Swagerty/Boone Stories

These are stories generated from the Floyd and Melva Swagerty family during the last half of the 20th century.

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  • 1782 Our Arkansas Roots; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 478 words; 2021
  • 1918-1985 Floyd Elmer Swagerty; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 5878 words; 2016
  • 1919-2007 Melva Virginia Boone Swagerty Holly, by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 8,759 words; written 2017
  • 1919-2007 Melva the Independent; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 1366 words, 2023
  • 1930 Baseball in Our Family by Donna Shreve; 1148 words; 2013
  • 1931 Family Mystery; by Donna Shreve; 453 words; 2022
  • 1942-45 Floyd and Melva Wartime Letters
  • 1949 Ripples Over Time; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 773 words; 2020
  • 1949 Acting Out As a Child; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 445 words; 2015
  • 1940s The Swagerty Entry in a Cat Show; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 518 words; 2023
  • 1950s History of the Phone in Our Family; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 978 words; 2017
  • 1950s A Family Friend; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 825 words; 2021
  • 1950 Dr. Dad; by Brian Swagerty; 539 words; written 1999
  • 1950s Brian’s Slow Fuse; by Brian Swagerty; 418 words; written 1999
  • 1950s Family Cures; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 527 words; written 2018
  • 1950s Cooking Traditions Through the Families; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 2627 words;2019
  • 1950s Family Camping; by Donna Shreve; 2304 words; 2019
  • 1950s Games We Played; by Donna Shreve; 1247 words; 2016
  • 1950s Adventures In Our Backyard; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 1,894 words; 2020
  • 1950s A Boy and His Pet Bug; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 550 words; 2024
  • 1950s Halloween From My Childhood; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 1485 words; 10/10/2014
  • 1950s Christmas from my Childhood Onward; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 2002 words; 2002
  • 1953 Forbidden Fruit and Vegetables; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 468 words; 2014
  • 1953 Parents’ Anticipation for Christmas; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 620 words; 2020
  • 1954 My Parents’ Starter House; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 2141 words; 2018
  • 1955 Not Our Best Year; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 1335 words; 2019
  • 1955 Christmas Decorations; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 398 words; 2016
  • 1955 Benefits of Being the Oldest ; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 991 words; 2016
  • 1955-1967 Growing Up in Suburbia, by Brian Swagerty, 1,729 words; 2023
  • 1957 Our Annual Shopping Trip; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 1064 words; 2020
  • 1958 Finding and Loosing My Marbles; by Brian Swagerty; 1,436 words; April 9, 2020
  • 1958 The Hurdles of Puberty; by Donna Shreve; 788 words; 2015
  • 1958 Eating away From Home; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 504 words;1958
  • 1959 Eating Out of Doors ; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 604 words; 2015
  • 1959 An Unique Camping Trip; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 801 words; 2020
  • 1959 Hair Adventure; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 522 words; 2023
  • 1960s To Make Me Stand Up Straight; by Donna Shreve; 1029 words; 2019
  • 1962 Unique Camping Trip; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 801 words; 2020
  • 1962 Name One Specific Thing You Got in Trouble For In School; by Donna Swagerty Shreve;709 words;2/14/2017
  • 1963 Summer of ’63; by Donna Shreve; 870 words; 2019
  • 1963 Small Form of Rebellion; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 839 words; 2018
  • 1964 My Happy Coat; by Donna swagerty Shreve; 767 words; 2014
  • 1964 Oxy Legend; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 654 words, 2014
  • 1964 Unusual Date; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 860 words; 2023
  • 1966 Mischievous Melva; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 518 words; 2020
  • 1966 Three Girls, Three Choices; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 2761 words; 2021
  • 1967 Surviving a Final Test; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 807 words; 2022
  • 1967 All In The Line of Duty; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 791 words; 2019
  • 1979 Floyd Swagerty Retirement Article 1979; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 864 words; 2021
  • 1984 Melva, the Airport Terrorist; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 871 words; written 1999
  • 1985 Conversations With My Dad As He Lay Dying; by Donna Shreve; 1014 words; 2017
  • 1985 Conversations With My Dad As He Lay Dying; by Donna Shreve; 1014 words; 2017
  • 1992 Mom’s Infamous Mai Ling; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 1644 words; 2015
  • 2000 Not My Best Day; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 1123 words;2019
  • 2000 A Special Birthday Trip; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 2021
  • 2004 My Trips to Boise; by Donna Shreve; 2936 words; 2017
  • 2003 A Trip to Mom’s Childhood; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 1179 words; 2019
  • 2004 In Search of Our Grandmother; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 3874 words; 2020
  • 2007 The Last Long Trip With My Mother; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 3645 words; 2022
  • 2008 Scattering the Ashes; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 1805 words; 2020
  • 2014 Childhood Advice; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 425 words;2014
  • 2019 My Stepfather; by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 1195 words; 2019
  • 2024 Judging Our Ancestors Fairly by Donna Swagerty Shreve; 687 words; 2024

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