Granger, Quilter, Grandma, Matriarch
Title | Granger, Quilter, Grandma, Matriarch PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen W. Reiss |
Publisher | AuthorHouse |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 2012-03 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 146855901X |
Stephen Reiss and Diana Peterson were married in Peoria, Illinois on July 10, 1971. Their first son Adam Stephen Reiss was born in Peoria on August 8, 1976 and their second son Grant Andrew Reiss was born in Peoria on May 19, 1979. Steve worked 40 years for Caterpillar Inc. from July 1966 until retirement in July 2006. Diana taught fourth grade, worked at Illinois Central College in Adult Basic Education, and also taught English as a Second Language overseas and in local schools. The family of four lived in and around Peoria, Illinois except for five years in Asia – Seoul, South Korea from early 1987 to mid-1990 and then in Hong Kong until early 1992. Adam married Heather Pottgen on April 26, 2008. They have a son William Stephen Reiss born on January 21, 2010 and live in Springfield, Illinois. Grant married Hany Sober on August 29, 2009. They have a daughter Kayla Marie Reiss born on September 26, 2011 and live in Chicago, Illinois.
Quilter, Granger, Grandma, Matriarch
Title | Quilter, Granger, Grandma, Matriarch PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen W. Reiss |
Publisher | AuthorHouse |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2008-12-17 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1467047422 |
Reiss Family Books Quilter, Granger, Grandma, Matriarch is the first of four books about the extended Reiss and Basler families who settled on a small farm in St. Clair County, Illinois in 1834 and 1839, respectively. This first book is the daily diary of third generation Katie Reiss covering 1949 through 1953. It is published first to give the reader a feel for life on the Reiss Family Farm in the German heritage of southern Illinois. Katie and husband George Reiss doubled the original Reiss/Basler farm to its current 360 acres. Relatives gathered in June 2009 to celebrate 175 years of the Reiss Family Farm. The second book, It Takes A Matriarch, includes 780 letters saved by first generation Margaret Basler Reiss Ebert from 1852 to 1888. Some letters were phonetic English but most had to be translated from old German. Authors were Margarets siblings andspouses, her children andspouses, her grandchildren, and two friends. They mention serving in the Civil War, a friendship with John Wilkes Booth, life in St. Louis and Sacramento and Davenport, and the lost family fortune. The third book, The Reiss Dairy, is a history of the Reiss Dairy in Sikeston, Missouri which was founded in 1935 by third generation John Reiss. They are famous for milk bottles featuring poems created by Sikeston citizens to promote Reiss Dairy products. The best bottles sell on eBay for over $200. The fourth book, Family, Farming, and Freedom, is 55 years of professional and personal writings by fourth generation Irv Reiss from 1949 to 2004. His favorite subjects were family fun and travel, restoring strip mined coal lands to productive farms, promoting individual freedoms and responsibilities. He was my dad.
From Burma With Love
Title | From Burma With Love PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen W. Reiss |
Publisher | AuthorHouse |
Pages | 1644 |
Release | 2023-06-30 |
Genre | Family & Relationships |
ISBN | 1665565829 |
During World War II, the Japanese blockaded all the harbors along the coast of China and Burma. To get supplies into central China, the Americans, British, and their allies built the Burma Road which became the Epic Story of the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater. It was 700 miles through jungles, over mountains, and crossing streams. Some 200,000 native laborers were involved. That was Irwin Reiss' job -- recruiting local tribesmen to move dirt and build bridges by hand and limited heavy help from Caterpillar tractors. Read these letters from the jungle and from the homefront and then ask yourself why is ongoing turmoil in other parts of the world.
It Takes a Matriarch
Title | It Takes a Matriarch PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen W. Reiss |
Publisher | AuthorHouse |
Pages | 620 |
Release | 2009-04-16 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1467868973 |
It Takes A Matriarch is the second of four books about the extended Reiss and Basler families who settled on a small farm in St. Clair County, Illinois in 1834 and 1839, respectively. It includes 780 letters saved by first generation Margaret Basler Reiss Ebert from 1852 to 1888. Some letters were phonetic English but most had to be translated from old German. Authors were Margarets siblings, their spouses, her children, their spouses, her grandchildren, and two friends. They mention serving in the Civil War, personal challenges, life in St. Louis and Sacramento and Davenport, and the lost family fortune. One author was friends with John Wilkes Booth who shot President Lincoln. Quilter, Granger, Grandma, Matriarch was the first of these four books. It is the daily diary of third generation Katie Reiss covering 1949 through 1953. It was published first to give the reader a feel for life on the Reiss Family Farm in the German heritage of southern Illinois. Katie and husband George Reiss doubled the original Reiss/Basler farm to its current 360 acres. Relatives gather for a reunion in June 2009 to celebrate 175 years of the ongoing existence of the Reiss Family Farm. The Reiss Dairy will be the third book. It is a history of the Reiss Dairy in Sikeston, Missouri which was founded in 1935 by third generation John Reiss. It is famous for milk bottles featuring poems created by Sikeston citizens to promote Reiss Dairy products. The best of these bottles sell on eBay for over $200. Family, Farming, and Freedom will be the fourth book. It is 55 years of professional and personal writings by fourth generation Irv Reiss from 1949 to 2004. His favorite subjects were family fun and travel, restoring strip mined coal lands to productive farming, and promoting individual freedoms and responsibilities. He was my dad.
Reiss Dairy
Title | Reiss Dairy PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen W. Reiss |
Publisher | AuthorHouse |
Pages | 96 |
Release | 2009-06-10 |
Genre | Family & Relationships |
ISBN | 146786921X |
Reiss Dairy is the third book in this series. It is a history of the Reiss Dairy in Sikeston, Missouri which was founded in 1935 by third generation John Reiss and his son-in-law, Lonnie Standley. The dairy is famous for milk bottles featuring poems created by Sikeston citizens to promote Reiss Dairy products. The best of these bottles now sell on eBay for over $200. It Takes A Matriarch was the second of four books about the extended Reiss and Basler families who settled on a small farm in St. Clair County, Illinois in 1834 and 1839, respectively. It includes 780 letters saved by first generation Margaret Basler Reiss Ebert from 1852 to 1888. Some letters were phonetic English but most had to be translated from old German. Authors were Margarets siblings, their spouses, her children, their spouses, her grandchildren, and two friends. They mention serving in the Civil War, personal challenges, life in St. Louis and Sacramento and Davenport, and the lost family fortune. One author was friends with John Wilkes Booth who shot President Lincoln. Quilter, Granger, Grandma, Matriarch was the first of these four books. It is the daily diary of third generation Katie Reiss covering 1949 through 1953. It was published first to give the reader a feel for life on the Reiss Family Farm in the German heritage of southern Illinois. Katie and husband George Reiss doubled the original Reiss/Basler farm to its current 360 acres. Relatives gather for a reunion in June 2009 to celebrate 175 years of the ongoing existence of the Reiss Family Farm. Family, Farming, and Freedom will be the fourth book. It is 55 years of professional and personal writings by fourth generation Irv Reiss from 1949 to 2004. His favorite subjects were family fun and travel, restoring strip mined coal lands to productive farming, and promoting individual freedoms and responsibilities. He was my dad.
Family, Farming and Freedom
Title | Family, Farming and Freedom PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen W. Reiss |
Publisher | AuthorHouse |
Pages | 456 |
Release | 2010-01-12 |
Genre | Family & Relationships |
ISBN | 1467053139 |
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She Said What?
Title | She Said What? PDF eBook |
Author | Maria Braden |
Publisher | University Press of Kentucky |
Pages | 268 |
Release | 2021-11-21 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0813187311 |
No longer relegated to reporting on society happenings or household hints, women columnists have over the past twenty years surged across the boundary separating the "women's" or "lifestyle" sections and into the formerly male bastions of the editorial, financial, medical, and "op-ed" pages. Where men previously controlled the nation's new organizations, were the chief opinion givers, and defined what is newsworthy, many women newspaper columnists are now nationally syndicated and tackle the same subjects as their male counterparts, bringing with them distinctive styles and viewpoints. Through these frank and lively interviews, Maria Braden explores the lives and work of columnists Erma Bombeck, Jane Brody, Mona Charen, Merlene Davis, Georgie Anne Geyer, Dorothy Gilliam, Ellen Goodman, Molly Ivins, Mary McGrory, Judith ("Miss Manners") Martin, Joyce Maynard, Anna Quindlen, and Jane Bryant Quinn. Pofiles describe how these writers got started, where they get the nerve to tell the world what they think, how they generate ideas for columns, and what it's like to create under the pressure of deadlines. Representative columns illustrate their distinctive voices, and an introductory essay provides a historical overview of women in journalism, including pioneering women columnists Fanny Fern, Dorothy Thompson, and Sylvia Porter. Braden finds that today's women columnists frequently raise issues or use examples unique to their gender. Because they are likely to have a direct personal connection to current social issues such as abortion, child care, or sexual harassment, they are able to provide fresh perspectives on these provocative topics. In doing so, they are helping to define what is worthy of attention in the '90s and to shape public response. A unique addition to the literature on women in journalism, this book will interest general readers as well as students of journalism, literature, American studies, and women's studies. Aspiring writers will find here role models and practical guidance.