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Submission by Rhea Hartley

My grandmother, Pat Hartley, purchased this bank shortly after my father, John Hartley II, was born in 1944. This bank was used to save money to purchase war bonds during World War II. At the time that my father was born, my grandfather, John Hartley, was stationed on the Pacific front. My grandfather didn't meet his son and firstborn for nearly 6 months after he was born. My father was born on a naval base in San Francisco, CA, far away from their home of Raytown, MO. My grandmother saved $39.50 to purchase war bonds before opening the bank. My father inherited the bank after my grandmother died in 2010, and I inherited the bank when my father died in 2011. My mother Julie Hartley requested that I submit this item because it shows the sacrifices and dedication of the family and the women at home to support the war effort.

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Submission by Lana Anthis

Although I was only thirteen when she passed, my Great Aunt Lilly Jelinek knew my love for family history. She left me a box of family history documents and pictures, including the original discharge papers for my great-great-grandfather Moses Byram Winterringer and a photo. He had reached the rank of Sixth Corporal when he mustered out after completing his three years of service. The family documents also contained the civil war discharge papers and a picture for my great-grandfather, James Frost Winterringer. James was seventeen years of age instead of the required age of eighteen. The document tells me he was paid $121.41 for his service of almost thirteen months. For me to own documents that are not only over 150 years old, but that belonged to my family members makes history meaningful. As a child, we visited Sioux City, Iowa, to see my aunt Lilly every summer. To know these two men, four and five generations before me had been in that same location a century and a half earlier with these documents in their hands is amazing. I researched and found the 7th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry was mostly involved in Indian skirmishes, protecting Emigrants and accompanying settlers through Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota. I enjoy imaging what the land looked like and what dangers they encountered back then. Did they feel a part of the Civil War, or were they disappointed they likely never saw Confederate troops? Either way, I’m sure it was not an easy life, and I’m very proud to know my ancestors fought for their beliefs.

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Conrad Smith, GAR Medal and Autobiography, c. 1865

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Conrad Smith, GAR Medal and Autobiography, c. 1865

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Submission by Dianne Rosell

The badge belonged to my 2nd-Great-Grandfather Conrad Smith who was in the 139th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry from Sep 1 1862 until Jun 21 1865. After the war he was very involved in the Grand Army of the Republic. He wrote an autobiography of his life, the bulk of which is about the Civil War. The photo is of Conrad wearing the badge. In my research I have learned that generally GAR members did not wear their badges in public, only to meetings. My guess is the family got this photo while he was coming or going from one of those meetings.

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Submission by Monisa Lea Fraser

My great grandfather was stationed as a major in the army during the Korean War in Japan. His wife, my great grandmother, was a missionary. The black kimono and the socks were my great grandfather’s that he wore when not on duty, the purple kimono they brought back for my mother as a gift when she was very young. They received the tea set as a gift, it was made in Japan and it’s extremely delicate and fragile. I personally do not know what happened to one of the cups but I assume it was broken and disposed of. My great grandmother gave this to my mother and when I became an adult was given to me. I believe it dates back to the 30s or 40s but cannot confirm that by markings that I know of. My great grandparents were obviously there in the 50s. I have many things of their time in Japan that I displayed proudly in my home.