My Grandma's Diaries

Welcome to My Grandma's Diaries! We are thrilled to take you on the Journey of Elizabeth Hartsell a 13-year-old girl who begins her diary on January 1st, 1931 and continues to write every single day for the next 10 and a half years watch her meet new friends and fall in love all in the midst of the Great Depression and the beginning of World War II. Join us every Tuesday! Find us on Instagram Facebook and Tiktok AND PATREON @mygrandmasdiaries

It is January of 1931 Elizabeth Hartsell has begun the first entry in a diary that will last her for 10 and 1/2 years. She's living in Arkansas, her father is out of work and the Great Depression has just begun. So far, not only does she have no fears she is joining clubs to help people in this unfortunate time.  She has no idea that her world is about to be turned upside down as the Great Depression takes its toll on her family and herself.Join us on our Patreon, My Grandma's Diaries,  for all the pictures associated with this episode and BONUS interviews with Elisabeth's children and nephew!Find us on Instagram Facebook and Tiktok AND PATREON @mygrandmasdiaries

In this episode of My Grandma's Diaries, things are not going well in Elisabeth's household. Her father is out of work,  they're having to move to a smaller home and Elisabeth isn't sure what's going to be happening next. Bad news and tragedy seem to follow several people in this episode. But, in the midst of it all, she'll still have time to hang out with her friends go out on a date and feel happiness.Join us on our Patreon, My Grandma's Diaries,  for all the pictures associated with this episode and BONUS interviews with Elisabeth's children and nephew!Find us on Instagram Facebook and Tiktok AND PATREON @mygrandmasdiaries

In our last episode, Elisabeth Hartsell had gotten some bad news, the Great Depression hit her family hard in 1931, her father can't find a job and they're having to move from Monticello Arkansas to Belle Missouri. In this episode, we'll go on a road trip visiting some of her father's family, The Hartsells, along the way and ending up in the home of her mother's parents, George and Sarah Underwood Join us on our Patreon, My Grandma's Diaries,  for all the pictures associated with this episode and BONUS interviews with Elisabeth's children and nephew!Find us on Instagram Facebook and Tiktok AND PATREON @mygrandmasdiaries

Elisabeth has moved to Belle Missouri and BOY is she jumping in with both feet!! She's making friends,  has a part in the school play, and is settling into life at her grandparent's house. How long will they be welcomed there? Will Dad find a job? Will Santa know they have moved? Let's find out.Join us on our Patreon, My Grandma's Diaries,  for all the pictures associated with this episode and BONUS interviews with Elisabeth's children and nephew!Find us on Instagram Facebook and Tiktok AND PATREON @mygrandmasdiaries

In episode FIVE, Gussie has left Elizabeth for a Highway Girl and she has a lot of thoughts about that. What's a highway girl? Let's find out. Meanwhile, Dad's out looking for work and not having any luck.  Elizabeth is hanging out with her friends and finding new love prospects with a young man named Bill. How long will it last? Join us to find out!Join us on our Patreon, My Grandma's Diaries,  for all the pictures associated with this episode and BONUS interviews with Elisabeth's children and nephew!Find us on Instagram Facebook and Tiktok AND PATREON @mygrandmasdiaries

Welcome to Episode SIX!  Elisabeth and her family are settling comfortably into life in Belle, Missouri. They are living with her maternal grandparents while Dad desperately looks for work. We meet a lot of her friends in this episode and a new love interest, Mr. Bill Terrill. (GUSSIE'S COUSIN... hey it's a small town) How will that relationship go? Let's dive in and find out.Join us on our Patreon, My Grandma's Diaries,  for all the pictures associated with this episode and BONUS interviews with Elisabeth's children and nephew!Find us on Instagram Facebook and Tiktok AND PATREON @mygrandmasdiaries

It's 1932, Elisabeth's father has had no luck finding a job and her maternal grandparent's generosity has run out. So, the family is packed up and headed to the Hartsell farmstead in Step Rock, Arkansas, home of her paternal grandfather, Moris Hartsell. Elisabeth is going to have to work very hard and she's going to have to live in a tent until her family can find jobs and a home for her to live in. Buckle up y'all things start getting really serious now.Join us on our Patreon, My Grandma's Diaries,  for all the pictures associated with this episode and BONUS interviews with Elisabeth's children and nephew! Find us on Instagram Facebook and Tiktok AND PATREON @mygrandmasdiaries

Hey, guess what guys!!!! Liz is on a trip of a lifetime to Paris, France with her oldest daughter and since she wasn't here to record a podcast this week we thought we would give you guys a glimpse of the kinds of things you can get if you subscribe to our podcast through Patreon!!! My Grandma's Diaries loves to interview members of Elisabeth's family or answer questions that we're getting from our viewers (and we love all the questions so keep them coming. In this particular episode, we interviewed Frances's son. You all know and love Frances as Elisabeth's big sister and best friend in the first couple of years of the diaries, but once they grow up and go their separate ways, what is Francis doing in her life???? Well, Jeff is here to let us know how that all worked out and we are thrilled to share this bonus episode with you. if you enjoy this kind of content go on to our Patreon And subscribe. See you next week when we'll be back with a regular episode of Elisabeth's Diaries.Find us on Instagram Facebook and Tiktok AND PATREON @mygrandmasdiaries