This year Hannah took a different path with her Extravaganza Project, she studied her Great-Grandmothers life. She found that so much more interesting than carnations soaking up colored water or volcanos or famous tourist location. Here is her written Report:
Junee Bal-Baby
The topic I chose is my great grandma’s life. I chose this topic because I thought it would be very interesting to learn about some of my family history. First I had to interview her so I went over to her house with my Dad. We spent about two hours their asking her questions and then she sent a bunch of photographs, journals and letters which I read through and made notes. I had a great time learning about her. Here is what I learned:
Lenore June Larsen Monson also known as Junee Bal-Baby (That’s her nick name) was born in Whitney, Idaho on her parents farm June 13, 1921. She weighed seven pounds. Her hair was blond and her eyes were blue and they still are. How she got the nick name Junee Bal-Baby is when she was a little baby she would cry all the time and so her dad started calling her that. I don’t think she liked that nickname very much.
When my Grandma was 6 months old she got pneumonia. Back then it was called erysipelas. Her dad had to chase down the nurse in a horse and buggy and even in a blizzard. When her dad finally caught up with the nurse he led her to their home. When they arrived she was near to dying. Then the nurse got Lenore to cough and that is what saved her life. They were very thankful to have her still there.
When she was five years old her dad went on a trip. Her parents were farmers so they hired someone to help take care of the farm. The guy they hired lived on one side of their house. Sooner or later the pig pens needed to be cleaned but for some reason the man they hired didn’t clean them so my grandma’s mom fired him and cleaned them herself. My grandma’s mom was a very hard working and stubborn woman. She came to the United States from Germany and made a good life for her family.
When my Grandma was a young girl she was a little reader. She would read any thing she could get her hands on. Her mom would ask her to come do something and she would say, “one minute” then 10 min. later she would still be reading. She also loved to hear her Mom tell her stories. She remembers her mom telling her stories like Hansel and Grettle or The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Wings. She also loved spending time with her friends. At night she and her friends would play Kick the Can or Hide and Seek. She was also allowed to occasionally have sleepovers.
My Grandma loves art of all kinds. Of all the different things you can do with art her favorite is painting. Now that she is getting older she has a hard time painting and she really misses it. She used to buy and paint Christmas ornaments for all of her grandchildren. Another creative thing my Grandma loves to do is write. When she was a youth she would write plays. She would write them and also direct them for her church and also for her High School. She was very proud of the time when she was able to draw the front cover of a program for one of her plays. One of the things she hated doing as a kid was the dishes. I think any one as a kid does hate doing the dishes.
In 1941 she got married to Nolan Monson. Shortly after their Marriage Nolan was drafted into the Army to serve in World War II. My grandma had two children at the time and they went to live with her parents. When Nolan got out of the military they farmed in Utah and eventually moved to a farm north of Pasco. Together they had seven wonderful children who were all raised on this farm. Their names are Alaine, Karla, Scott, Luetta, Wayne, Stewart, and Ed. It soon came to be that they all grew up and had there own families.
When Nolan was 76 he had a heart disease called aortic rupture. They couldn’t get him to the hospital in time so he died. He died very quickly. My dad didn’t even know it had happened until after he had died.
Today my great grandma lives in Pasco in a very nice house with two of her daughters Alaine and Luetta. Alaine has Down syndrome. Down Syndrome is where you like things that are for younger kids. She still likes to color and watch cartoons.
In conclusion I learned a lot about my great grandma’s life. My great grandma is currently 85 and wishes to live till she’s 106. I love her very, very much. They get lonely so my family goes over and visits with them. We are usually over there for a hour or more. This topic was very, very interesting and I am glad I chose it.
Hannah recived an A+, 100% on her project!
Lenore June Larsen Monson also known as Junee Bal-Baby (That’s her nick name) was born in Whitney, Idaho on her parents farm June 13, 1921. She weighed seven pounds. Her hair was blond and her eyes were blue and they still are. How she got the nick name Junee Bal-Baby is when she was a little baby she would cry all the time and so her dad started calling her that. I don’t think she liked that nickname very much.
When my Grandma was 6 months old she got pneumonia. Back then it was called erysipelas. Her dad had to chase down the nurse in a horse and buggy and even in a blizzard. When her dad finally caught up with the nurse he led her to their home. When they arrived she was near to dying. Then the nurse got Lenore to cough and that is what saved her life. They were very thankful to have her still there.
When she was five years old her dad went on a trip. Her parents were farmers so they hired someone to help take care of the farm. The guy they hired lived on one side of their house. Sooner or later the pig pens needed to be cleaned but for some reason the man they hired didn’t clean them so my grandma’s mom fired him and cleaned them herself. My grandma’s mom was a very hard working and stubborn woman. She came to the United States from Germany and made a good life for her family.
When my Grandma was a young girl she was a little reader. She would read any thing she could get her hands on. Her mom would ask her to come do something and she would say, “one minute” then 10 min. later she would still be reading. She also loved to hear her Mom tell her stories. She remembers her mom telling her stories like Hansel and Grettle or The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Wings. She also loved spending time with her friends. At night she and her friends would play Kick the Can or Hide and Seek. She was also allowed to occasionally have sleepovers.
My Grandma loves art of all kinds. Of all the different things you can do with art her favorite is painting. Now that she is getting older she has a hard time painting and she really misses it. She used to buy and paint Christmas ornaments for all of her grandchildren. Another creative thing my Grandma loves to do is write. When she was a youth she would write plays. She would write them and also direct them for her church and also for her High School. She was very proud of the time when she was able to draw the front cover of a program for one of her plays. One of the things she hated doing as a kid was the dishes. I think any one as a kid does hate doing the dishes.
In 1941 she got married to Nolan Monson. Shortly after their Marriage Nolan was drafted into the Army to serve in World War II. My grandma had two children at the time and they went to live with her parents. When Nolan got out of the military they farmed in Utah and eventually moved to a farm north of Pasco. Together they had seven wonderful children who were all raised on this farm. Their names are Alaine, Karla, Scott, Luetta, Wayne, Stewart, and Ed. It soon came to be that they all grew up and had there own families.
When Nolan was 76 he had a heart disease called aortic rupture. They couldn’t get him to the hospital in time so he died. He died very quickly. My dad didn’t even know it had happened until after he had died.
Today my great grandma lives in Pasco in a very nice house with two of her daughters Alaine and Luetta. Alaine has Down syndrome. Down Syndrome is where you like things that are for younger kids. She still likes to color and watch cartoons.
In conclusion I learned a lot about my great grandma’s life. My great grandma is currently 85 and wishes to live till she’s 106. I love her very, very much. They get lonely so my family goes over and visits with them. We are usually over there for a hour or more. This topic was very, very interesting and I am glad I chose it.
Hannah recived an A+, 100% on her project!
3 comments:
Hannah, great job! I always love learning more about family!
That is an excellent talk Hannah! I really enjoyed reading it and learned some things about Grandma that I didn't know before! Like the story about her getting pneumonia. Great job!
Great Job Hannah! It's so fun to hear more about Grandma's life. Thanks for posting this so we could all read it!
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