Episodes
Wednesday Apr 29, 2009
Homely Baby - 22Apr09
Wednesday Apr 29, 2009
Wednesday Apr 29, 2009
94 year-old Irene never worried about having homely babies, but she did get mad at a Chicago Streetcar conductor for eating her bag of cookies! Hear more Audio Memories at www.AudioMemories.org.
Saturday Apr 25, 2009
Holland Legion Band Members - 13Apr09
Saturday Apr 25, 2009
Saturday Apr 25, 2009
Viv Hoogland was encouraged to join the Holland Legion Band by long time member, Vic Kleinheksel. With plans to travel to Normandy, France with the American Legion Band from Holland, Michigan, Viv is the only performing member that actually remembers D-Day! Vic Kleinheksel has played Taps for his family's funeral business since the age of 12. He even played for funerals of fallen World War II soldiers. Vic has only missed marching in the Holland Tulip Time Saturday Parade twice in over 50 years. For more information about the Holland American Legion Band and their trip to Normandy, France for the 65th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion, vist www.HollandLegionBand.org. Hear more Audio Memories at www.AudioMemories.org.
Monday Apr 13, 2009
Twister - 6Apr09
Monday Apr 13, 2009
Monday Apr 13, 2009
Taken from the very first Audio Memories recording, my own grandma shares her memories of two tornados in West Michigan. In 1965 Grandpa and Grandma's barn roof was destroyed in Overisel, Michigan. Minor damage compared to other areas that Sunday eveing. Details on Bill Steffen's blog from WoodTV.com: http://live8.com/blogs/blogs-post.php?id=10152 Grandma shares how she was nearly hit by a flying 2x4 during a storm nine years earlier in 1956 that produced the highest wind speed on the face of the earth with an F5 tornado. Read all about it at Bill Steffen's blog from WoodTV.com: http://blogs.woodtv.com/2009/04/03/hudsonville-standale-tornado/ Share your stories: www.AudioMemories.org Hear the Audio Memories podcast every Monday afternoon at 2pm on 1260AM The Pledge www.wpnw.com.
Saturday Apr 04, 2009
Changing Labels - 30 Mar 09
Saturday Apr 04, 2009
Saturday Apr 04, 2009
Holland American Legion Band member, Ralph Houston, remembers German Prisoners of War in Holland, MI. Didn't know there was a POW camp in Allegan? Follow this link to see a picture of the German POW, Gerd Linderman, referenced by Ralph Houston: Camp Allegan Gerd Linderman, a former POW at the Lake Allegan prisoner of war camp, spoke of his experiences during World War II at the camp at the unveiling ceremony for the Heritage Trail interpretive sign on the camp’s former site Aug. 20. (Photo by Sara Ramaker) www.hollandlegionband.org Share your stories: www.AudioMemories.org Hear the Audio Memories podcast every Monday afternoon at 2pm on 1260AM The Pledge www.wpnw.com.