When I was young, my Grandmother told me to buy silver coins and squirrel them away "because you never know when you might need them". That was 50 years ago. I did what she told me, and thank goodness! I think pretty soon, I might need them. Thank you Grandma- I love you😚
@floridagirl8540 Жыл бұрын
My Grandma saved all the silver coins she found when they changed the us coins in 65. She had ended up on ssi after being disabled and widows and in the 80’s a last mortgage payment was due, a balloon payment on the mortgage and she was able to use all the silver coins she had collected over the years to pay it off and save the house.
@rosilatrailera3 жыл бұрын
Never miss an opportunity to talk to our elders, they are a fountain of wise information!
@johngreen17762 жыл бұрын
Both my parents grew up during the depression. My Mother could cook anything, bottle fruits and vegetables and grew a garden. We all worked taking care of the family. I mowed lawns starting at five years old. My Father could repair almost anything. When something wore out, Dad would remove nuts and bolts before he threw it away. We ate what Mom fixed and if we did not like what she made, we went hungry. I learned to eat all foods. They are gone now and I sure miss them.
@pamelathomas6822 Жыл бұрын
My parents didn't grow up during the depression,my mom was born in 32,not sure about my dad,but they used to tell us,eat what is put before you,or go hungry-it wasn't the best food,but filled us up,5 kids. I told my kids this as that's what was told to me & it worked;oldest son said I'll tell them(the school)that you're not feeding me,other kids his age their parents would go to 4-5 different fast food restaurants to get them what they wanted,I said ok go ahead,rule still stands,wasn't long before he & his brother complied-I left their dad & no child support,I was working 3 jobs so yeah,they had to eat what I provided for them & don't see anything wrong with it,today's parents cater to their kids,which is so wrong,they grow up thinking they can get whatever they want
@davidtrindle6473 Жыл бұрын
Exactly like my childhood, which was wonderful.
@oddforestcritter5 жыл бұрын
The biggest problem today is the destruction of the family. People today attempt to find happiness through material goods and security from the government. Neither is able to deliver such things
@mrsixxthsense51234 жыл бұрын
@oddforestcritter A'mein! The explanation you can find in Richard Wurmbrandt's book "Marx and Satan" which documents that socialism is satanism. Karl Marx hated family and our Almighty Creator and Father Yahweh.
@elimbu4 жыл бұрын
so true
@clash83864 жыл бұрын
Taking the father outa the picture and him only getting 2 days every 2 weeks is terrible. This alone is hurting us mentally
@doenjohnjo4344 жыл бұрын
Amen brother
@leefrancis45654 жыл бұрын
I have never cared for Materials things over my love ones
@kevinbyrne45384 жыл бұрын
These people were kids during the Depression. They had no knowledge of the time that preceded the Depression. For these people, the Depression wasn't so bad. But for their parents, it was a time of crushed hopes, desperation, and fear.
@nonyadamnbusiness98872 жыл бұрын
There's a big generational divide between the Lost Generation and the Greatest Generation. The adults of the depression were the last generation to grow up before radio and broadcast advertising. They are the last generation that was not self-absorbed. I don't believe they were crushed or desperate or fearful. They were absolutely certain that they were right where God wanted them to be. My impression may be slightly skewed as the ones I met were mostly farmers or tradesmen and they had survived at least to their mid 70s.
@jaylispwalker37732 жыл бұрын
Like now
@judyhall2736 Жыл бұрын
@@silverjem I would like to meet some of these people...I have never meet any.
@eledhwenmare2403 Жыл бұрын
Trust me children suffered during the Depression. My mother grew up in it and she and her siblings nearly starved. To death.
@kevinansley2087 Жыл бұрын
@@jaylispwalker3773 its funny how many don't look back to 1918.. realize its impact yet don't see it the same today... we've hit the end of our roaring 20's I'm afraid ... this "30's" will be way way worse... but at least we have WW3 to save us.. lol What a mess
@joanl87285 жыл бұрын
My Mom, who is 95, lived through the depression and the Dust Bowl in Oklahoma was raised on a farm. She said her Dad believed in diversifying - he raised chickens and steers and grew wheat and alfalfa. Plus they had gardens and fruit trees. They made it through and did well. She learned to can about everything. And their faith in God was strong.
@roberthouston84635 жыл бұрын
I love it I love it 😍
@chillytoes3375 жыл бұрын
My granny was born in 1906 and she passed in 2006, 4 days before her 100th birthday! She and my grandpa raised four kids during the depression and it was very difficult. But she never complained! She was a tough ol' gal. They brought their 4 kids to California from Oklahoma following the crops. Everyone worked in the fields, the whole family. When they first arrived in California they lived under a tree for 4 days till grandpa could scrape enough money together to get a little place to live. The pictures I've see are exactly like that movie The Grapes of Wrath. I'm truly amazed that people lived through those times and still cared about raising a family well. Both sides of my grandparents were poor people, but they had a lot of love! When my folks met and married they were poor too. But they managed to get ahead in life. I don't think I would have had the wherewithal that they had back then! I love all my ancestors, they were so strong! God blessed them!
@Luvenia485 жыл бұрын
MY parents also survived the Depression by living on a farm but your answer is to simplistic, it covers to few people. The Depression was worse than most people know about. Americans turned on each other like wild animals in fear, DID YOU KNOW THAT? History is something we should all take the time to revisit because we were not taught the entire truth in school.
@amberrose11085 жыл бұрын
@@Luvenia48 not very many turned on each other
@thinkforyourselfjohn31634 жыл бұрын
Amen. Thank you for sharing.
@anagonzalez83004 жыл бұрын
I am only 30 years old, but Being born in a third world country I can relate everything they said with my childhood. That is the reason that I was trained at a very young age to be frugal and meaningful with my finances. Thanks God for that now I am happy and content while a lot of my consumer friends are going through hard times because of they spending habits. People need to learn how to cook and eat at home I love my rice and beans :).. God bless y’all and wish everyone a great day.
@rmorris1904 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful story, I'm reverting to the simple life.
@nonyabeezwax8693 Жыл бұрын
Bless all people that lived and struggled. The youth of today have no clue. But, I believe their about to be shaken awakened, and will be better for it.
@brentdundee Жыл бұрын
great words thank you
@Sheil-hard Жыл бұрын
Some economists have projected that both the U.S. and parts of Europe could slip into a recession for a portion of 2023. A global recession, defined as a contraction in annual global per capita income, is more rare because China and emerging markets often grow faster than more developed economies. Essentially the world economy is considered to be in recession if economic growth falls behind population growth.
@kenanporubsky2122 Жыл бұрын
My main concern now is how can we generate more revenue during quantitative times? I can't afford to see my savings crumble to dust.
@lipglosskitten2610 Жыл бұрын
It's a delicate season now, so you can do little or nothing on your own. Hence I’ll suggest you get yourself a financial expert that can provide you with valuable financial information and assistance
@hermanramos7092 Жыл бұрын
Very true! I've been able to scale from $50K to $189k in this red season because my Financial Advisor figured out Defensive strategies which help portfolios be less vulnerable to market downturns
@kenanporubsky2122 Жыл бұрын
@@hermanramos7092 How can I reach this adviser of yours? because I'm seeking for a more effective investment approach on my savings?
@hermanramos7092 Жыл бұрын
My advisor is "Catherine Morrison Evans". In terms of portfolio diversity, she's a genius. You can look her name up on the internet and verify her yourself. she has years of financial market experience plus she is also FINRA & SEC verifiable.
@ToFightTheGoodFight5 жыл бұрын
The short version. Most people today will not know how to survive.
@SteveAubrey17625 жыл бұрын
Well said!
@billp45 жыл бұрын
nor will they want to.
@simplyrise52175 жыл бұрын
@@billp4 You're so right. They really 'know' how to talk back. Its just that! No substance.
@norman66945 жыл бұрын
You need to get out more, people have always adapted , some will not but most will
@simplyrise52175 жыл бұрын
@@norman6694 Yup. I suppose health does affect mobility. So young people shouldn't take your health and life for granted. You'll pay for it in the end. At 60, I still hunt, fish, crossfit, kayaking and don't fix everyone's problems. Not everyone wants to be fix... You'll mess your mental health.
@edpardy4615 жыл бұрын
The debt people are carrying is scary . That and not knowing how to do pretty much anything other than shopping .
@lc77895 жыл бұрын
yes, i have been growing my own food and it is rewarding.
@Angela-zf8sn5 жыл бұрын
That is so true! I agree!
@MA-wq2ih5 жыл бұрын
What shocked me in recent times was the statistic of how many Americans couldn't come up with $500 cash in an emergency.
@lc77895 жыл бұрын
@@MA-wq2ih if you have it in precious metals that counts right?
@MA-wq2ih5 жыл бұрын
@@lc7789 The idea was whether people could come up with $500 cash without either selling something or drawing on credit. I suppose PMs would count if you could convert them to cash fast enough.
@tomsowell25765 жыл бұрын
I love living the simple and frugal life. It makes me happy not to own a lot of junk, which ends up at the dump anyway.
@SteveAubrey17625 жыл бұрын
I agree!
@lc77895 жыл бұрын
silver , gold, food , ammo , grow my own veggies and staying away from toxic people is what i do
@maur1c85 жыл бұрын
Me too, but often I find myself buying things just to avoid people's criticism, which is not good!
@girlinthesouth8505 жыл бұрын
Same
@janaprocella82684 жыл бұрын
I never acquire anything that I couldn't walk off and leave if I have to
@jklynb2 жыл бұрын
I lived in the 60’s and 70’s as a kid. Very poor. Food was scarce. My mom was a divorced mom of 5. It was a really hard road to get where I am today. But , in the 70’s , we ate ALOT of spaghetti and peanut butter. Not much meat. No garden , and I was the full time babysitter by 10 years old. Winter mornings were heated by the oven in the kitchen cause the furnace wouldn’t work. Other families who had two parents didn’t understand the struggle.
@mightywind7595 Жыл бұрын
I was divorced single mom of 6 in 2000. Pretty poor but God never failed us.
@uber1ms5 жыл бұрын
People are so self centered nowadays the next depression will be horrific
@bornetocrywolf59654 жыл бұрын
angel and Mckenzie doll show perhaps very dangerous
@colleenpritchett69144 жыл бұрын
Most will die, they can't even plant a garden much less put up food
@ShushaSofia4 жыл бұрын
And here we are
@jorgeriveramx4 жыл бұрын
Next depression in cooking already.
@aaronpacillio81894 жыл бұрын
We r about to find out
@norman66945 жыл бұрын
Most of you forget some segments of society were so poor prior to the depression that it was just another day
@threelittlebirds79425 жыл бұрын
Yeap, the guys on Wall Street were jumping out of windows to their death while the ones in rural America were saying it's another beautiful day.
@scottreynolds35655 жыл бұрын
My parents were both born in 1928. I am greatful for the lessons they taught me growing up. Live on less than you make, the difference between the things you need and the things you want. Pay your bills on time always have gas in the car and food in the house. Save for a rainy day and the future. I am 55 and my house is paid off I will be retiring in a few years, I have a college fund started for my one year old grand daughter. My parents lived through the depression in rural Iowa, they got one pair of shoes a year except for the cold weather they walked to and from school barefoot. They could afford coal or wood for the potbelly stove so they burned corn cobbs.
@luisromanlegionaire5 жыл бұрын
@@threelittlebirds7942 And that is why America was great. Right now its the farmers and people in rural America committing suicide either from losing their farms or getting hooked on meth while the Wall St Squids like Goldman Sachs say its another beautiful day as they get bailed by the govt. We need to go back to those days and push the Wall St guys out of the windows and America will soon become great again lol.
@threelittlebirds79425 жыл бұрын
@@luisromanlegionaire Wow, what a plot twist a very accurate discern of modern times.
@MA-wq2ih5 жыл бұрын
@@threelittlebirds7942 the rural farmers had been having an increasingly difficult time of things since the end of World War I (when Wilson had exhorted them to produce for the troops, even when it meant going into debt...then the bottom fell out of agriculture and commodities when the War ended and it never recovered) and the rash of bank failures triggered by the Crash and increasing Depression meant a lot of families losing their mortgaged farms.
@bdcochran015 жыл бұрын
As a kid, my dad collected empties for the bootlegger. After the depression, he became a captain in the US Navy. My mother went to work at age 12. She would repair her shoes by putting cardboard in as replacement soles. She became an officer in the US Navy. Things were bad. Kids would prize bacon grease sandwiches at school. 25% of the potential draftees in WW2 were rejected as malnourished. Now, you understand why I drive a 15 year old car, don't have cell phone service, don't subscribe to Netflicks AND I have no debt.
@cherylT3215 жыл бұрын
bd C. You are awesome!
@septiawoman29115 жыл бұрын
"Always live slightly below your means and one should have no problems."
@lendavidhart97105 жыл бұрын
These people talking about their younger years reminds me of my parents stories (which were not stories at all), you know what i mean. My dad would earn money as a caddy, that money he gave to my grandmother, he became an excellent golfer - and was thinking of trying to go pro, but he met my mother, who was effected by the depression, her father my grandfarther of course was very familiar with the production of alcohol.
@darcymunro89304 жыл бұрын
Debt of Americans is killing them ,Slavery is the Americans way of the working class people .Dont try keeping up to the Jones as they are too far in debt to survive the coming Depression.
@Mikesorrento33444 жыл бұрын
Yes, I heard the same stories from my mother. I’m the same way you are. I think when the next depression hits, it will be very bad. People are much different now than 80 years ago. Today, people are very self centered.
@danielnichols35944 жыл бұрын
Parents born in early 30s. It had a huge impact on them even though they were children. During the COVID-19 crisis, I really fear for the state of the country. Utter selfishness, emotional fragility, inability to think logically, and so much time spent tearing down others. I see in these senior citizens strength of character, kindness towards the less fortunate, being satisfied with one's material possessions, love of God and country. I don't want another Great Depression but I think we will be tested over the next few years and I hope we can recover.
@virsapiensfortisest922 Жыл бұрын
Well said
@timpack32615 жыл бұрын
We were so poor ,we couldn't tell the stockmarket fell , we had brown beans tators ,cornbread and wild game for supper everyday ,mother was up at dawn and we had biscuits, gravy bacon and eggs every morning that was life of the early years we thought we ate high on the hog and mother kept a 5 gal bucket of flour and cornmeal, we had our own chickens for eggs and meat , and 3 gal buckets of sugar and lard and in lean times that would stretch for 2 to 3 months but she would makes cakes,pies,homemade donuts if you ask me we were rich ! This time of year I would make 50 to 100 dollars picking strawberries, we would pick blackberry for homemade jam and huckleberrys to sell to local stores ,we also picked apples for pay and could take the ground apples home so we had that too also had a large victory garden for vegetables, so we did alright .
@racekrasser78694 жыл бұрын
From the sounds of it, you ate healthier than probably most Americans do today, with everything they eat coming from a restaurant or in a box.
@Walkercolt14 жыл бұрын
@@racekrasser7869 He evidently lived in a good climate, and was able to make $50 a year picking strawberries. In 1934, my Mother's family on a farm in Arkansaw didn't make $50 cash money in a year. Months went by without ANY 'HARD MONEY" in the house. Her Aunt would send them a 3 cent letter with five penny postcards inside so they could write her and tell her they were still alive. IF she was lucky, the family would scrimp and save for her a 5 cent (6" wide and 10" long about 3/8" thick, $7.83 today) Hershey Bar for Christmas to share with her little brother. They were a dime in 1958 when I was 5.
@roccopanzarino19104 жыл бұрын
I grew up as a privileged child. I always thought it funny that my dad always told us to shut the lights whenever I , or my sister left a room. I’m 78 now and now I understand my fathers need to not waste anything.
@carsontait73384 жыл бұрын
My parents would tell me how they both came from large families and at Christmas time during the Depression if they got an apple, an orange, and a new pair of socks they really felt blessed. They raised a large garden, had a few fruit trees, a milk cow, raised it's calf for winter beef, raised a few pigs and had a flock of laying hens. They didn't waste anything.
@casse14584 жыл бұрын
Yes mine too
@georgeryan613 Жыл бұрын
I had a trap line and one Christmas got a flashlight and the usual orange. Couldn’t have been happier.
@TM-173 Жыл бұрын
The Depression of that era sounds like paradise compared to the Depression we’re heading towards. They had land, skills, family- all that’s needed to survive. Today’s generation is lucky to have any of those things
@marycahill5465 жыл бұрын
My mother grew up at a mine site in Northern Quebec during the Depression. Her family picked blueberries, always kept a garden, kept their own chickens, canned much of their winter food. Wood stoves and cutting your own wood was the order of the day. Everyone had to work. The only debt possible was the chit from the grocery store. Grandpa bought the children's clothing every Fall from the Eaton's catalogue. Teeth were cleaned with baking soda. Grandma Webber sent barrels of apples and herring there from Nova Scotia. Hunting and fishing from the forests around helped for fresh meat. All her life my mother stockpiled sale items, and she abhorred debt.
@juniorthompson60855 жыл бұрын
To this day Mary I hate to throw away food from my plate I recall times having little to eat but we didn't starve Mom and dad didn't eat one evening so us children could said they weren't hungry When I got older I figured it out God bless them both
@roberts85075 жыл бұрын
Mary ... so touching ... thank you for sharing ... those are great souls ....
@chachab92394 жыл бұрын
Mary Cahill .. Ooooo how I can identify for then and the many years until nowadays. Continual blessings to you and yours.
@morganlogman39484 жыл бұрын
Mary that story moved me iam 53 even in my Time things have changed , thank you for sharing god bless
@Roses783 жыл бұрын
I actually use baking soda because my grandparents had me use. Honestly it works better than toothe paste and I now can and I also hate debt. Keep life simple stock food and have protection.
@AnastaAnam28 Жыл бұрын
November 2023 and we are staring down the barrel of this again. I hope I can do as well by my children as these people's parents did for them. Thank you for the memories ❤
@grannyfisher38635 жыл бұрын
Godliness with contentment is great gain. ~ 1st Timothy 6:6
@chriswhitesell80795 жыл бұрын
The more things you have , the more burden you have.
@deanguando13355 жыл бұрын
How true
@juniorthompson60855 жыл бұрын
When I had nothing I was rich no worries about it
@davidjames6664 жыл бұрын
Chris Whitesell depends what things you have. I have a lot of tools, and things that can be used when things get tough. I built up my wealth by doing things myself (rebuilding a transmission, plumbing, house electrical, 3500 watt solar system on my roof, patio. Cement work, painting, repairing appliances, woodwork, gardening, and playing the piano for enjoyment) I am an engineer at A top USA company. I do not own stuff unless it has value - even if it is a lot of stuff i have!!
@chachab92394 жыл бұрын
Chris Whitesell ... AMENNNN!
@oscarrlee184 жыл бұрын
Be what you can handle to be. Nowadays the glitz media determines who and what is in vogue. The best invention ; the internet is also the most abused and addictive.
@__BERSERKER__5 жыл бұрын
The next one there will be much more suffering and probably death. Because we have forgot these valuable lessons.
@ronregnier21795 жыл бұрын
oh yea! next one with re-education camps! great suffering and life lost as empire usa crashes into ruin....
@219garry5 жыл бұрын
Never gonna happen. Don't even worry about it. Go buy Costco stock and sleep well.
@rogerg08345 жыл бұрын
@@219garry That's what lead to the great depression...people buying stock. Smh...no wonder history repeats itself.
@billiemitchell73 Жыл бұрын
I remember my Mom told me about life during the depression. They lived in the country, had a chicken farm, grew vegetables, had fruit trees and not much money. But....they already knew how to "make do", so they did not suffer as much as the " city folks", because they were already self sufficient.
@andrewheffel9285 жыл бұрын
I grew up in the 60's, not the depression, but as a young adult I was poor. I like the "clean your plate club," my wife and I both went thru lean times when we were young, we try hard not to waste food. And the Lord does provide, no matter what, I never was homeless or hungry.
@mimime53765 жыл бұрын
Back when I was a child, we got in trouble for not coming home on time. Today, you can't get the kids out of their rooms with all the electronics. I loved Christmas growing up. I remember cutting construction paper in strips, gluing each end to make a circle, and there you had a 20 foot garland for the tree. I tell my grandchildren they'll never know the true meaning of Christmas.
@irishstock21084 жыл бұрын
Paper Garlands,always fun to make...not too skinny not too wide. lol
@be014204 жыл бұрын
teach them
@thinkforyourselfjohn31634 жыл бұрын
Sweet memories. 💗
@rebeccawhitt81204 жыл бұрын
We made popcorn garland when I was a child.
@bluewaters31004 жыл бұрын
Kids get their values from adults. If you can instill the fun and meaning of Christmas by doing those things with them then it will get passed down to their children.
@Conservchick3 жыл бұрын
How terribly important this message is at this time in our country. Thank you so much.
@jnucleo5 жыл бұрын
I had family on both sides with farming background. Mother grew up in Estonia who's grandfather was a self sufficient farmer. The family lost everything when the commies took over. My grandfather on my Dad's side was farming in North Dakota in the 1930s. He lost everything when the banks took over. Perhaps there's not much difference? There is one thing for damn sure, the Government does not want self-sufficient people on the land.
@caridadrevilla24392 жыл бұрын
And it's happening again in 2022.
@kenneth98742 жыл бұрын
Independent people are a threat to control
@theresajimenez4749 Жыл бұрын
I think you are correct about them not wanting us to be self-sufficient and that is why we’ve been seeing the plant fires and bird flu, chick shortages, seed regulations etc.
@je720ep85 жыл бұрын
Thank you for an excellent video: I try to speak to many young people today and tell them : Be smart save your money : live frugal : SAVE SAVE your hard earn money only to be Laugh at like some old fashion fool: These people are quick to spend $200 dollars on a pair of sneakers or $1000 on a new iphone: but do not know how to buy basic groceries and prepare their own Meal. SAD very SAD
@jameswallace5967 Жыл бұрын
I can see why the people in this video are called "the greatest generation ". No complaints and always seeing the good side of things.
@melodytenisch62325 жыл бұрын
Although the Great Depression was horrible, I wish folks had more simple, wholesome, family lives! To me it's very sad and unnatural to see most people in public with cellphones, lost without them, and oblivious to the world around them. Technology should be a tool used for good, necessary use and not a way of life. Many are socially...inept because of their being "connected!" Old grandma dinosaur!🙏😊
@pamelag75535 жыл бұрын
I agree, we had more face to face contact with our neighbors, and knew all their names and what they did. Nowadays neighborhoods are ghost towns during the week and on the weekends people don't seem to visit with one another much they are too busy running here and there. It is a sad break down in the community.
@roberts85075 жыл бұрын
Melody ... we are NOW having our own version of a great depression .... I would conclude.
@morganlogman39484 жыл бұрын
Totally agree with you both things have changed
@jodyvance41142 жыл бұрын
Yes ma’am, amen
@sue3745 Жыл бұрын
It is a different world in many ways.
@paulsawczyc50195 жыл бұрын
Farmers are the most important and noble people on earth.
@TheBandit76134 жыл бұрын
How about Frederick Grant Banting, the inventor of insulin? Or Alexander Fleming, antibiotics? There's too many important people to choose one group. How about soldiers. Without them, there would be no country, farm or anything else.
@mcse-nv2ou4 жыл бұрын
Farmers are poisoning everyone with Round UP...
@dr.elizabethmartin71184 жыл бұрын
WHAT ABOUT THE FISHERMEN?
@10AntsTapDancing4 жыл бұрын
@@TheBandit7613 If there's no food there's starvation. Yes, there are many important people in society but the people who provide the food in your supermarket, restaurants and fast food outlets are farmers. Imagine if there were no farmers, what would you eat?
@TheBandit76134 жыл бұрын
@@10AntsTapDancing I'm not to worried about farmers, pretty much the biggest recipients of my tax dollars as welfare. They are forcing ethanol on the taxpayer even though it's been proven ethanol is a pollutant worse than gas itself. I have to pay for their crop insurance, even paying them NOT to grow certain crops. I'll suck up to farmers when they get their hands out of my wallet.
@kungdu5 жыл бұрын
Even though I am Millenial I respect these folks the most of what they have gone through. Without this kind of history it would have not made me hardworking and jack of all traits.
@eleanorfetterman24935 жыл бұрын
Happy you are a hard worker. I am not a depression survivor however, I grew up in a household of those who did. Learn now.. canning, gardening you can even grow potatoes and sweet potatoes in a bucket on a patio if needed.. and make sure to have marigolds to keep certain bugs away and has medicinal purposes... learn the plants that grow wild in your area which are edible etc.. times are comming where we will see worse than the great depression. Example; Back then they had flower sacks that flour came in.. people would make clothes from them. That is not the case now. There was a stronger faith in God, family and community back then and even when I grew up. I wish you well in your future endeavors ... I found amazing story on youtube of a man who retired built a house using the earths temp below the frostline to heat his home and grows oranges, tangerines, dates etc .. it was truely amazing, found the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHXCZJKdqMympM0
@peggyhiggins69235 жыл бұрын
White Bass, it's refreshing for me to hear that you are a hard worker and respect past history. It is a rare quality these days. Stay true to yourself👍😊
@morganlogman39484 жыл бұрын
White Bass well said thanks for sharing
@virginiasenior404 жыл бұрын
There are those of us known as "baby boomers" (1950) who had parents who went thru the depression BUT still had difficult times. Lived in poor housing, afraid to get sick, little fiances, no plumbing, carried water to heat and bath in, cooked on wood stoves, had only radio to listen to, no phone, worked the mines of West Virginia, many not on the farm, living paycheck to paycheck, no allowances to be given children, picked up pop bottles to pay the rent on a shack, new clothes hard to come by unless rabbits were sold at easter time, never enough money to pay school supply fees.Family was really all we had!
@cherokeefit42482 жыл бұрын
Your comment is so badly put together. Those people were way smarter and natural selection is going to be huge.
@TiborRoussou5 жыл бұрын
I didn't grow up in the depression era; I grew up in a depressing era. I remember hand me down clothing. I remember running water meaning either my brother or I would have to run to the well to fetch it - hand over hand method. I remember two wood stoves; one for heating and one for cooking. I remember no bathroom in the house, but rather outdoor plumbing (outhouses). We didn't seem to lack for anything. A simpler time. No cable television, with most houses only having one television per house. No cellphones, clothing dryer (hung it on a line), cell phones, computers, dishwashers, microwaves... the list goes on and on. I remember if it was broken and you didn't fix it, you simply did not have it. Watching this reminds me not to take for granted what I have :)
@waynek33664 жыл бұрын
Back then family stuck together today most family's backstab each other.
@Shemayahu2224 жыл бұрын
Sad...but true...now we have big fences between our neighbours... once upon a time if you ran out of sugar you could go next door, now you hardly know them....
@stevemathews84294 жыл бұрын
Yeah... I'll have to admit I've ripped off a few family members
@Shemayahu2224 жыл бұрын
@@stevemathews8429 well this is the time to repent..and get right with them Steve...you never know when your last day on the earth is...hell is real...give your heart to Yeshua and He will make things right in your life...
@Shemayahu2224 жыл бұрын
@@stevemathews8429 we have all done things we are not proud of...but while there is time take it... and relieve your conscience...
@tomd14344 жыл бұрын
Ever notice how kids just need love and some room to play? Adults will justify some of their excess by saying their kids need all this stuff ect. I'm not against nice things, but the emphasis on and love for consumption is sad especially considering so many people go into so much debt for it. Some good advice here.
@AndreaM773 жыл бұрын
This was precious, thank you. The elderly are a treasure trove of wisdom and their stories are beautiful of a slower paced and virtuous time. ❤️
@drmontague64752 жыл бұрын
They should have had a working class revolution and shot the mega rich politicians who were living the good life without poverty. There was no shortage of the necessaries of life in order to live only a shortage of money for them to buy the necessaries of life!
@Radnally5 жыл бұрын
My dad was a teenager in the 1930s. He could fix anything. Why? Because that was the only way it would get done.
@chillytoes3375 жыл бұрын
@MrHoppers002 My parents both came from dirt poor families that moved with the crops. They were very frugal people, not cheap, just knew the meaning of a dollar. When they left this planet they didn't oen a dime to anybody and they owned 3 houses and a few bank accounts. They managed to do this BECAUSE they were frugal and my father was a very handy guy who fixed everything until it couldn't be fixed again! Admittedly, it drove us all crazy now and then, but I admire both of them so much now. We never wanted for anything growing up but we weren't spoiled rotten either. My point is this. Like my father used to say, "Why buy something new when you can fix the one that broke!". Dad called this a 'disposable society" and he was right! He was a very handy common sense kind of guy and I appreciate that now more than ever.
@benrent66255 жыл бұрын
i liked both comments-both are correct as well. things were deaigned simpler to be fixed with mechanical means. now adays designers know ull just chuck whatever is broke out and buy another
@jaddy5404 жыл бұрын
@@benrent6625 I had to use a kitchen knife for a screwdriver.
@robertbraden38894 жыл бұрын
@MrHoppers002 Different standards? Your precious electronics won't feed or house you or repair your belongings. Skill sets like welding,mechanics,gardening,food preservation,woodworking are a dying art. I was born in the 50's raised in a large poor family, we fixed everything,raised chickens,baked bread,everything was home made I would say that is more than different standards, God help you if the power goes out.
@robertbraden38894 жыл бұрын
@MrHoppers002 Man,I would have to write you a essay! Picture this -It's 1968 and you work a one of the local lumber mills, you are getting about $4 per hour and you can afford to buy a conservative house, medical insurance is paid through your union,(full coverage including dental and vision) Your wife can stay home if she wants to keeping the family unit strong. Gas is cheap and full service including blue chip stamps or gifts for filling up.Big corporations haven't figured out how to pull every nickel out of the working mans life yet, and you just bought a brand new 1968 VW bug for under $1600 . I must say the music was better too! lol. How does that compare to now?
@kathyh48045 жыл бұрын
Good old common sense! And not trying to find joy in “things” as they are temporal Trusting the good Lord.... the best advice EVER!
@girlinthesouth8505 жыл бұрын
Amen
@stephentodd37155 жыл бұрын
now days common sense is not so common....
@chachab92394 жыл бұрын
Kathy H .. AMENNNNN!
@dally21574 жыл бұрын
Very well said. Amen
@TargaWheels Жыл бұрын
My grandparents were 20 years old in 1929, and 32 years old in 1941. They were adults during the depression and WW2. They died in the mid-1980's, when I was around 20 years old. I always wondered why they had a stockpile of canned goods, paper towels, etc. year round. Didn't understand it until 2020 when shelves at the store got cleared out, that I started to understand. And to think, 2020 wasn't even close to being as dire as the depression and WW2. Now I wish my young, stupid self would have asked them about their struggles and what they had gone through. Boy do I really miss them.
@aljones91142 жыл бұрын
I am 49yrs old. I just read a book called" one Second After", it really opened my eyes to all the things I didn't know or take time to learn. Since reading the book, I've been working a garden and talking to as many elderly folks as I can. They do have alot to share. Most love to talk and enjoy teaching. I hope we don't have to go through anything like the Depression but I want to be prepared as much as I can. God bless to everyone!
@davidcawrowl3865 Жыл бұрын
Yes, I read that book too. I thing I learned from it was to prepare for three months if the lights go out/dollar collapses because three months is approx the length of time it will take to establish a civic order of some type - some form of government to be established. So, three months is my benchmark for preparation.
@barbaraallen71645 жыл бұрын
I watched "The Great Depression" on KZbin by PBS American Experience 3 months ago. What I learned that I never knew about the great depression was a learning experience! Those that lived through it, they are truly the knowledgable teachers!
@w8justasec755 жыл бұрын
My grandma grew up on a farm in Nebraska and my grandpa lived in the the city of Omaha. My grandma said to me, 'We didn;t even know there was a depression, it was just something we read about in the newspaper." While my grandpa really struggled in the city. As a teenager he would take odd jobs just to help support the family. My grandma's family felt no threat of eviction, whereas my grandpa's family were renting and 'had to pay the rent', they didn't own their place. Today young families seem to spend their money on casual wishes instead of saving it for future dreams, i.e., a home, property etc.I'm amazed that this video was published NINE YEARS ago, and so many recent comments. Is everyone looking up ways to survive the next drepression?? :)
@Kim-hl8mf5 жыл бұрын
The Answer To This Question is Yes. I Am Trying To Figure out the Next Depression
@cherylT3215 жыл бұрын
w8justasec. Probably because it’s nearly here!
@sherryridlen9357 Жыл бұрын
Yes
@Mady-lo6qb3 ай бұрын
Yes. Watching in June 2024.
@kennydyas6885 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed watching and listening to these wonderful people. Such sage advice. My dad, aunts and uncles were raised during the Great Depression in Mobile, Ala. I have heard many of the same stories and strategies for survival from them. The best advice my grandmother ever gave me was to always live below your means and never be afraid to ask God to help you. This advice has gotten me through difficult personal times and sustained me for 66 years.
@cw53125 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing these stories from my grandparents and other older relatives. There all gone now. If this happened again most of America would not survive. The people of the early 20th century were A FAR BETTER, generation than the helpless babies we have now.
@Me-zq7vt Жыл бұрын
Contentment. Thats what the world needs more of. And more wisdom sharing from seniors to youth. We’ve lost a lot of that. Be kind and help each other.
@alansmlth79895 жыл бұрын
lesson,stay out of debt and save money and do not trust banks.
@MA-wq2ih5 жыл бұрын
And if a stock doesn't pay an actual dividend, it's no different than gambling.
@mjp54294 жыл бұрын
@gemini232003 You beat me too it.
@doughtymqan4 жыл бұрын
Gold, silver & lead.
@Hartalem4 жыл бұрын
Bitcoin and DigiByte, nothing else
@theropesofrenovation93524 жыл бұрын
Don't trust the government either.
@denisej13294 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of stories my dad told me. RIP Albert Bowen. Love you Daddy! And my grandma Scollie. She lived to be 105 = born in 1900. She remembered EVERYTHING
@elberthardy9615 жыл бұрын
I watched how my grandparents lived and they talked a lot about the Great Depression. They had patches sewn on their patches. They raised 200 chicks in their bathtub. Nothing went to waste. We got up before the chickens to milk the cows and we went to bed after sweating through a long, hot and hard working day. Sleep was great. Somehow, the food tasted better on the farm. If TV would have been around, there would be no time for it. We grew food everywhere: up by the house, along the path, in the garden and by the creek. The Hollyhocks grew 15' tall and flowers were everywhere. We stopped just long enough to thank our Great Creator for his providence. It's a great life. If we could only live it today. But now, ask any child where food comes from and he will say 'From the store, of course!' Let's learn how to grow food and then teach it to the children, lest the innocence, joy and peace we long for and need so much will never be regained. It's a very precious gift, if we are so blessed as to regain it. itellwhy.
@td73905 жыл бұрын
My Great Uncle Earnest went through the depression here in Canada so knew the importance of having/growing food and NOT trusting banks to hold his money. Dads Mum went through ww2 rations in England & knew to always eat whats on your plate. Me as a man in my 60's taught my daughter to not waste food & to have extra food stored just in case the stores run short. Good luck to those here with kind hearts from Manitoba!
@alixegabriel9724 жыл бұрын
Same to you Manitoba
@robinguertin574 Жыл бұрын
I could have listened to their stories for hours. Thank you.
@fallenslave66844 жыл бұрын
Look at them. Old people. Wise and loving. They deserve a kiss and a hug.
@casse14584 жыл бұрын
😂
@jeniemelisa62714 жыл бұрын
People better learn from this cuz it's coming our way very very soon, probably worst. This is the calm before the storm
@redpillbubba85445 жыл бұрын
Both of my grandmothers lived through the great depression-one was a VERY poor farmer who lived in a small farmhouse in Deer Creek MN. When she would talk about it tears would come out-only time I ever saw here cry. My other grandmother lived above her fathers store and said they did just fine-she said they used to feed anyone who knocked on their door-her mother refused to send anyone away without a full stomach:)
@joycekoch57464 жыл бұрын
I asked my grandfather some 30 years ago before he died if he thought the great depression made people better. He chuckled for a moment and he then said seriously, 'Perhaps a few, but it broke most people and made quit a few angry individuals. It did not improve anyone I knew'.
@peggyhiggins69235 жыл бұрын
My parents were children during the depression and they both taught me and my siblings how to get through hard times. As this world is now is heading for disaster, we are all prepared for whatever happens. Thank you all for your insite and experiences!😊
@erikl79094 жыл бұрын
Peggy Higgins we are here now Peggy. Hope you and yours are well
@836dmar Жыл бұрын
Excellent. Such valuable insight from a generation I really miss. “We were content.” That speaks volumes in an age with minimal gratitude but great discontent. Affluence is not always a blessing.
@tracicomstock65252 жыл бұрын
Amen. I am focusing on Jesus, my Saviour, the KJV/Bible, hymns, prayer, helping others and learning to forage, community garden and learning to play Willow, my Mandolin. God bless you all. May you be filled with the Holy Spirit and good works to the glory of God through Jesus, His Son.
@jackgalico3559 Жыл бұрын
Amen and Amen ! 🙏
@sunsail Жыл бұрын
When you can’t face reality, there’s always gawds! ~ Religion is 100% SUPERSTITIONS from Medieval ‘Dark Ages’ spirit supernatural wizards bogus prophecy mysticism B.S. myths & fables!!!!!!!!!
@leefrancis45654 жыл бұрын
I remembered the days that my Mother told me about the Depression. No Jobs, everything being Rashioned out. A Terrible time for the entire World. Plus a War which took many lives.
@deesong67224 жыл бұрын
“Don’t emphasize stuff” love this!!
@jasonland4554 жыл бұрын
I love how health care is exactly the same now you don’t go to the doctor unless you’re on your death bed because you can’t afford it
@alixegabriel9724 жыл бұрын
@K. DV Am en
@taylorsessions41433 жыл бұрын
😂 I was thinking the opposite, every time I have a sniffle people ask me if I've been to the doctor yet or work asking me for a doctor's note.
@bonniegaither39942 жыл бұрын
😥
@whiteyfisk97692 жыл бұрын
Just a reminder that American Tax payers are giving Izzrael 104 dollars PER SECOND which they use to give EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEIR CITIZENS free healthcare and free college. While you, the one paying for that, goes bankrupt if you have to visit the emergency room. Whatever you think politcally or believe, that is not right, that is not right.
@marykershner87264 жыл бұрын
My grandmother lived thru the depression raised my mother and uncle. She was the strongest woman i ever knew. She was only about five foot five but she could work alot of men under the table. She outlived two husbands.She never wasted and never tolerated others doing so. She always had big gardens and fruit trees,butchered he own livestock,and canned everthing she got her hands on.Her kitchen was huge. It had a propane stove and a iron wood stove trimmed in white enamel.My gosh i remember the aroma of that home made bread wafting thru the big farm house and her singing Rock of ages while she worked her garden.She pinched a penny until it screamed.She taught me alot.Beautiful memories. RIP sweet gram.
@randomvideos_6584 жыл бұрын
Very beautifully stated, you're a great storyteller. Your grandmother sounds like quite the woman 💜
@pamspencer57334 жыл бұрын
Did your family sell her home? My family had a gorgeous home in Upstate New York❣️Garden,🎑playing croquet on the front lawn, bucolic
@stephenwilliams52015 жыл бұрын
My parents. Came through. With a lot of tricks learned. A big lay off for dad . Then he worked on farms. On the table were onions. Served with the meals. We had a lot of "free milk" and "cheese" little did we know the cows had gotten in the onions. And the taste would transfer to the milk. He would make shine.. mother was good seamtris. And had a telephone certificate . Worked for Orwell telephone co. What they learned in the 30's paid off in the 50's and 60's dekv4li
@Eli-qr9hc5 жыл бұрын
Living in the country we grow most of out food. If another depression hits it won’t hit us hard like it will the city dwellers
@Peppersfirst4 жыл бұрын
@K. DV or get some worm bins set up. Can't beat worm castings. And all you have to do is keep feeding them food scraps.
@Peppersfirst4 жыл бұрын
@K. DV Yep, it's the poop that's gold. Make em poop. 😂
@Peppersfirst4 жыл бұрын
@@glassover6420 They'll take each other out in the cities. Won't be much left for a mob. Won't be a problem for country folk. Not in the south at least.
@Frugal_fitchic6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing their stories.
@HappinessOrDeath4 жыл бұрын
Im one of those millenials without any real skills to get me through a depression. Here to learn ✌
@alexvirgoe44824 жыл бұрын
Same here. Gotta cram that knowledge before the money doesn't matter. Good luck to you man!
@HappinessOrDeath4 жыл бұрын
@@alexvirgoe4482 Just the fact we're here speaks volumes I think. You too mate all the best ;)
@HappinessOrDeath4 жыл бұрын
@Rick Simpson projecting are we?
@breejames63234 жыл бұрын
G C how are you doing during this pandemic?? I’ve gotten laid off three months ago and been watching these videos ever since.
@mfar30164 жыл бұрын
Kudos! You’re what’s called the new poor. LOL! If you need tips, hit me up. I’m not depression era, but a poor kid from a single parent in the 70s & 80s. Then put myself thru college. I know the struggle.
@brex505 жыл бұрын
i see not one obese person in the photos, everyone looks healthy, our society is now a disaster ...
@robertbraden38895 жыл бұрын
Slowly killing us with sugar,processed foods and GMO everything, this can't be coincidence. I think it's planned.
@Nobody-xh5qe5 жыл бұрын
@@robertbraden3889 they really are
@kayleighm78565 жыл бұрын
I dont think its sugar gmo fast good or gmo killing everyone i think its people sitting inside 90% of the time! Drive around on a weekend you wont see 2 kids playing outside ..everyone is sitting inside on an electronic most the day. Kids can eat twinkies and junk and burn it off if they played outside mostly like they ought to! Moms get outside and make your kids do the same its good for them😊
@sami-92335 жыл бұрын
@MrHoppers002 We have excelled in the way we minimize physical activity but have forgotten one big fact: Humans, everyone, not only the select few need activity to be healthy and prosper
@nancybryant43255 жыл бұрын
Processed food and low fat diets. When we were kids-without cable tv or smart phones-we spent a lot of time outdoors playing and bicycling.
@paulcowell75885 жыл бұрын
What wonderful people...I'm an old brit but we had exactly the same types of people...
@nneichan93535 жыл бұрын
I definitely remember my grandma reminding everyone to clean our plates.
@jerrynavarro24043 жыл бұрын
Back then people knew how to act and respected each other not like today where people only THINK about themselves. Men and women and children knew their place in life.
@doughunter39675 жыл бұрын
the difference is that folks in general used to feed, clothe and do for themselves themselves and care more about their fellow human beings...I am practicing this lifestyle and look around to see a general apathy and lack of real world skills (to put it nicely)...Creator bless the good...doug
@lc77895 жыл бұрын
silver , gold, food , ammo , grow my own veggies and staying away from toxic people is what i do
@doughunter39675 жыл бұрын
Levi C that is great Friend...all the best to you and yours..,.doug
@PowderDaze Жыл бұрын
I grew up in west Michigan. Mostly small farm towns. They were tough people. My grandpa never forgot the hardships.
@NolaGB4 жыл бұрын
I'm closing in on 71 yrs old. Grew up in the city and fortunate to have had a great up-bringing. Was taught to take only what you'll eat & never waste food. We weren't wealthy, but comfortable. I was the youngest, with 2 older brothers, who looked out for me. My mother and father taught me a lot. I heard many stories of the Great Depression from my Grandmother and Aunts and was told many times to learn from the elderly. I was fortunate and still remember what I learned. I've tried to pass it on to others to any who wish to learn. Many of our young don't want to learn. Thankfully, some do. I remember when I was about 13 or so and had a fever or bad cold, my Dad Would fix me a "Hot Toddy". Not real strong.
@harrisquicksilver65955 жыл бұрын
6:40 "We were a christian family & we let the lord provide for us & we never had any serious health problems"
@markd68385 жыл бұрын
Yeah all God fearing families survived the great depression without so much as a cough.... not!
@pamelag75535 жыл бұрын
I believe she said nothing serious. A cough is not serious. Quit hating on people of faith, sounds like ur jealous of their peace in life?
@markd68385 жыл бұрын
@@pamelag7553I know a cough is not serious, that's kind of my point! You're also assuming i am not a person of faith when you have no evidence of this, you're just making an assumption. Also please don't tell me what to do. Do you think all people of no faith were constantly ill or died during the depression? Your comment is without value and just pointless virtue signalling.
@lukemccann5 жыл бұрын
Pamela G Amen.
@Chapitamastervideos5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing. This is truly important and should be said and shared. All our grandparents went through a Great Depression no matter where in the world they were. It was a tragic and horrendous Global Recession time.
@squirrelcovers6340 Жыл бұрын
These folks should be listened too and learned from.
@TheTrock1215 жыл бұрын
I was raised by my grandparents who were married just before the Great Depression. To this day, I clean my plate. I don't even throw away an apple core if it's fit to eat. I eat the whole thing.
@morganlogman39484 жыл бұрын
TheTrock121 thanks I enjoyed your story🙏
@keepitsimple46295 жыл бұрын
I remember In the '50s when doctors would actually come to our house to treat us. Can you imagine that happening now? Some doctors have months long waiting lists. I actually found a mobile doctor a few years ago, but I think he went out of business!
@lendavidhart97104 жыл бұрын
Watching this again, these older folks eyes command respect in such a gentle way.
@chrishamill31705 жыл бұрын
Good video... people were much more honest, there were no GMO foods, recalls on foods. When you bought something it lasted Because it was quality. Life got fast paced and as technology increased Which is the real reason for the depression, people seemed to advance with a better life But that was not to be the case...we became a society enslaved in debt With crooked politics leaders who stole from our hard labors and continue To do so. God will be their judge. Meanwhile, we do do the best we know How and learn skills to survive striving to be independent from a More controlling system that wishes to divide people.
@MikeJBeebe4 жыл бұрын
2020 here: KZbin, are you trying to tell me something?
@ruthiefrost4 жыл бұрын
Mike Beebe yes
@jason760654 жыл бұрын
I don't think as of today things have gotten that bad but you can't find toilet paper to save your life, right now you have a better chance of finding buried treasure
@hasdrubal1215 жыл бұрын
What fantastic folks, very sage advice. And to echo what others have mentioned, we must try to provide for ourselves, because the next one will be worldwide and far worse. God bless
@apsutton3365 жыл бұрын
Need a big river or ocean to fish if no farm
@anthonyjames4319 Жыл бұрын
These people must hate seeing what’s happening to our country.
@citadel96113 жыл бұрын
Being of good moral character is an important key to getting through hard times.
@Essays4College4 жыл бұрын
Financial Rule #1 - Live Beneath Your Means
@Essays4College4 жыл бұрын
it takes moments like the coronavirus slowdown to teach people that lesson.
@hearnefamilyhomestead2301 Жыл бұрын
So much wisdom from our grandparents!❤
@oibal605 жыл бұрын
Things you own end up owning you.
@AnswersEasy5 жыл бұрын
Helpful advice.Thank you. I want to add a note: I'm a sport sailor. I'm convinced the old 1900 - 1940's designs were practical and did the work well at low cost and low maintenance. You could fix or rebuild most things on a working boat with hand tools. Nowadays there are engineers who make their living inventing more new deck hardware which is manufactured and sold at vast prices and is likely to break when you're far off shore. Like life here on land, you don't need all the newest gadgets. Teach yourself now to "make do"with what you have and you'll be glad you learned those skills one day.
@heatherb.43024 жыл бұрын
Watching this thinking... I cant imagine being a mother back then, but looking at what were facing now, I better get my brain wrapped around it because I am about to find out what it was like.
@chantelles36414 жыл бұрын
Who is here during Covid 19 lockdown for tips?
@eyeswideshut28004 жыл бұрын
indeed
@janesmith5994 жыл бұрын
I am! Great information
@carlaferguson82694 жыл бұрын
Well of course 😎
@tobybrown11794 жыл бұрын
Chantelle S Getting prepared for the next Great Depression? I am trying..
@chantelles36414 жыл бұрын
@@tobybrown1179 Me too. Got a survival bag. And my veggie garden is looking good. My friends think I've gone a bit crazy with the dooms day prepping, but it helps having a bit of control over your own future. Stay safe!!
@sandhillpreppers4 жыл бұрын
These Elders remind me of my Grandma Alma telling of these home remedies, of how there family was all so close! My grandmother has passed away now. I miss her so much! Most people today take so much for granted! I'm so thankful for all the time I was able to spend with my grandma as a child and as an adult.she taught me so much .
@vcab68754 жыл бұрын
The Greatest Generation.
@robw30274 жыл бұрын
Thanks to GVSU for this video, to each of the older folks thanks for sharing. Everything they had to say is valued. These folks as children grew up to be IMO the last great generation.
@solobushman2 жыл бұрын
This is a great reminder of how bad things have gotten ,but more importantly how things are going to get in the future, most people these days have no idea how to grow a vegetable or raise a animal for food, many wont survive.
@suetipping4841 Жыл бұрын
I never had heat in a bedroom until I was 25 years old. As a kid, the doctor would paint my throat with coal tar if I had a sore throat. I went to the pharmacist 50 years ago for a bottle of coal tar and shocked him when I told him what I wanted it for. He said it would poison me. I guess the tar never did becase I'm 76 now.
@mauiinheart4 жыл бұрын
Both of my parents grew up during the Great Depression. My Mother also reported her mother putting a salve on her throat for sore throats AND chest, with an old sock. For ear aches, my mom said HER mom used warm sweet oil. Every meal was with potatoes. Clothing was made by my Grandmother. They never went to bed hungry. My father sold eggs and magazines to help the family. He wore cardboard in his shoes when the soles wore out. You didn't run out to buy a new pair of shoe. Wasting food was also not an option. Yes even we were told to eat everything on our plate. Left overs---add water for more sauce or gravy or broth. My Great Grandparents had a small farm where they grew corn, beans, potatoes and had a cow AND a pig or two. I would imagine the Great Grandparents farm helped my Grand parents and thus my mom during the depression. I can relate to much of what these wonderful folks have to say. This video is a wonderful piece of history. Thank you.
@forestpepper36215 жыл бұрын
The people in these interviews were young children when the Great Depression happened. It would be interesting to compare their memories with those of people who were adults during the Great Depression.
@seerguru5 жыл бұрын
Forest Pepper they’re not alive today or their 90
@jeffreyvasby32305 жыл бұрын
These wonderful people speak Truth! I grew up in the 70's if something bad happened to a family the neighborhood helped each other. We all got whooped if necessary and went to Church every Sunday. Granny Doctored us kids and even other's. Respect,Hard work and Honesty was instilled in us at school and home. Most of Our Families All served in the Military every war. Today's kids are Snowflakes and couldn't survive when things get bad. Remember gas lines in the 70's? Water and grocery limits. War comes to America us old Soldiers will have to back up the young one that do serve. Our local Recruitment centre tells me they can't get enough kids that can even qualify to enlist Sad! God Bless America! Uncle Jeff!
@mariekatherine52385 жыл бұрын
My parents, now 97 and 99, lived through the Depression. My mom was raised with her two brothers by my grandmother whose husband abandoned her during her third pregnancy, so she was left to provide for the family. She worked seven days a week at any kind of job she could find, housecleaning, taking in washing, sewing, at a soda fountain, even driving a truck for a lumber yard. As soon as possible, my mother went to work as well. They moved around a lot any time a less expensive place became available, finally getting a great arrangement as caretaker tenants in a beach cottage. It was owned by a man from the city, (NY), whose wife was sickly, so they never did have to move out for the summer. The only drawback, sort of, was that it didn't have electric and an indoor toilet or running water. There was a pump in the yard and another in the basement. In the pines at the base of a bluff was the outhouse, although in the winter, they had an indoor commode and chamber pails. The kitchen had a combination wood-coal stove which doubled for heat, and a "summer kitchen" on the porch with a kerosene stove and drysink. They used kerosene for lighting. They were able, then, to grow a garden and keep chickens, a definite help. The food was fairly abundant after moving to the cottage. Before then, not so good. The children were all underweight according to the county nurse who came once a year to the public school. Nothing was done about it, however. My mother also needed eyeglasses, but did without until she had saved from her own job. My father's family was a bit better off in that there was a family home owned by his grandparents. His father had graduated from high school and business school, and worked for a stock firm. Needless to say, his job vanished. My grandmother had also graduated from high school where she'd taken a secretarial program. For several years, the ladies of the house went out to work as the men couldn't find jobs. Eventually, my grandfather found work as a stock clerk in a hardware store and was able, throughout the 1930s, to buy into the company. He then got hired as a manager for one of the suppliers of engine parts. He went to night school and ended by retiring in very comfortable circumstances as corporate vp. My parents' upbringing throughout the Depression had a very great influence on how we were raised. Both were in their 30s when they married, and that made them about 10-15 years older than the parents of our peers. Frugal was the word, and strict, no complaints accepted, keep your feelings and personal drama to yourself, fulfill your family, religious, and work duties. This was most so with me, the eldest of five. By the time the youngest was born, they'd loosened up a bit, and by the time I was in college, self-supporting, our little sister was a junior in high school, partying, hanging out with friends, having a typical teenage lifestyle. When I was junior, I didn't have time for parties, dances, and the like. I went to school, went to work in a store, took the bus to our neighbor's house where I babysat three children, cooked and ate dinner, bathed and put them to bed, then did my own studying until their mother arrived around 11:00. Of the four of us living, I'm the frugal worker, our youngest sister is twice divorced, always in one financial trouble or another. I'm the only one for whom religion plays an important part in life. I relate best to people in their 80s, not the Baby Boomers, of which I am one by birth year. I've always felt that I was born in the wrong decade, which is probably why I never married. Interesting how the times in which one is raised affects the rest of one's life, for better or worse. Depression kids are tough, as evidenced by the people in these interviews, and by the fact that my parents are still alive, mentally sharp, living in their own home.