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I'm a husband, a dad, a son, a grandson, a pastor, & now a grandpa, too! Those are the basic hats I wear in my daily life. I was born & raised in rural Pennsylvania couple of miles from the New York border in a small town, Shinglehouse (Potter County). I struggle with my weight & my own quirks just like everyone else does. I became a United Methodist pastor in 1996 and was ordained in 2003. While I'm officially Methodist, I also consider myself a “charismatic” Christian, as well as an “evangelical”, although not everything identified with either of those labels fits me perfectly. I enjoy genealogy but seldom have time to do much with it. I like playing with eBay. I like to read, watch movies, camp, hike, and talk. I LOVE to write, but usually don't worry too much about formal grammar... instead choosing to write as I probably would speak. And even though I can spell pretty well, I'm a lousy typist, so be gracious. I update my blogs as often as I can, but I have a real life that demands me NOT being at the computer all the time... so there are dry spells!
Showing posts with label Sharon Center (PA). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sharon Center (PA). Show all posts

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Sharon Center Store

When I was newly born, my parents and I lived in an upstairs apartment above the Haynes' Store in the village of Sharon Center, about three miles from Shinglehouse, PA. Owned by my great-grandparents, Earl and Vivien (Meacham) Haynes, people apparently came from miles around to get their supplies and groceries.

Even though I only lived there for a couple of years, I can still remember going to Grandpa and Grandma Haynes' store and the joy and excitement of getting to pick out candy without having to pay! 

Grandpa and Grandma Haynes lived in a built on apartment attached to the first floor of the store. My earliest memories of Halloween trick-or-treats are of Mom & Dad taking us kids, in costume, to their 'house' before we took off for any other trick-or-treating.

All of this walking down memory lane was prompted by this picture of the store I found today. The building was torn down years ago, at least ten or more.
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Sunday, May 9, 2010

Sharon Center School

PHOTO: Sharon Center School



Today's post is a photo from the Sharon Center School, a one room schoolhouse about 3 miles outside Shinglehouse, PA.

My grandmother, Ethel (Haynes) Mix, is the first girl from the left in the front row. To her left is Paul Gustin. The tall woman in the back row is the teacher.

Anybody know other names? How about the date?
(Gram was born in 1918 and looks to be maybe 7 or 8 (?) so maybe the late 20's? or early 30's?)
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