Shreve/Swagerty Stories

These are stories generated from the John and Donna Shreve family during the late 20th century and the early 21st century.

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  • Shreve Family Christmas Letters, 1989-2023
  • 1791 Travels of the High Boy/ Low Boy furniture; by Donna Shreve 1496 words, 2021
  • 1841-1903 George Harris Shreve; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 905 words; 2023
  • 1922 Savannah Stories; by Donna Shreve;1614 words;2019
  • 1949 Ripples Over Time; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 2022
  • 1961 Cooking For a Crowd; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 1228 words; 2021
  • 1963 My Summer on ’63; 870 words; Donna Shreve; 2019
  • 1964 Early Feminist Activity; 1557 words;Donna Shreve; 2015
  • 1966 17 Dates; 1173 words; 2020
  • 1967 The Journey of Aunt Adele’s Painting; 1087 words; Donna Shreve; 2017
  • 1967 Honeymoon at Silver Lake; Donna Shreve; 997 words; 2016
  • 1968 Special Professional Picture; Donna Shreve; 330 words; 2020
  • 1968 My First Four Years of Teaching; by Donna Shreve;2871 words; 2020
  • 1969 Buster in the Classroom; by Donna Shreve; 952 words, 2016
  • 1970 The Year My Students Taught Me The Most ; by Donna Shreve;1989 words; 2020
  • 1971 Buster in the Classroom; by Donna Shreve; 978 words; 2020
  • 1972 Back to California; by Donna Shreve;1999 words; 2020
  • 1972 How I Ended up With the Sketch; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 682 words, 4/8/2024
  • 1972 Wonderful Neighbor; by Donna Shreve; 1170 words; 2022
  • 1973 Annunnaal Family Photo; 642 words; Donna Shreve; 2015
  • 1973 Road Trips; 817 words; Donna Shreve; 2019
  • 1977 Bad Neighbors;743 words; by Donna Swagerty Shreve;2024
  • 1977 27 Years at 933 Oakleaf Way; by Donna Shreve; 1847 words; 2021
  • 1977 The Year I Taught in the Boonies; by Donna Shreve; 2933 words; 2020
  • 1978 Thank You Dinner; 851 words; Donna Shreve; 2017
  • 1978 I Survived a Half Year Teaching Kindergarten; by Donna Shreve 800 words; 2020
  • 1979 Halloween Surprise; 659 words; Donna Shreve 2017
  • 1983 The Woman Who at the Back of My Classroom; 1328 words; Donna Shreve 2017
  • 1984 Mack’s Worst Halloween; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 532 words; 2021
  • 1984 Helping My Son Through Hard Choices; 1700 words; Donna Shreve; 2016
  • 1985+ Emptying My Purse or Life In My Forties, by donna Shreve, 2018
  • 1985 Strike the Set!; 1442 words; Donna Shreve, 2020
  • 1986 Couldn’t Read the Room; 778 words; Donna Shreve, 2022
  • 1985 When You Do Too Well; 1248 words; Donna Shreve, 2022
  • 1987 They Are Here; by Donna Shreve; 926 words; 2020
  • 1988 A Parent’s View of an Historic Trip by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 2233 words; 2024
  • 1989 For The Birds; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 966 words; 2024
  • 1989 L’l Red Riding Hood; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 490 words;2025
  • 1990 Emptying My Purse; by Donna Shreve,2019
  • 1990 The Breakfast Club ; 1604 words; Donna Shreve; 2019
  • 1994 Weapons in the Classroom; by Donna Shreve; 930 words; 2015
  • 1994 Making the Most of a Substitute Day; by Donna Shreve; 783 words; 2024
  • 1996 New Awareness for Skunks; by Donna Shreve; 1461 words; 2022
  • 1995 Whale of a Trip; 685 words; Donna Shreve; 2019
  • 1997 Hotel Hell; 894 words; by Donna Shreve;2015
  • 1998 What can Happened to a First Year Teacher; 898 words; by Donna Swagerty Shreve;2017
  • 2003 Family Life Class; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 2329 words; 2022
  • 2003 Slam of the door . . . “and stay out!“; 581 words; by Donna Shreve; 2014
  • 2005 I Almost Lost a Baby; by Donna Shreve; 954 words; by Donna Shreve; 2022
  • 2005 Putting Turning 60 into Perspective; 850 words; Donna Shreve; 2010
  • 2006 Momma Donna; 992 words; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 2016
  • 2007 Pot Smoking Grandma; 947 words; Donna Shreve; 2015
  • 2007 Dipping My Toe Back into the Water; 815 words; by Donna Shreve; 2024
  • 2008 25 Random Thoughts or Homework From my Son; by Donna Shreve; 478 words; 2008
  • 2009 The Last Days of the Midwest Trip: by Donna Swagerty; 1368 words; Shreve; 2009
  • 2009 My Mid-West Adventures or My Search for Relatives; 3000 words; by Donna Shreve, 2009
  • 2010 Our Adventures With Cold BloodedCreatures: 1246 words; by Donna Shreve 2024
  • 2012 Homework from my Son ; 478 words; by Donna Shreve; 2012
  • 2012 Close Calls; 1612 words; by Donna Swagerty; 2021
  • 2012 Be Careful of Traveling Stupid; 792 words; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 2012
  • 2014 Meeting Alex for the First Time; 776 words; by Donna Shreve; 2016
  • 2016 The Cleansing Ceremony; Donna Shreve; 508 words; 2014
  • 2016 Reflections in my Later Years; by Donna Shreve; 305 words; 2016
  • 2016 Putting One’s Life into History; by Donna Shreve; 1631 words; 2016
  • 2016 Like Father, Like Son; by Donna Shreve; 555 words; 2016
  • 2016 Helping My Son With Hard Choices; by Donna Shreve; 1709 words; 2016
  • 2017 Perils of Traveling; by Donna Shreve; 1530 words; 2017
  • 2017 Perspective On Aging ; by Donna Shreve; 607 words; 2017
  • 2018 Day of Charity; by Bradford Shreve; 2594 words, 2018
  • 2018 Trying to Clean Up Loose Ends; 460 words; Donna Shreve; 2019
  • 2019 Contrast Between Two Worlds; 1256 words; Donna Shreve; 2019
  • 2019 Dream Trip; Donna Sh;reve; 2,000 words; 2019
  • 2019 Trying to clean Up Loose Ends; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 460 words; 2019
  • 2020 How to Pass History Along; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 820 words;2020
  • 2021 Surprise!; 1115 words; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 2021
  • 2021 Why Stay in Stockton; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 578 words; 2021
  • 2021 Deepening Our Roots; 339 words; by Donna Swagerty Shreve;2021
  • 2023 Discarding of Things; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 1058 words; 2023
  • 2023 In Search of Relief; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 794 words; 11/12/23
  • 2023 Another Adventure with Mel; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 594 words; 12/21/2023
  • 2024 Return to Santa Cruz; by Aaron Shreve; 951 words; 5/2024
  • 2024 Tragic Week; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 5/18/2024
  • 2024 Annual Trip to NYC; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 2248 words; 5/10/2024
  • 2024 Return to Arkansas In Search of Family; by Donna Shreve;1557 words; 6/14/2024
  • 2024 Judging Our Ancestors Fairly; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 687 words; 2024
  • 2025 Third Time is not a Charm; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 560 words; 2025
  • 2025 My Adventures With Mel continue; by Donna Swagerty; 813 words; 2025
  • 2025 Girls’ Night Out; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 1815 words; 8/28/25
  • 2025 When a Previously Unknown DNA Relative Contacts You; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 521 words; 2/29/2025
  • 2025 Fourth Annual Girls’ Adventure; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 1356 words; 9/18/2025
  • 2025 Fourth Annual Girls’ Adventure Post Script; by Donna Swagerty Shreve;;858 words, 2025

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