Experience

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  The Huffington Post

  • Arcadia, California

  • Blogger

    • May 2011 - Present
    • Arcadia, California

    Under the by-line of CountryGal/CityWoman, my blogs are posted for all to read but they have been compiled over the past several years as "information on how Gramps and Grams lived in the good old days of the Depression Years" with occasionally writing about some of "life's les...

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  BLCD Publications

  • Journalist/Memoirist

    • May 2010 - Present

    Blogging for http://arcadia.patch.com/ Blogs, yet to be put into booklet form, are intended for future generations of my family, giving them a look back to when Grandma and Grandpa were young...also current stuff is included from time to time if it can be termed a "life lesson" as they...

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  Arcadia Friends Community Church Church and Pre...

  • Arcadia, California

  • Executive Secretary

    • Mar 1968 - Jun 1995
    • Arcadia, California

    The Pre-School was organized by Joy Berry, educator, at the request of the Arcadia Friends Church in 1968. As secretary of the church at that time, it was my responsibility to organize proceedings with the County of Los Angeles. The Pre-School grew from 25 children to more than 200 and is still...

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  Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

  • Atlantic, Iowa

  • Secretary to Branch Manager

    • Aug 1943 - Jan 1948
    • Atlantic, Iowa

    MetLife owned many, many farms in the Midwest, having assumed land titles due to the Depression Years calamity when farmers by the thousands lost ownership. These farms were managed by experienced Farm Managers who were in constant touch with the original owners who opted to stay on the farm, w...