No I don't. They were pretty much all the same as far as I can remember. We love our country and always were very aware of the 4th but being on a farm also were very aware of what kept our family fed and what work had to be done regardless of the day.
Monday, July 5, 2010
July 04, 2010
Tell about Independence Day Traditions of your childhood.
There were the traditional parades out here in the valley but in Duchesne there wasn't any celebrations. They were all saved for the 24th of July when we were awaken at 6:00 AM with a canon that was fired off several times across the valley. For our family however it was a great birthday celebration every year for mom. She was born on July 4, 1916 and we always had her birthday to celebrate. Then it was also a day for work since we always had the farm and usually there was hay to cut, rake , bale or haul on hat day and if it happened to not be ready to do the hay there was always a lawn to mow, garden to weed or irrigation to do.
July 3, 2010
What kind of fireworks did people have when you were a youth?
Illegal ones. It was a problem then and still is a problem today. A friend of mine in Hanna Utah was blinded in one eye by an M80 that shattered glass and hit him in the face. There were plenty of other accidents during those years as well but that was the worst one that happened to someone whom I knew. For the law abiding people there were sparklers,, worms and flower fireworks that were the most popular.
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