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Julia Parker Birthday, Colonial Home Resident Reflects on Work Ethic
At the Colonial Home a celebration honors Julia Parker born June 20, with a party on the 15th in the dayroom. She recalls baking bread from age 12, raising 11 of her own children, and her belief that work is beneficial, saying I raised 11 children and work won't kill you. The piece notes her marriage to the late Ross Parker and stories of harvest time meals.
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