Bev Hammer and Neva Christensen talk about raising their families in the Lumber Street neighborhood during the 1950′s. They talk about the support system that sustained them as young wives and mothers when the men were off fishing for weeks at a time. They describe the web of caring and support that “Stretched from one [...]
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It Takes A Neighborhood to Raise a Child
Posted in Christensen, Neva, Hammer, Bev, tagged Lumber Street on February 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Don Nelson & Bev Hammer
Posted in Hammer, Bev, Nelson, Don, tagged Palmer Odegaard, Pear Harbor, Peter Buschmann, World War II on January 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Bev Hammer interviewed Don Nelson about his life in Petersburg and he told riveting stories about what living in town was like during World War II including a compelling description of the blackouts. Can you imagine the Main Street business windows covered with plywood, so no light would escape, and what it must have been like moving through the [...]
