This page is where we enter the memories or stories we have about family members or about the family in general. All of these posts are presented below, from newest to oldest, and in the Memories section of the appropriate family member for others to see and enjoy.
This area was suggested by several family members who wanted some place to collect the stories and reminiscences, often humorous, which provide otherwise lost insights into the times and personalities of the Goddeau family.
Memories Form
The “Memories” Form
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Memories
The following are all of the Memory posts to date. Based on the category(s) each is shown on the appropriate family page.
Which one is Elizabeth
In the accompanying combination photo Elizabeth Crowe Goddeau has been identified in the two images on the right and as the woman on the right of the bottom left image. In those images she is about 25 years old (the top right was her wedding photograph, to Henry...
Uncle Bub
I was extremely lucky growing up. I had three families, not two, to be a part of. I had the usual mother’s family and father’s family, but also my sister’s other family, that of her mother Dorothy Adams Goddeau. (You’ll note that whenever I refer to Pat, it’s as my...
4th of July in Pittsfield
Great memories! Every 4th of July we would pack everyone into my dad's two-tone green 1947 Chevy coupe, sometimes with a picnic lunch, and head "over the mountain" to Pittsfield for the day's festivities. We'd go to Gramp's house on Adam Street, meet with him and...
Harry’s Visitors
Not really a memory, but this bit was found in the Bennington Banner edition of 18 Jun 1923. Bennington is about 34 miles north of Pittsfield. Apparently this group jumped in a car (probably Al's) and took a Sunday afternoon drive to Bennington to visit Harry and...
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Larry – Hampton Beach
Here is Larry sitting on the porch of a beach cottage at Hampton Beach, NH. For a couple of summers (1948 & 49??) Pat's uncle Merrill Adams and his family rented a cottage right on the beach and we would go to visit for a day or two. I don't remember much of the...
Ray – Slow Driving
IS THIS STORY TRUE? When Ray was in his 90's, he was driving down the street very slowly with quite a few vehicles backed up behind him. Thinking something was wrong, an officer stopped him to check. After Ray basically told him that nothing was wrong this is the...
Larry – The Leather Jacket
It seems like there was always a heavy black leather jacket in our closet. When I was big enough, I thought it was really cool to wear out on cold days. It wasn't until years later that I found a picture of my father, looking cool, as a young man in that same...
Billie – The Clipper Ships
Sometimes on our trips "over the mountain" to Pittsfield we would visit Uncle Ray and his family. I always hoped that Billy would be there so he could show me his latest drawings and paintings of clipper ships. Sure wish I had one today.
Louis Pinball Machine
I loved going to Uncle Louie's house in Colony because I could play the full sized pinball machine in his basement without having to put in any nickels.