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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 12th, 1942
Work. Ma washes
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Sep 12, 2024
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September 10th, 1942
All tired as Heck. Don't feel so hot. Roland & Bernard sick. Mrs. Schneider takes Ma to town. See Darius at Koepkes. Talk to Fern.
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Sep 10, 2024
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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 28th, 1942
Ma washed & I iron. Work around Clean upstairs
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Aug 28, 2024
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August 27th, 1942
Ma goes to town in A.M. H. Bartcher comes. Prof. comes from Burbank. Delores goes home. Lynea's Note: I think "H Bartcher" is Henry...
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Aug 27, 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 4th, 1942
Tired. Sleep most of day. Start threshing. Dishes done at 10:30P.M. Grouchy Ma says.
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Aug 4, 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 31st, 1942
Pete supposed to leave for Army. Ma washes. I feel O.K., Sorta stiff. Fat works for Hendersheet/Hendershot. Lynea's Note: I gotta come...
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Jul 31, 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 20th, 1942
Stiff arm. So tired I can't see. Sleep from 3 till 6. P.M.-A.M. Ma scrubs. Fat goes to work for Koepke. Kids tease me about last nite.
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Jul 20, 2024
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July 14th, 1942
Do odd jobs. Fix hair. Ma's bread is a fake. Make some lemon cookies. Schneiders working in next field. Ride backwards on bic. Lynea's...
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Jul 14, 2024
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