Marge Barton
"Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it." Winston Churchill
As a member of Deseret Bookshelf, I am listening to the nine-volume series Prelude to Glory by Ron Carter about the Revolutionary history...
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Marge Barton
May 231 min read
My Mother’s Scrapbook
I felt sad that I had thrown away many special cards given to me by my sweet parents, friends, and associates. My dear husband always...
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Marge Barton
Feb 61 min read
Families - Cherish the moments!
This is a picture of my brother Donny as he was affectionately nicknamed. He was born with a heart defect, As a result, my mother was...
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Marge Barton
Jan 51 min read
Childhood Dreams
When I was two years old, my father placed me on top of a dapple grey pedigreed Percheron horse. I felt her coarse hair and petted her...
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Marge Barton
Oct 24, 20231 min read
Family Reunions Bring Lightening in a Jar.
In 2004, I began working on a Family Reunion to be held in Nauvoo, Illinois to honor our ancestors. I wanted to pass on to our children...
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Marge Barton
Aug 15, 20231 min read
“Dads are most ordinary men turned into heroes, storytellers and singers of song.” - Pam Brown .
The above quote is true. One Sunday afternoon as I was driving home after picking up my sister from a friend's house in our brand-new...
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Marge Barton
Jul 13, 20231 min read
“Our Lives, Our Fortunes, Our Sacred Honor” THE Rush Limbaugh SHOW
Signers of the Declaration of Independence “Who are they and What happened to them?” Each had more to lose from revolution than he had to...
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Marge Barton
Feb 16, 20231 min read
AMERICA & FREEDOM
As I think about the book, Dance to Freedom by Traci Hunter Abramson, I realize how blessed I am to live in America and have the...
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Marge Barton
Dec 9, 20221 min read
Christmas Remembered
Although my parents were not rich, they made Christmas memorable. We were excited to set out the pumpkin pie Santa ate. We pinned our...
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Marge Barton
Nov 9, 20221 min read
Anna's Celebration - How a Girl Changed the Calendar on Display inAustin, Texas Book Fair
Thanks to Ann, a dear friend, I was able to attend the Book Fair in Austin, Texas where my book was on display. The picture is of me and...
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Marge Barton
Nov 2, 20221 min read
“The Pillow Fight” of A Happy Marriage
Among the memoirs’ of my parents is the year we went to my brother’s house for Thanksgiving. It was a large house and accommodated the...
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Marge Barton
Oct 27, 20221 min read
Precious Children
Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting; The soul that rises with us our life’s Star, Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from...
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Marge Barton
Oct 21, 20221 min read
My Sweetheart & Halloween
We often found ourselves together on Halloween nights making a Witches Brew with dry ice and Homemade Root Beer Extract. We called it the...
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Marge Barton
Oct 12, 20221 min read
Mothering
A young mother chose to be a “stay-at-home mom” with her children. Now and then the thought crossed her mind that she should be in the...
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Marge Barton
Oct 6, 20221 min read
Valley Forge
I have been to Valley Forge several times. It is always humbling. My daughter and I went there in May of this year. I always marvel at...
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Marge Barton
Sep 28, 20221 min read
Grandparentng
Being a Grandfather is a sacred trust with delightful rich moments as shown in this picture of my husband with four Grandchildren. It...
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Marge Barton
Sep 21, 20221 min read
Learning to Love Work
Along with learning to walk and talk a child can learn that there are chores he can and must do. Learning to do chores is preparation...
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Marge Barton
Sep 3, 20221 min read
fun, fun, children!
This picture was taken shortly after the last post I made. The fun thing about the children is the first older child, sitting next to me...
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Marge Barton
Aug 24, 20221 min read
FUN CHILDREN
We did not let the fact that we had three little ones four and under keep us from traveling. On this trip, we went to Washington D.C. for...
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Marge Barton
Aug 19, 20221 min read
Marriage - His Dreams/Her Dreams
Last week I talked about my dream home with the play loft, ladder, fire poll, and breakfast nook. I must now share a dream my husband...
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