| Welcome to the online "Granny's Notes" archive. This collection contains all of Sue Gerard's stories from her weekly column in the Columbia Daily Tribune. Please browse the list below to read her stories.
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| December 27 |
Family of tourists said, ‘Be sure to stop at Harg’ |
| December 20 |
When Dad hollered ‘milk,’ his customers brought kitchen pans |
| December 13 |
Missouri clay has provided inspiration for generations |
| December 6 |
Boone County trees give homes a Christmas smell |
| November 29 |
Ulcer might have been better fate than celiac sprue diagnosis |
| November 22 |
Difference between ‘M’ men and ‘M’ women in ’30s was 900 points |
| November 15 |
Local college girls were ‘knittin’ mittens for Britain’ |
| November 8 |
The artist lacked patience required to work in clay |
| November 1 |
Untrained student tackled a specialist’s challenge |
| October 25 |
Instructor knew Missouri clay but did not know terra cotta |
| October 18 |
A fourth of world’s people were isolated for 30 years |
| October 11 |
Auctioneer knew his bidders |
| October 4 |
Hadrian’s Wall was built to last, and it certainly did |
| September 27 |
Bikes were important to the Gerard children |
| September 20 |
By using lights, Dolphins were like lightning bugs |
| September 13 |
Column enters 10th year as Granny celebrates 90 |
| August 30 |
Teacher made mermaids out of little mud-crawlers |
| August 23 |
Recreation is as easy as putting a ship in a bottle |
| August 16 |
Special trees, like diaries, can contain our life stories |
| August 9 |
In 1889, Hattie Parsons ‘staked her claim’ along Oklahoma river |
| July 26 |
The village was named Harg for its immigrants |
| July 19 |
Boil 320 gallons of water until only slush remains |
| July 12 |
In 1806, salt was made by boiling spring water |
| June 28 |
Kentucky families started over in Central Missouri |
| June 21 |
Not all young ‘swimmers’ are safe in deep water |
| June 14 |
Father sold ‘clean milk, fresh from my own cows’ |
| June 7 |
Not all farmers wanted electric lights in the ’30s |
| May 24 |
Rebuilding British church in Fulton was labor of love |
| May 17 |
Blacksmith was asked to solve ‘the greatest jigsaw puzzle known’ |
| May 10 |
Uncle Archie was right about the hazard posed by honeybees |
| May 3 |
Buy millions of honeybees, but you’ll never ‘own’ one |
| April 26 |
Teachers love helping willing students learn |
| April 19 |
The Depression taught us new ways to have money |
| April 12 |
Missouri has contributed much to the horse enthusiasts’ world |
| April 5 |
If pioneer men had itchy feet, the women packed to move |
| March 29 |
Coopers led pioneers far west into hostile territory |
| March 22 |
World finally listens to Henry Heimlich |
| March 15 |
Selling freelance articles is like catching perch |
| March 8 |
February was a taste of spring, but you shouldn’t trust March |
| March 1 |
Gordon Manor guarded Columbia’s eastern portal |
| February 23 |
We enjoyed Canada’s Maritime Provinces |
| February 16 |
There was always enough bath water to go around |
| February 9 |
The world was waiting to be explored by bike |
| February 2 |
Horse and buggy or Model T Ford - the going was great |
| January 26 |
Town of Harg is still alive for some who remember |
| January 19 |
Bicyclists learn about food production from rural trip leader |
| January 12 |
It was difficult to find information for celiacs |
| January 5 |
Even celiacs should eat five servings of grain daily |
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