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 Memorial Day in my childhood meant traveling to Trails End Farm, where my mom grew up and her parents, sister, brother and his wife lived.  Sometimes the day was celebrated with many relatives gathering there. Or we might visit, about ten miles away, the “Barrytown Coons,” my grandfather’s cousins who lived in the village of Barrytown, NY, along the Hudson River.  (These families would alternate between the two farms for Memorial Day and the Fourth of July.)
The food was delicious, the gathering of relatives fun, and the occasion something special in memory.  I’ve come across photos of the collection of the clan …read more