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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 9th, 1942
Walt mad at Bernie. - To bed at 3 Folks go to Huron with Koepke's. I & Bernard help Schneiders put up hay. Fern, Roland, Bernie, Fat & I...
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Sep 9, 2024
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September 7th, 1942
Chicken Dinner. Ma makes kraut. I break bread. Fool around. Dad & Bernard makes hat
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Sep 7, 2024
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September 4th, 1942
Jerry Paradies leaves for Army. Clean up stairs & down. Send Cards Fix hair Dad & Bernard make hay.
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Sep 4, 2024
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September 3rd, 1942
Millye's Birthday Uncle Jim, Ann here. Folks go up to get car We kids go to Koepke's See dress goods Talk about our trouble mostly Home...
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Sep 3, 2024
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August 29th, 1942
Roland & Norb takes in S.E. Fair. Folks get home 5:15 Work. Folks go to S.F. Take car to town -Show- with Robert, Merle, Francis Get...
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Aug 29, 2024
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August 20th, 1942
Dad's birthday - 54 yrs. Help Mrs Schneider with lunch. Egers kids Dad about birthday. Go to Farmer & get Bernie Feel foolish when I seen...
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Aug 20, 2024
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August 17th, 1942
Gordon Newton's Birthday. We thresh. Bernadine S help us. Fun Fern here for awhile Make deal with Roland. Have lunch. Dad talks about 50...
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Aug 17, 2024
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August 13th, 1942
Don't do much. Rains so don't thresh. Go see Fern for while. Bud & Folks go to town.
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Aug 13, 2024
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August 6th, 1942
Ma washes. Egers bring Dad & McKinley home. To bed at 11 o'clock. Letter from Pete.
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Aug 6, 2024
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August 3rd, 1942
wt-124lbs. Tired. Wrist hurts and fingers blue. Dad comes home. Go to Mitchell. Bud - Bernard gets new suit, shirt, tie ect. Allens here...
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Aug 3, 2024
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August 1st, 1942
Iron. Go to town in P.M. Francis Zeal gets sick. Dad goes to S.F. with Francis. Norb has Gladys for a little while.
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Aug 1, 2024
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July 29th, 1942
Finish shocking. Dad & Ray go to Mitchell & Spencer. Have ice cream. Don't go to show because of rain. Bernard comes home.
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Jul 29, 2024
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July 13th, 1942
Dad starts cutting. Matt getts stuck in W. field. Wash & iron my dress. Pull weeds in garden.
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Jul 13, 2024
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July 3rd, 1942
Doris & Carl leave. Sorta lonesome. Carl kisses me goodbye. Ha. Take Pictures. Dad (Gus) & Carl (Bellar)
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Jul 3, 2024
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April 27th, 1942
Go to School. Rains like heck. Bernard comes after us Wait at school house for dad. Norb gets wet. Stormy. Doris & I play "Duets"
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Apr 27, 2024
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April 25th, 1942
Rains. Bernard, Dad go to town with Allen. Write big letter to Marlys. Talk about visiting Burbank. Lynea's Note: I'm not sure who Allen...
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Apr 25, 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 19th, 1942
Go to school. Try to talk dad in notion going to circus. Pains like heck. Lynea's Note: The Shrine Circus was in Sioux Falls from March...
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Mar 19, 2024
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February 7th, 1942
Folks Wedding Ma & Dad married 29 yr. Go to town Bill Kuck asks me my name. Slim Robinson there. Goone & Harold R. kid Fern about (?)
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Feb 7, 2024
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February 3rd, 1942
Dad & Matt & Ma & Myrtle go to Howard & Canova.
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Feb 3, 2024
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