Delve into the past with me as we "Cherish the Past."

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(Free-Press-Release.com) April 27, 2004 --

When you turn 70 your thoughts often revert to what was and what could have been. Come back to 1933 with the author. You will first read how the past came to be. You will find yourself back when the Indians ran this country, and the white man tried to get the edge by �developing� the country, northeast to southeast.

�The Allegheny Valley railroad was built northward to town, By the time oil was first drilled in Titusville in 1859, Emlenton�s leaders had developed a business sense. They communicated well with each other, and worked for the economic development of the community.�



Churches were an integral, important part of small towns early on. �Daddy enrolled me in the cradle roll of the Methodist church when I was an infant. We kids never missed Sunday school. I still have a perfect attendance pin in my jewelry box. The steps were many and steep leading up to the church, and I remember well going up those steps when I was hardly able to reach the next step with my short, stubby legs.�

Time marches on. It was 1952, the author was 19. She was tired of staying at home working for her dad. Typically she wanted �to see the world�. Daddy didn�t approve, but she went anyway.



The book�s second section gives a glimpse of the area�s colorful history, and big chunks of her life, as she lived there 31 years. Married and ran the pizza shop she inherited with her wedding ring. The author and her first husband were Methodist and both of them were active in their church. He with his music (ah, what a glorious baritone voice he had) and the author just being helpful, most of the time in the kitchen.

Sadly, her life changed when her husband died in 1981 at the age of 58. She continued working at the hospital where she worked in the business office. She spent most of her spare time with her sister-in-law, never giving any thought to remarrying again.



But then the author met John. They were married in Oil City in 1983, and moved to Florida shortly after that. People of Hardee County, where they moved to in their recreational vehicle, were nice to them from the get-go. They soon found a Methodist church, John joined the American Legion and the Kiwanis, and the author went to work for Judy Graham.

When John died in 2001, the author considered moving back to Pennsylvania, but she had been in Hardee County 18 years by that time, and had no family to speak of anywhere, and lots of friends in Hardee County, so here she is..



My book �Cherish the Past� can be bought online at Amazon.com or books-a-million.com, through my publisher Publish America, 301-695-1707, or from me 877-639-3931. An autographed copy can be had from Freda Brooks Douglas with a check for $19.95. My home address is 2442 Azalea Lane, Wauchula, FL 33873.