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First hand accounts of life on the Beck farm in Scottsbluff Nebraska

From the personal memoires of Ila (Beck/Mitchell) Forbes, relive her personal memores attached to this pioneer homestead.

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Saturday, February 19, 2011

Zada & Larry: Part One

Before Larry and Zada met, she had been married to Clifton Paul Moore (AKA: Jack). They had a rough time in their marriage…. personally and financially during the Great Depression. By all accounts Jack was not a nice man, and had few redeeming qualities...but that's a different story. After their divorce Zada held many jobs including: working at a café, owning/running her own small diner (Zada’s Diner), as a Dental Assistant and as a Switchboard Operator for the Telephone Company.  Her daughter Beverly remembers helping her mom study for the Switchboard position to help her “learn the board”. Zada was a hard worker and...

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Update

As you can probably tell, I'm back working on the Family History project! You'll notice we have a new look on the blog, and I've just begun posting the photos, clippings, history etc.   There is MUCH more than what's on the site today, so check back. December 19th we had a Christmas Party at Beverly Groces house in Twin Falls, and had a great time.   It was really neat to have so many Cousins, Siblings, and Uncles etc able to make it.   I handed out the Family History packets and hope everyone has had a chance to enjoy them.    If you haven't received yours in the mail yet, don't worry I haven't...

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