The pickle jar as far back as I can remember sat on the floor beside the dresser in my parents' bedroom. When he got ready for bed, Dad would empty his pockets and toss his coins into the jar.

Alice Chastain Williams and Edwin Harned Williams in Chattanooga, just after their wedding, February 14, 1948.

People that live on a farm, or in rural areas, understand the fun of hunting in the great outdoors, once said to be the "Sport of kings," it's a sport that's hard to explain to a city dweller, they lack...

Sinbad Angel Wing Begonias sports small-to-medium sized leaves with silvery, pebbled surfaces on a light green background. Angel Wing Begonias produce hanging clusters (much like grapes) of delicate flowers...

STOUTS MOUNTAIN NATIVE RETURNS
By Joe Mayfield
This train was not like a passenger train. It was just for the purpose of pulling coal, ergo its small size.

Attack on Nennig
© 1992 Frank P. Downing
On the 14th of January our battalion received orders that on the following day it was to undertake an attack on the small German town of Nennig

SURVIVOR IN OUR MIDST
the Eva Hamlet Story
by Karen L. Patton
Eva Hamlet's story of survival spans several generations. Even though her beloved husband,

Union City, Pennsylvania, Yankees at Fredericksburg

Above is a picture of Josephine Elizabeth (Betty) Wagaman.
Submitted by Betty's brother Merle's daughter, Pauline (Polly) Wagaman Mazariegos.

Excerpts from "IN MY OWN WORDS" a personal history by Rita Gribble.  Recorded and written by Don Gribble - A New Life in a New Land.

By C. J. Morace
The Thanksgiving table at our Fort Thomas, Kentucky, home took all four boards to accommodate the adults of our family every year.

By Charles J. Jefferson © (1997)
Above Picture: A Marine keeps a battery pack dry as he wades through a muddy hole while on a search mission in Vietnam. Photograph courtesy of National Archives and Records...

Schooltime Memories of Martin Atkins
My parents, came across the Ohio River, in 1810, and located near where the town of English, Indiana, now stands.

A mostly true story by Melinda Long; with only a few stretchers here and there.

Spartanburg, SC, Circa 1948

This is a story that my grandmother wrote about her life. She was in her 80's when she wrote it and died a couple of years afterward.
 

Shown above is a photograph of the first car that Rosa ever drove. It was taken when she lived in Perkins, Oklahoma. Her dad Merit Edward Jackson is the driver.
Her mother Margriet Lavern Mansell Jackson...

Preserving memories, lifestyles and family traditions from the past.
 
U.S. Legacies was founded in 1997 and our goal is to collect and publish stories and memories that will help preserve the...