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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.


June 10th, 1942
Ma washes & we iron. Get ready for tomorrow.
Lynea Ramse
Jun 10, 2024
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May 18th, 1942
Clean up stairs. What work. Ma & kids put in little garden. Scrub up-stairs Write to Alta.
Lynea Ramse
May 18, 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.
Lynea Ramse
May 12, 2024
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April 19th, 1942
Stay home today. Junior & Elmer go after Bernie. She goes to dress rehearsal. Sissy tips ma off chair.
Lynea Ramse
Apr 19, 2024
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April 18th, 1942
Ma's birthday. Got to town in afternoon. Talk to Marcella Gunther Darius in Hospital Lynea's Note: Marcella & Darius Gunther are siblings...
Lynea Ramse
Apr 18, 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.
Lynea Ramse
Apr 17, 2024
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April 7th, 1942
Mrs. Schneider comes & get Ma, Bernie & I stay home. Nearly die writing letters to Bud. Lynea's Note: Bud is possible Annie's brother...
Lynea Ramse
Apr 7, 2024
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March 20th, 1942
Jimmy Harts (?) Birthday Go to circus. Pretty Good. Ma kids me about boys whistling & clerk winking. See Marlys & Alta Jean Get letter...
Lynea Ramse
Mar 20, 2024
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March 4th, 1942
Go to school. Ma washes.
Lynea Ramse
Mar 4, 2024
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February 17th, 1942
Buds birthday Go to school. Ma starts collar. Still have watch. Lynea's Note: Bud is Anna Marie's brother Lavern. He turned 18 on this day.
Lynea Ramse
Feb 17, 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 (?)
Lynea Ramse
Feb 7, 2024
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February 6th, 1942
Ma kids us about party Get one up on Roland Schneider Duane Nopens has pink eye. Lynea's Note: The Nopens family is the first family...
Lynea Ramse
Feb 6, 2024
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February 3rd, 1942
Dad & Matt & Ma & Myrtle go to Howard & Canova.
Lynea Ramse
Feb 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...
Lynea Ramse
Jan 1, 2024
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