The Denton Community Historical Society site has been updated with a
couple of stories from its Tales and Trails newsletters. You will find
a link to the Tales and Trails section from the main index page on the
DCHS site.
Dwayne and Joan Wittstruck have graciously given permission to reprint
excerpts from a book "Farm Boy" which details the memories of Dwayne
growing up in Lancaster County. Joan has edited these memories and a
copy of the book was presented to DCHS recently. Since this is from
the summer edition of "Tales and Trails" it seems quite fitting to
recall those hot July days when the neighborhood men and boys ran the
machinery and the women and girls cooked those big noon meals and
served the lemonade and kool-aid to thirsty men in the fields in the
afternoon.
From another issue we are featuring the program presented by Irma
Flickinger on August 24, 1999. Irma was an only child, and moved to
Denton in 1917 with her parents Eldon and Frances Flickinger. Mr.
Flickinger was a railroad man, having managed the stations at York,
Cairo and Emerald before being transferred to Denton. Her mother,
Frances Mastin, lived for many years in the house on West Denton road
between Lancaster Ave and Cass Street. Irma passed away on Dec 23,
2003. This is her story.
Feel free to look around the DCHS website and if you have anything to
contribute to this website that pertains to the Denton, Nebraska area
and any of the surrounding communities in Southwest Lancaster County,
Nebraska, please contact: Teresa Sullivan at DSull88075(a)aol.com
http://denton.ancestralwhispers.com/
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Take care, Kathie Harrison -DCHS webmaster
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