Ivan Carruthers combines his personal memories with excerpts from the book he co-authored, Memories of Smithville.
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Wednesday Dec 06, 2017
Wednesday Dec 06, 2017
Welcome to episode 6 of Dad's Hometown Memories. In this episode Ivan recounts the people behind the book, Memories of Smithville- 1787 to 1950. In addition to honouring those folks, Ivan uses a recent phone conversation with Marjorie Chase as a jumping off point to outline the life of Marjorie's husband Jim. Listen in as Ivan provides a few stories about the railroad in Smithville and also some about how polio affected residents of the village. To end the episode, Ivan pays tribute to his good friend, Joe Belcot. Please enjoy and share.
7 years ago
Great to hear Ivan's recollections We've only been here since Nov, 1971 But can still relate to Ivan's memoirs Dave Willis