A Long, Long Time Ago When Grandpa Was A Little Boy: Stories by Stanley D. Brandon, M.D. for his grandchildren

This chapter describes the church Grandpa attended as a little boy.

This chapter describes some miserable days at camp.

This chapter tells of the kindness of a neighbor.

This chapter tells of how they raised sheep on the farm.

This chapter tells of how they raised goats on the farm.

This chapter tells of how they raised chickens on the farm.

This chapter describes how Grandpa got into trouble.

This chapter describes how Grandpa once tried to bring the mail from the mailbox into the home.

This chapter describes how Grandpa was often barefooted as a child.

This chapter tells of how they cleaned up after the cows while living on the farm.

This chapter tells of a tree house that Grandpa and his brother built. 

This chapter tells of a project in the snow that Grandpa did with his brother, Tommy.

This chapter describes Uncle Jack's DeSoto roadster.

In this chapter, Grandpa describes a bad encounter that he had with a German Shepherd.

If we get holes in our socks, we usually throw them away and purchase new one. Not so during the depression.

This chapter describes how beans on the farm were harvested and brought to the grain elevator. It also tells of how one bean caused quite a problem.

This chapter talks about the Brandon farm and what it took to milk the cows.

This chapter describes the Brandon farm and a fun family trip taken in 1995.

This chapter tells of an injury caused by a pitchfork.

This chapter tells of some of the work he did on the Brandon farm near Pigeon Falls, Wisconsin.

This chapter describes how Grandpa's family dealt with the potato bugs.

This chapter tells how Grandpa enjoyed the family dog.

This chapter describes what life was like before electric lights.

This chapter discloses some of the struggles that Grandpa's family had with an alcoholic who lived with them for a year.

This chapter describes Grandpa's special play room in the old yellow farmhouse.

This chapter describes a house where Grandpa lived with his parents and some of the routine activities of daily life in those days.

This chapter tells of a memorable Christmas morning.

This chapter describes an accident that made a big mess.

This chapter contains a classic story that Grandpa's children loved to hear him tell.

This chapter tells of a little spat that Grandpa had with his brother when Grandpa was 3 years old.

This chapter tells about the cave that was on Grandpa Brandon's farm near Pigeon Falls, Wisconsin.

This chapter describes a painful injury that Grandpa experienced when he was five years old.

This chapter tells stories of Grandpa's older brother Tommy when Tommy was a little boy.

This chapter contains a story of when Grandpa was less than two years old and playing in the street. Spoiler alert: the car stopped in time.

This chapter describes the young childhood of Grandpa and his brother.

This chapter describes the wedding of Grandpa's parents on June 2, 1928, along with a bit of detail about their lives.

This chapter gives the background to the origin of these stories, along with Grandpa's hopes for the effect that this book would have on the lives of his grandchildren.

In this chapter Grandpa's son, Steve, gives his perspective on the book as well as his hopes that it will "counsel [Dad's] grandchildren for years to come."

This chapter gives acknowledgements to those who helped to produce the book, "A Long, Long Time Ago When Grandpa Was A Little Boy," by Stanley D. Brandon, M. D.