birthday Party on we kids. Have fun with Hank. Go get scarf. Norbert S. see's a man. Marie & Doris here. Fern with Lary...
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Feb 15, 2024
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February 12th, 1942
Go to school house to practice Go to Schneider's to play cards Dressed as ole ladies. Bernadine Schneider nearly drowns me.
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Feb 12, 2024
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February 8th, 1942
Orville Nelson, Lennox. Birthday Party on Roland Practice at school in P.M. Have fun with Hank Kunkel. Walks me to car. Bernadine...
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Feb 8, 2024
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February 4th, 1942
Fat goes to Burbank dance. He has fun. Fern, Hank, Bernie, Norb go also- Lynea's Note: Burbank School was about 7 miles north of Spring...
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Feb 4, 2024
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February 1st, 1942
Leroys Birthday Leroy's Birthday party. Hank wants to take me home. Have fun. Laugh most of nite. (Robertson in town last nite they say.)
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Feb 1, 2024
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January 25th, 1942
Fern, Bernie & I go to town on bic Have fun with Jim. He comes in eve Fern & Lory go to show. Get acquainted with Junior Craig. Leave...
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Jan 25, 2024
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January 23rd, 1942
Go to practice at school house. Have fun singing. Come home, Play cards, end up 1680 in hole.
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Jan 23, 2024
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January 21st, 1942
Go to school. Have fun Curtis talks - don't work too hard
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Jan 21, 2024
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January 16th, 1942
Bernadines Birthday - 18 Yrs. Birthday party on Bernadine Schneider. Bud Schierhalz sets on one side & Norbert Schneider on the other....
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Jan 16, 2024
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January 12th, 1942
Go to school. Curtis always in mischief. Phone Mrs. Schneider about party. Have fun snow balling.
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Jan 12, 2024
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January 11th, 1942
Go to Schneiders. About 10 kids from Burbank there. Have fun snowballing. Get acquainted with Gadbois, Young, Clark etc. Lynea's Note:...
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Jan 11, 2024
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