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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.


May 13th, 1942
Go to school. Rains all day. Hear Pete & Bid coming home. Wind about 60 miles an hour. Lynea's Note: "Bud" is Annie's 18 year old...
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May 13, 2024
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May 12th, 1942
School. Norb thinks I look happy. scare his cows. Ma puts end curl in. Matt's come after cows. Rains.
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May 12, 2024
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May 6th, 1942
Don't go to school - rains.
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May 6, 2024
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May 5th, 1942
Go to School. Sorta rains.
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May 5, 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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May 1st, 1942
Rains - Hear of floods. Field day but don't go. Water over Hi way. Cloud burst west of Farmer. Lynea's Note: Weather: Average rainfall...
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May 1, 2024
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April 30th, 1942
A Flood. Worse in 20 yrs. Hanson dam goes out. Tornado. Different bridges go out.
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Apr 30, 2024
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April 29th, 1942
Starts to rain & rains all nite.
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Apr 29, 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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March 30th, 1942
Go to school. Muddy Bernard pushes Bic home from school.
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Mar 30, 2024
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March 27th, 1942
Go to school. Still a blizzard. Ride home with Alvin Lindy & Darrell Nopens
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Mar 27, 2024
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March 26th, 1942
Go to school. Blizzard is terrible. Get letter from Gene's about Gassman & Zens Lynea's Note: I'm not sure which Gene('s?) she's...
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Mar 26, 2024
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March 25th, 1942
Art Gadbois Birthday Bernard takes us to school. Rains like heck. Kids tease me about Hank Kunkel & Norbert Schneider.
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Mar 25, 2024
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March 24th, 1942
Go to School. Norbert & Hank come after me in P.M. go to Schneiders Tell me I have to walk home. Kid Hank about circus. Rained.
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Mar 24, 2024
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March 1st, 1942
Go to Schneiders. Cold. We kids ride in Model F. Roland & Bernadine throw coats over us. Have ice cream. Car gas tank breaks. Lynea's...
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Mar 3, 2024
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January 6th, 1942
Go to school About 12 below. Art Laufmans bring us home. Farmer, Hanson, South Dakota Weather: -20 degrees 1 1 Historical record of Sioux...
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Jan 6, 2024
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January 5th, 1942
Go to school. Get dizzy & can't see. Stagger across floor. 24 below Weather: Temperature in Sioux falls -20 degrees.
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Jan 6, 2024
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January 2nd, 1942
Cold. Bernerd & Jack go to Schneider's. Eat Ice Cream Mattie brings chairs home. Get letter from Bernie Schneider. Weather: Jan 2nd 1941...
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Jan 3, 2024
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January 1st, 1942
Ma & Marguerite sleeps all day. Had a New Years party last night. Stormed. January 1st 1942: Farmer, Hanson, South Dakota Weather: -10...
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Jan 1, 2024
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