Places I Have Lived

Places I Have Lived
By Dorothy Martin

Town/City

Year(s)

Place

Chugwater, Wyoming

1918

(1)

10x12 cabin on edge of town.

Navarino, Wisconsin

1922-28

(1)

With Oscar Nelsons.

1^st to 5^th grade

(2)

At end of street in middle of town,
past the Lutheran Church.

(3)

Moved in with Grandpa Stark.

New London, Wisconsin

1928-32

(1)

House on north side near Lincoln School.

Finished 5^th grade.

(2)

House on south side, Smith Street
(first bathroom).

6^th, 7^th, and 8^th grades.

(3)

House on south side near water tower. Big house, although outdoor plumbing.

Hortonville, Wisconsin

Freshman.

1932-37

(1)

Moved into showroom of garage which Dad bought to start his own business. Put up curtains for bedroom area for Mother & Dad and Ken & Kermit. I had one small tool room with double bed. Grandma Stark lived with us some months. There was a bathroom.

Fresh-Sophomore at Oshkosh State Teachers’ College.

(2)

House out on road to Appleton. Basement, 2 bedrooms upstairs for us kids. A bathroom.

Neenah, Wisconsin

Three of my college years.

1937+

Moved in with Aunt Lottie. Put in a bathroom.

She died in two years. Folks lived there until World War II started, and they moved to Michigan in 1942 where Dad worked in a paper mill.

Oshkosh, Wisconsin

1936-40

(1)

With Gladys McNutt’s aunt on Lincoln Avenue. She turned the front parlore into our bedroom, with a heavy curtain over doorway into hall, a double bed and a dresser, and cooking privileges in her kitchen with food we brought from home. Shared a bathroom with family upstairs. Each of us paid her $2.00 a week.

(2)

Last 2 years on Jackson Street, upstairs, which had 3 bedrooms and a kitchen. Give of us lived there.

Hustisford, Wisconsin

1940-42

(1)

Rented a bedroom from a family, where I also had my meals, for one year.

(2)

Rented a bedroom from another family but had my meals in a different home.

Madison, Wisconsin

1942

(1)

Lived in Wayland Baptist Student House.
Cooked my meals in kitchen.

(2)

Rented an apartment on Gilman Street with 3 other women.

Rochester, New York

Graduate student.

1943-44

(1)

Lived in Colgate-Rochester Divinity School dorm for women (5 bedrooms in tower).

Married in August.

(2)

Lived in upstairs apartment on Goodman Street, within walking distance of CRDS.

Chili, New York

1944-47

Baptist parsonage.

Both daughters born.

Canandaigua, New York

1947-50

(1)

Apartment near church with one bedroom.

(2)

Baptist parsonage.

Penn Yan, New York

1950-54

Baptist parsonage.

Both girls started school.

Cranston, Rhode Island

1950-54

Duplex with Shaw family.
Got first television.

Chicago, Illinois

1956-58

(1)

Student apartment on Greenfield; University of Chicago Divinity School.

(2)

Another apartment on next block.

Warrenville, Illinois

1958-62

Parsonage.

Both girls attended Wheaton High.

Aquebogue, Long Island, New York

1962-65

Parsonage.

Carol Ann entered Sioux Falls College.

Mary Elizabeth at Riverhead High.

Fairmont, West Virginia

1965-67

(1)

Apartment in Retton home.

Teaching at Monogah High School.

(2)

Purchased home south of Fairmont on river.

Reading, Massachusetts

1967-68

(1)

Parsonage.

(2)

Lived in rented room with Eunice Stone.

Wakefield, Massachusetts

1968

Lived in rented room with Aunt Helen Tyzzer.

Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

1968-69

Apartment in Audubon with Elizabeth Watson.

Kulpsville, Pennsylvania

1969-88

House on Reiff Road.

1988-90

Sunrise Condominium.

Hales Corners, Wisconsin

1990-The Big Move

Tudor Oaks

See Homestead Days or return to CA's Family.

Town/City	Year(s)		Place
Chugwater, Wyoming	1918	(1)	10x12 cabin on edge of town.
Navarino, Wisconsin	1922-28	(1)	With Oscar Nelsons.
1^st to 5^th grade		(2)	At end of street in middle of town, past the Lutheran Church.
		(3)	Moved in with Grandpa Stark.
New London, Wisconsin	1928-32	(1)	House on north side near Lincoln School.
Finished 5^th grade.		(2)	House on south side, Smith Street (first bathroom).
6^th, 7^th, and 8^th grades.		(3)	House on south side near water tower. Big house, although outdoor plumbing.
Hortonville, Wisconsin Freshman.	1932-37	(1)	Moved into showroom of garage which Dad bought to start his own business. Put up curtains for bedroom area for Mother & Dad and Ken & Kermit. I had one small tool room with double bed. Grandma Stark lived with us some months. There was a bathroom.
Fresh-Sophomore at Oshkosh State Teachers’ College.		(2)	House out on road to Appleton. Basement, 2 bedrooms upstairs for us kids. A bathroom.
Neenah, Wisconsin Three of my college years.	1937+		Moved in with Aunt Lottie. Put in a bathroom. She died in two years. Folks lived there until World War II started, and they moved to Michigan in 1942 where Dad worked in a paper mill.
Oshkosh, Wisconsin	1936-40	(1)	With Gladys McNutt’s aunt on Lincoln Avenue. She turned the front parlore into our bedroom, with a heavy curtain over doorway into hall, a double bed and a dresser, and cooking privileges in her kitchen with food we brought from home. Shared a bathroom with family upstairs. Each of us paid her $2.00 a week.
		(2)	Last 2 years on Jackson Street, upstairs, which had 3 bedrooms and a kitchen. Give of us lived there.
Hustisford, Wisconsin	1940-42	(1)	Rented a bedroom from a family, where I also had my meals, for one year.
		(2)	Rented a bedroom from another family but had my meals in a different home.
Madison, Wisconsin	1942	(1)	Lived in Wayland Baptist Student House. Cooked my meals in kitchen.
		(2)	Rented an apartment on Gilman Street with 3 other women.
Rochester, New York Graduate student.	1943-44	(1)	Lived in Colgate-Rochester Divinity School dorm for women (5 bedrooms in tower).
Married in August.		(2)	Lived in upstairs apartment on Goodman Street, within walking distance of CRDS.
Chili, New York	1944-47		Baptist parsonage. Both daughters born.
Canandaigua, New York	1947-50	(1)	Apartment near church with one bedroom.
		(2)	Baptist parsonage.
Penn Yan, New York	1950-54		Baptist parsonage. Both girls started school.
Cranston, Rhode Island	1950-54		Duplex with Shaw family. Got first television.
Chicago, Illinois	1956-58	(1)	Student apartment on Greenfield; University of Chicago Divinity School.
		(2)	Another apartment on next block.
Warrenville, Illinois	1958-62		Parsonage. Both girls attended Wheaton High.
Aquebogue, Long Island, New York	1962-65		Parsonage. Carol Ann entered Sioux Falls College. Mary Elizabeth at Riverhead High.
Fairmont, West Virginia	1965-67	(1)	Apartment in Retton home.
Teaching at Monogah High School.		(2)	Purchased home south of Fairmont on river.
Reading, Massachusetts	1967-68	(1)	Parsonage.
		(2)	Lived in rented room with Eunice Stone.
Wakefield, Massachusetts	1968		Lived in rented room with Aunt Helen Tyzzer.
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania	1968-69		Apartment in Audubon with Elizabeth Watson.
Kulpsville, Pennsylvania	1969-88		House on Reiff Road.
	1988-90		Sunrise Condominium.
Hales Corners, Wisconsin	1990-The Big Move		Tudor Oaks