The Story of “Let’s Go Home” Oil Painting by Marc “Let’s Go Home” The Place was Riverside Park, Wichita, Kansas The time was the late 1940sThe Photographer was W.T. James On Sundays after church, Mom and Dad would take their daughters to Riverside Park, a short walk from their home. After a picnic lunch, watching […]
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Want to learn “Flapper” slang to razzle dazzle your friends and family? post Check out this great article, “A to Z 1920’s Slang Guide for Flappers” and Ella Hartung’s dictionary of 1920’s slang words from the roaring ’20s. To jump start you on your “Flapperized” Quest, I included a few of them below. “Flapper” Book
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Mom often shared her favorite Charleston story: When she was about 6 years old, living on the farm in Oklahoma, her folks often hosted the local barn dances. The “older girls” (aka teenagers) couldn’t Charleston, but SHE could. I can just picture Mom on the makeshift dance floor, teaching and dancing with the boys while
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