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Cotton-Pickin' Rusty Knees: School Life in the Early 1920's

My 100-year-old grandmother shares her memories of school life in the early 1920's, from recess games and schoolboy pranks to her first taste of peanut butter.

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Comment by Paula Clayton on May 28, 2010 at 9:21am: I love your Grandma's answer to what did you use to do your work?!! More kids need to use that now. Thanks for sharing this wonderful woman.

Comment by Jennifer Ford on May 28, 2010 at 10:45am: I love your conversation with her. I felt like I was visiting with my grandmother that passed away last year so it was very touching.

Comment by Margaret Nan Harkey on May 29, 2010 at 3:09am: Great story. I can't wait to see more of your stories! Showing the photos of the speakers was a fantastic idea, not to mention the Celebrating Oklahoma Voices--what a perfect way to end our videos! Awesome!

Comment by Kristi Hazelrigg on May 29, 2010 at 11:15pm: Thanks, To all three of you. I really enjoyed putting this video together, and have started a list of other stories I want to get on here. This is such a great tool for collecting memories.

Comment by Terri L. Street on June 1, 2010 at 12:04am: I love this! Simple, yet moving. Nice juxtaposition of text and photos.

Comment by Kristi Hazelrigg on October 1, 2010 at 10:41am: On Sunday morning, September 26, just 5 days short of her 101st birthday, the wonderful lady in this video, my Grandmother, passed away. This video was shown at her funeral, and I am so honored. Thank you, Wes Fryer, for creating Celebrate Oklahoma Voices, my inspiration to create this video.

Comment by Terri L. Street on October 1, 2010 at 11:12am: Everyone at the funeral loved the video. I heard several people remark about how nice it was to hear her voice. Some who came because of connections to family members but did not know Grandmother made comments like, "I feel like I knew her." The video is a fitting tribute to a beautiful, gracious lady.