I believe happy memories can be as valuable as silver and gold. ... Granddaddy would wink at us and give us a little crooked smile, and we would keep right on chewing our gum while Granny would just shake her head and keep on stirring pots of food. ... I never really knew why it was fake, but the heat for the house came from a pot belly stove that burned wood. ... We loved spending the night because we would get to watch Granddaddy pop popcorn on the pot belly heating stove. ... So much food has been cooked and served in that kitchen and the aroma of fried chicken or pot roast, fresh vegetable...

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MY IRISH HERITAGE Five generations ago my ancestors, John and Mary Coin, journeyed to America, leaving behind their homeland of Knockbraugh, Ireland. A few years later, my Great, Great Grandparents, Patrick and Maryanne O"Toole, made their way to America and joined their parents in North Braddoc...

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