Welcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast!  In this episode, we review three letters from February and March 1952 - two are from Sweetie's father, Chester Demaree, M.D., who is writing from Iowa, and the third is from Sweetie, who is writing from Doylestown.  Sweetie writes an update regarding her health and recounts a tale that she hears from Lew about something that happened at the Naval base (NAS Willow Grove).  She then notes they acquired a camera at an antique sale and seem to have made a very good deal.  In Chester's letters, we learn about the "Twins" contest that the Des Moines Register had in early 1952 and then Chester indicates that there's an article he's going to forward that will help in making a child a genius.  We review the content of the Des Moines Register from that year to review what Chester is writing about.

Check out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for the family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone!

The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Frances Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime.  These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed).  

It should also be noted that the vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1952, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts.  

For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com.  This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast

For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com.  This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast

Welcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast!  In this episode, we review three letters from February 1952 - two are from Sweetie, and one was written by Sweetie's father, Chester, who is writing from Iowa.  In the first letter, Sweetie updates all her siblings on her life in Doylestown and various activities.  She recounts a particular matter having to do with Miss Darst who invites an antique dealer into her home, which very much upset Sweetie and the rest of the family.  In Sweetie's second letter, we receive many family updates, and while there is happy news in this letter, there is also tragedy as Sweetie recounts attending the funeral of a friend of Lew's - we learn of a Navy sailor who suffered a terrible accident.

Check out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for the family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone!

The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Frances Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime.  These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed).  

It should also be noted that the vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1952, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts.  

For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com.  This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast

Welcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast!  In this episode, we review two letters from February 1952.  In the first letter, Sweetie updates all her siblings on her life in Doylestown and various activities.  In the second letter, Sweetie writes specifically to her sister, Jeanne, and her brother-in-law, Glen, and reveals that her husband, Lew, has been at sickbay at the base.  The doctors there are not sure what is wrong, and Sweetie asks for medical advice from Jeanne on the matter (as Jeanne is a nurse).  

We also review in the middle of this episode information about the Demaree family generally.

Check out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for the family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone!

The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Frances Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime.  These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed).  

It should also be noted that the vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1952, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts.  

For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com.  This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast

Welcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast!  In this episode, we review two letters from January 1952.  The first is from Sweetie's father, Chester Demaree, M.D., who writes a brief note to his daughter Elizabeth, and gives a few pieces of information about his wedding in the early 1900's.  The second letter, written by Sweetie in Doylestown, Pennsylvania in secret to her sister, Jeanne, in Des Moines, Iowa, is an emotional letter in which Sweetie details the reality of married life for women in America in the 1950's, immediately dispelling the trope of the 50's housewife.  Sweetie attempts to counsel her sister, who is newly married, on how to build a better relationship with her husband, Glen, while reflecting on her own relationship with her husband, Lew.  Through this, Sweetie details some of the reality of their upbringing, and the observed difficulties between her parents' marriage.  Additionally, she writes about raising her son, Lewis, and then reveals in a brutally honest fashion that she does not plan to have another child.

Check out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for the family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone!

The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Frances Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime.  These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed).  

It should also be noted that the vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1952, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts.  

For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com.  This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast

Welcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast!  In this episode, Sweetie writes a big letter to her family in January 1952, describing her Christmas holiday in 1951.  We learn more about her home life and family in this episode.

Check out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for the family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone!

The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Frances Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime.  These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed).  

It should also be noted that the vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1952, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts.  

For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com.  This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast

Welcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast!  In this episode, Sweetie writes a big letter to her family in January 1952, describing her Christmas holiday in 1951.  We learn more about her home life and family in this episode.

Check out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for the family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone!

The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Frances Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime.  These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed).  

It should also be noted that the vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1952, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts.  

For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com.  This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast

Welcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast!  In this episode, Sweetie writes letters to her family in November and December 1951.  She writes to her father asking for advice on her son's illnesses and the medicine she is using, and then starts to prepare for Christmas 1951.  Additionally, we learn that Miss Darst left Doylestown that holiday season with her nephew, Brower Murphy to spend Christmas with his family in Atlanta, Georgia.  We also learn more about how economical Sweetie is with various purchases for her home life, including canned items that she finds at various sales.

Check out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for a family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone!

The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Frances Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime.  These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed).  

It should also be noted that the vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1951, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts.  

For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com.  This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast

Welcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast!  In this episode, Sweetie writes letters to her family in November 1951.  She writes first of how her son, Lewis, was very sick that fall, and then she proceeds into a long description of Lewis' experience in first grade at the Doylestown Public School.  She writes of him learning to write, how his teacher (Mrs. Houk) treats him, stories she hears of what is occurring during recess, his interactions with a school bully, and his first report card.  Sweetie then gives an update on her home life, and writes to her family on a variety of subjects.  Finally, we end the episode with a brief note from Sweetie's father, Chester, to Sweetie's sister, Jeanne.

Note that in this episode we do review some historical information about the Doylestown Public School, which was originally built in 1899.  

Check out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for a family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone!

The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Frances Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime.  These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed).  

It should also be noted that the vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1951, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts.  

For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com.  This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast

Welcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast!  In this episode, Sweetie writes letters to her family in August and November 1951, and talks about her life in her new home in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.  We learn that Sweetie's sister-in-law, Elizabeth, has had her third child - a baby girl, and has moved her family to Norristown, Pennsylvania.  We also hear from Sweetie's father, Chester (in Lacona, Iowa), who has just returned from a trip to Chicago to see his son, Frank.  Finally, we learn that Lewis, who has started school that fall, was very unwell in the beginning of November.  

At the end of the episode, we review Sweetie's family tree, as well as a group photograph of all of the Graham family in the early 1950's.

Check out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for a family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone!

The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Frances Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime.  These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed).  

It should also be noted that the vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1951, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts.  

For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com.  This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast

Welcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast!  In this episode, Sweetie writes letters to her family in August 1951, and talks about her life in her new home in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, as well as her interactions with the individual who is now boarding with her family - Miss Darst.    Sweetie also reflects on her son, Lewis, who will start school (first grade) in September 1951.  Additionally, we learn more about Miss Darst's nephew, Brower Murphy, and his wife, Evelyn.

Check out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for a family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone!

The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Frances Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime.  These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed).  

It should also be noted that the vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1951, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts.  

For more information, please go to www.lovesweetiepodcast.com.  This podcast is also available on YouTube - please like, share, and subscribe there.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on X at @lovesweetieshow.  Follow the Love Sweetie Podcast on Instagram at love_sweetie_podcast