Every July we had an Irish Reunion, sometimes in Prairie City, Iowa and one time in Bates, Iowa, but, mostly in Maytag Park in Newton, Iowa. Irish from Marshalltown, Newton, and all over came. The last few years was held in Kellogg, Iowa and the last in Grinnell, Iowa and Bob Parker was President. It stopped in the 1980's when most of old Irish were gone. I enjoyed going as it gave you a feeling of belonging. I did get Clyde (Doris' husband) to go.
About doing (sweet corn) corn as a family in August, Daddy, Tommy, and Paul, would pick. Larry and I would shuck and the ladies cut off and packaged and got ready to go to Marshalltown so they could process and bring to Laurel later. Also remember hog slaughtering and hanging them in corn crib to drain.
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