{"id":1614,"date":"2026-10-31T17:38:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1614"},"modified":"2026-10-31T22:02:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T22:02:00","slug":"full-archive-1164-20261031","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1614","title":{"rendered":"Family Stories \u2014 full archive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the preserved full version from 31 October 2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1164\">Open the shorter topic overview \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the stories we tell, the newspaper surprises, and the small moments worth keeping. Pick something below to go straight to that story.<\/p>\n<h2>A few places to start<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#edgar-linneman-steam-engine\">Edgar\u2019s homemade steam engine<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#bobby-flora-shares-1975\">Bobby and Flora\u2019s shares, 1975<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#shop-incidents\">Joe and the break-ins at the shop<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#bob-dick-la-spezia\">Bob and Dick meet in Italy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#town-hall-family\">Three generations of aldermen<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#dan-roling-riptide-rescue\">Dan\u2019s rescue at the beach<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#family-addendum-story-8\">The same pump jack, years later<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#bridget-memories\">Bridget tells her story<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h2>Browse all stories<\/h2><p>Choose a topic to see its stories.<\/p>\n<details style=\"margin:0 0 16px;border:1px solid #d7cebd;border-radius:4px;padding:16px\"><summary style=\"font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:600;cursor:pointer\">At the shop<\/summary><ul style=\"line-height:1.7;padding-left:1.25rem\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#raymond-morrison-staff-profile-1967\">Raymond Morrison joins the shop<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#kenneth-linneman-staff-profile-1967\">Kenneth Linneman\u2019s first years at Roling\u2019s<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#norman-mcfadden-staff-profile-1967\">Norman McFadden, the new face at the shop<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#frank-sheet-metal-ornamental-iron-1958\">\u201cYour carport can be beautiful\u201d: Frank\u2019s separate shop<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#edgar-linneman-steam-engine\">Edgar\u2019s homemade steam engine<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#leroy-brown-staff-profile-1967\">Leroy Brown joins the staff<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#shop-anniversary-open-house-1967\">A birthday party for the shop, 1967<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#bobby-flora-shares-1975\">Bobby and Flora\u2019s shares, 1975<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#from-quincy-to-business-ownership\">From Quincy to a business of his own<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#roling-shop-1899-1914\">A closer look at West Second Street<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#ben-roling-departure-1929\">Ben makes plans of his own<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#business-1947-newspaper\">A contemporary account from 1947<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#business-sydenstricker-announcement-2018\">2018 \u00b7 Sydenstricker acquisition announced<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#roling-shop-offerings\">Repairs, farm equipment and the work of everyday life<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#1890-reference-letters\">The 1890 reference letters<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#jf-roling-tool-chest\">J. F. Roling\u2019s tool chest<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#business-lennox-training-1963\">1963 \u00b7 Lennox dealer training<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#business-green-colonial-training-1964\">1964 \u00b7 Green Colonial dealer training<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#business-product-ads-1965\">1965 \u00b7 Water pumps and air conditioning<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#bob-roling-staff-profile-1967\">1967 \u00b7 Bob in the staff-profile series<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#business-staff-appreciation-1976\">1976 \u00b7 Thanks to Mary Etta and Lois<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#ron-roling-scholarship-luncheon-2010\">2010 \u00b7 Ron at an agricultural scholarship luncheon<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#roling-shop-growth-1895-1896\">The shop in 1895 and plans to expand<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#ben-roling-shop-1914-1916\">Ben returns from the Navy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#roling-shop-work-1905-1925\">Customers, equipment and new services<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#roling-shop-motor-trade-1920-1925\">Cars, trucks and other businesses at the shop<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#rj-nauser-shop-training-1921\">Learning the trade<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#family-story-five-shots-in-the-garage-1921\">Five shots in the garage, 1921<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#family-story-when-the-workshop-fought-back\">When the workshop fought back<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#family-story-windows-a-tool-chest-and-two-missing-guns\">Windows, a tool chest, and two missing guns<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#family-story-a-lost-dog-and-the-shop-telephone\">A lost dog and the shop telephone<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#family-story-flour-feed-and-an-office-in-roling-s-garage\">Flour, feed and an office in Roling\u2019s garage<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#shop-family-news\">Family news at the machine shop<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#shop-sales-pitches\">What the shop was selling<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#family-addendum-story-1\">The telegram that changed the destination<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#family-addendum-story-4\">Back on his old John Deere at 94<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=19#family-addendum-story-7\">A stake in Salisbury\u2019s next factory<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/details>\n<details style=\"margin:0 0 16px;border:1px solid #d7cebd;border-radius:4px;padding:16px\"><summary style=\"font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:600;cursor:pointer\">Bob, Bridget and their children<\/summary><ul style=\"line-height:1.7;padding-left:1.25rem\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#mike-sandy-parade-1974\">A parade prize and a first crush \u2014 Mike and Sandy, 1974<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#mike-classroom-birthdays-1976\">Big days in Mike\u2019s classroom, 1976<\/a><\/li><li>Mary\u2019s childhood: <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#mary-roling-kindergarten-program-1977\">The kindergarten program, 1977<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#mary-ralinda-birthday-party\">A birthday-party visit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#jane-lavender-speech-1977\">Jane and \u201cA Girl Called Lavender,\u201d 1977 \u2014 speech-group photo<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#linda-jane-4h-fair-1976\">Blue ribbons and the Corny Country Band \u2014 Linda and Jane, 1976<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#linda-skating-party-1973\">Linda\u2019s roller skating and sleepover, 1973<\/a><\/li><li>More Ron photographs: <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#ron-ravens-basketball-1974\">Ravens basketball, 1974<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#ron-football-portrait-1976\">Football number 70, 1976<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#ron-national-ffa-convention-1977\">National FFA convention, 1977<\/a><\/li><li>Linda in 1977: <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#linda-roling-duet-acting-1977\">Duet acting ribbon<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#linda-basketball-action-photo-1977\">On the basketball court<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#linda-nine-points-basketball-1977\">Nine points in a win<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#dan-pamela-thanksgiving-wedding-1977\">Dan and Pamela\u2019s Thanksgiving wedding, 1977<\/a><\/li><li>Ron in photographs: <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#ron-having-fun-photo\">Bridget\u2019s prize-winning \u201cHaving Fun\u201d snapshot<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#ron-ffa-camp-1976\">FFA camp in the Ozarks, 1976<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#david-dan-st-joseph-basketball-1970\">David and Dan on the same team, 1970 \u2014 newspaper page<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#dan-greg-senior-portraits-1975\">Dan and Greg\u2019s senior portraits, 1975<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#dan-roling-jaycees-22-points-1975\">Dan\u2019s twenty-two-point game<\/a><\/li><li>Dan\u2019s school years: <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#dan-greg-ffa-greenhand-1971\">FFA with Greg, 1971 \u2014 original group photo<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#dan-two-mile-track-1972\">A two-mile track result, 1972<\/a><\/li><li>Childhood milestones: <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#dan-first-communion-1964\">Dan\u2019s First Communion, 1964<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#david-scout-awards-1965\">David\u2019s scouting awards, 1965<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#betty-childhood-newspaper-notes\">Betty\u2019s childhood newspaper notes, 1960\u20131961<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#roling-children-citizens-of-tomorrow-1963\">Four young Rolings \u2014 the 1963 \u201cCitizens of Tomorrow\u201d portrait<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#mike-birthday-party-1976\">A childhood party \u2014 Mike in the social news, 1976<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#dan-greg-honor-roll-1975\">Dan and a future brother-in-law on the honor roll, 1975<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#tim-craft-ladies-school-memory\">Craft mornings and a little exploring \u2014 Tim\u2019s childhood memory<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#hugh-paul-farnen-sunday-dinners\">A ride to church and Sunday dinner \u2014 Hugh Paul Farnen\u2019s memory, and remembering Steve<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#linda-essay-contest-1977\">Linda\u2019s prize-winning essay, 1977<\/a><\/li><li>School sports in 1974: <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#betty-basketball-letter-1974\">Betty\u2019s basketball letter<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#david-football-letter-1974\">David\u2019s football letter<\/a><\/li><li>Growing up Roling \u2014 family announcements: <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#ron-fourth-child-1962\">Ron (1962)<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#linda-arrives-1963\">Linda (1963)<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#jane-arrives-1965\">Jane (1965)<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#mike-seventh-child-1968\">Mike (1968)<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#mary-eighth-child-1971\">Mary (1971)<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#tim-ninth-child-1972\">Tim (1972)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#betty-greg-wedding-1977\">Betty\u2019s wedding, with keepsakes from three generations<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#dick-roling-boys-state-1952\">Dick is chosen for Boys State<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#linda-jane-bicentennial-contests-1976\">Linda and Jane advance in the Bicentennial contests<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#bridget-memories\">Bridget\u2019s memories<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#bob-bridget-family-homes\">Room for a growing family<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#family-fishing-tradition\">A fishing tradition, passed down<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#bridget-senior-service-award\">Bridget\u2019s service to St. Joseph School<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#bob-school-keepsake\">A keepsake from Bob\u2019s school days<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#bob-roling-military-service\">Bob Roling from Fort Riley to Trieste<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#bob-dick-la-spezia\">Two brothers meet in Italy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#bob-off-duty-artifacts\">Two cards from Bob\u2019s Army years<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#dick-roling-school-engineering\">Dick\u2019s path from school to engineering<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#bobby-birthday-1940\">1940 \u00b7 Bobby\u2019s eighth-birthday party<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#roling-play-1949\">1949 \u00b7 An advertised comedy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#roling-long-beach-1952\">1952 \u00b7 A visit to Long Beach<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#marvin-retrospective-1952\">1952 \u00b7 Remembering Marvin Joseph Roling<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#roling-reunion-1953\">1953 \u00b7 A family reunion between training and travel<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#roling-alumni-1954\">1954 \u00b7 St. Joseph alumni work<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#roling-camp-rucker-1955\">1955 \u00b7 Home from Camp Rucker<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#roling-college-purchase-1955\">1955 \u00b7 A College Street purchase<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#roling-easter-gathering-1958\">1958 \u00b7 Easter guests at the Roling home<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#bob-roling-kiwanis-1962\">1962 \u00b7 A Kiwanis office<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#bob-roling-scout-charters-1964\">1964 \u00b7 Scout charters at Kiwanis<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#bob-roling-knights-1964\">1964 \u00b7 Deputy Grand Knight<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#bob-roling-bowling-1968\">1968 \u00b7 A 625 bowling series<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#bob-council-candidacy-1972\">1972 \u00b7 Bob announces his council candidacy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#bob-council-election-1972\">1972 \u00b7 Bob elected to Salisbury\u2019s city council<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#bob-council-term-1974\">1974 \u00b7 Bob does not seek reelection<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#roling-family-reunion-1975\">1975 \u00b7 A reunion at the Knights of Columbus Hall<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#bob-roling-ffa-appreciation-1977\">1977 \u00b7 FFA appreciation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#bobby-football-retrospective\">1977 \u00b7 Looking back at local football<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#david-roling-graduation-notice-1976\">1976 \u00b7 David Roling\u2019s planned college graduation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#dan-roling-riptide-rescue\">Dan helps bring a father and son to safety<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#betty-roling-softball-1974\">1974 \u00b7 Betty Roling at bat<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#betty-roling-bridal-shower-1977\">1977 \u00b7 A bridal shower for Betty Roling<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#ron-roling-campus-leadership\">1984\u20131985 \u00b7 Ron in campus leadership<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#linda-roling-campus-organizations\">1984\u20131986 \u00b7 Linda\u2019s campus organizations<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#jane-roling-mizzou-commencement-1988\">1988 \u00b7 Jane in Mizzou\u2019s commencement program<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=985#jane-breen-leadership-columbia-2011\">2011 \u00b7 Jane Breen named to Leadership Columbia<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/details>\n<details style=\"margin:0 0 16px;border:1px solid #d7cebd;border-radius:4px;padding:16px\"><summary style=\"font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:600;cursor:pointer\">Family life, celebrations and adventures<\/summary><ul style=\"line-height:1.7;padding-left:1.25rem\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#jf-roling-birthday-1916\">A leap-year birthday gathering<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#ben-roling-navy-return-1914\">Ben comes home from the Navy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#agnes-roling-bank-1920\">Agnes at the Savings Bank<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#town-hall-family\">Three generations of aldermen<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#family-story-a-midnight-call-for-joe-1934\">A midnight call for Joe, 1934<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#family-story-sparks-on-the-roof-1922\">Sparks on the roof, 1922<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#family-story-a-charge-in-one-paper-a-different-outcome-in-another\">A charge in one paper, a different outcome in another<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#school-church-stage\">On the stage and in the church<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#family-care\">When family news was worrying news<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#family-story-twelve-years-married-and-a-house-full-of-visitors\">Twelve years married, and a house full of visitors<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#family-story-a-wednesday-dance-in-glasgow\">A Wednesday dance in Glasgow<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#visits-and-journeys\">Out of town, and company coming home<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#wedding-day-1931\">A wedding day from church to dance floor<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#family-story-a-visit-so-good-he-promised-to-come-back-for-christmas\">A visit so good he promised to come back for Christmas<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#family-story-a-choir-wedding-and-breakfast-for-thirty\">A choir wedding and breakfast for thirty<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#family-story-the-dress-on-the-sears-cover\">The dress on the Sears cover<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#family-story-a-journey-in-dollars-and-cents\">A journey in dollars and cents<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#family-story-a-wedding-veil-for-first-communion\">A wedding veil for First Communion<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#family-story-keeping-the-farm-going\">Keeping the farm going<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#family-story-waiting-for-the-snow-boots\">Waiting for the snow boots<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#family-story-two-songs-for-a-dime\">Two songs for a dime<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#family-story-bagnell-dam-by-cattle-truck\">Bagnell Dam by cattle truck<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#family-story-a-movie-among-the-feed-sacks\">A movie among the feed sacks<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#family-story-sunday-afternoons-at-prairie-hill\">Sunday afternoons at Prairie Hill<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#family-story-the-stove-came-first\">The stove came first<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#family-story-sunday-letters-from-the-kitchen-table\">Sunday letters from the kitchen table<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#family-story-back-to-the-coast\">Back to the coast<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#family-addendum-story-3\">A mother\u2019s small rewards<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#family-addendum-story-5\">Back at work, with a growing family<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#family-addendum-story-8\">The same equipment, generation after generation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#gertrude-family-history-compiler\">The work behind the family history<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/details>\n<details style=\"margin:0 0 16px;border:1px solid #d7cebd;border-radius:4px;padding:16px\"><summary style=\"font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:600;cursor:pointer\">The seven sisters and earlier generations<\/summary><ul style=\"line-height:1.7;padding-left:1.25rem\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#jf-roling-quincy-report-1947\">John F. Roling remembered in Quincy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#bickel-newspaper-1928\">In the newspapers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#roling-family-weddings\">Weddings and new households<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#roling-seven-sisters\">Seven sisters, seven glimpses<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#ida-mae-school-1935\">Ida Mae at commencement<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#evelyn-play-1939\">Evelyn on the parish stage<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#helen-essay-1942\">Helen puts her thoughts on paper<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#mildred-wedding-1947\">Mildred\u2019s winter wedding<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#jean-wedding-1948\">Jean\u2019s spring wedding<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#rita-wedding-1949\">Rita\u2019s autumn wedding<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#carol-wedding-1953\">Carol and a Navy leave<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7#ben-roling-obituary-1969\">1969 \u00b7 Benjamin Franklin \u201cBen\u201d Roling remembered<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/details>\n<details style=\"margin:0 0 16px;border:1px solid #d7cebd;border-radius:4px;padding:16px\"><summary style=\"font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:600;cursor:pointer\">Johnny\u2019s wartime story<\/summary><ul style=\"line-height:1.7;padding-left:1.25rem\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=875#johnny-wartime-newspapers\">Wartime news from home<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=875#approved-newspaper-additions\">Another wartime newspaper account<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=875#family-story-the-belongings-sent-to-aunt-flora\">The belongings sent to Aunt Flora<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=875#family-story-asking-where-johnny-lay\">Asking where Johnny lay<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=875#family-story-a-brother-s-choice\">A brother\u2019s choice<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=875#family-story-sidebar-the-flag-that-did-not-arrive\">The flag that did not arrive<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/details>\n<details style=\"margin:0 0 16px;border:1px solid #d7cebd;border-radius:4px;padding:16px\"><summary style=\"font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:600;cursor:pointer\">Bange family stories<\/summary><ul style=\"line-height:1.7;padding-left:1.25rem\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=11#bange-widmer-license-1893\">A contemporary marriage-license notice<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=11#joe-ida-marriage-certificate\">Joe and Ida\u2019s marriage certificate<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=11#joe-ida-first-home-1917\">Joe and Ida\u2019s plans for a first home<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=11#ida-mae-birth-notice-1918\">A likely birth notice for Ida Mae<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=11#joe-ida-second-street-1920\">A young family on Second Street<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=11#mildred-brand-mu-work\">Mildred\u2019s years at Jesse Hall<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=11#helena-angela-bruggen-family\">Helena Angela\u2019s Br\u00fcggen family<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=11#family-addendum-story-6\">Ida Bange\u2019s school-day subjects<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=11#family-addendum-story-2\">Frank Bange\u2019s bell at Mass<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=11#approved-newspaper-additions\">Birthdays, Christmas visits and a wedding<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=11#bange-newspapers\">More Bange newspaper stories<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/details>\n<details style=\"margin:0 0 16px;border:1px solid #d7cebd;border-radius:4px;padding:16px\"><summary style=\"font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:600;cursor:pointer\">Kunkel family stories<\/summary><ul style=\"line-height:1.7;padding-left:1.25rem\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=13#people-and-places\">People and places<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=13#kunkel-newspaper-stories\">Family life and the Kunkel brothers in World War II<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=13#family-story-from-the-farm-sale-to-a-city-beat\">From the farm sale to a city beat<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=13#kunkel-ice-cream\">Ice cream and cake for an eighty-second birthday<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/details>\n<details style=\"margin:0 0 16px;border:1px solid #d7cebd;border-radius:4px;padding:16px\"><summary style=\"font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:600;cursor:pointer\">Morrison family stories<\/summary><ul style=\"line-height:1.7;padding-left:1.25rem\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=12#james-robert-morrison\">James Robert Morrison: work and everyday life<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=12#morrison-brothers-1945\">Three brothers in the Navy, 1945<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=12#walter-morrison-service-1945\">Walter\u2019s visit and Navy transfer, 1945<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=12#walter-morrison-farm-1946\">A farm purchase and a planned move, 1946<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=12#morrison-birthdays-1948\">Walter and Bridget\u2019s birthday celebration, 1948<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=12#morrison-pensacola-visit-undated\">A visit from Pensacola, issue date unknown<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=12#michael-morrison-jr-1956\">Michael Morrison Jr.\u2019s crash notice, 1956<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=12#barbara-morrison-obituary-1969\">Barbara Morrison\u2019s obituary, 1969<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=12#george-morrison-family-career\">George Morrison: railroad work and family<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=12#delmar-morrison-work-family\">Delmar Morrison: work and family<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=12#john-katherine-morrison-family\">John and Katherine\u2019s family<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/details>\n<details style=\"margin:0 0 16px;border:1px solid #d7cebd;border-radius:4px;padding:16px\"><summary style=\"font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:600;cursor:pointer\">Quincy family gatherings<\/summary><ul style=\"line-height:1.7;padding-left:1.25rem\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=14#st-boniface-church\">St. Boniface in Quincy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=14#quincy-in-their-early-years\">Quincy in their early years<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=14#quincy-family-visits\">Keeping in touch with Quincy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=14#madison-street-celebrations\">Celebrations on Madison Street<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=14#ben-katherine-wedding-plan-1916\">Plans for a cousin\u2019s Missouri wedding<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=14#john-pearl-oak-street\">John and Pearl\u2019s home on Oak Street<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=14#john-pearl-lind-street\">John and Pearl\u2019s later life on Lind Street<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=14#lena-carrie-community-1920\">Lena and Carrie\u2019s community offices<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=14#caroline-wedding-1921\">Caroline\u2019s wedding at St. Mary\u2019s<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=14#anton-josephine-wedding-1924\">Anton and Josephine\u2019s early-morning wedding<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=14#mrs-henry-birthday-1932\">Cake, cards and music for a birthday<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=14#carlene-davis-party-1942\">An afternoon party for Carlene<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/details>\n<details style=\"margin:0 0 16px;border:1px solid #d7cebd;border-radius:4px;padding:16px\"><summary style=\"font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:600;cursor:pointer\">Bobby\u2019s Boy Scout years<\/summary><ul style=\"line-height:1.7;padding-left:1.25rem\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=916#application-1944\">September 28, 1944 \u00b7 An application to join<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=916#christmas-1944\">December 22, 1944 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