Sherly George

My great grandma was born

Mar 20, 1931

She was born in Waukegan, Illinois in a hospital.

Sherly George

Period: Mar 20, 1931 to Apr 21, 2015

Completion of the Empire State Building

May 1, 1931

My great grandma was obviously to young to remember but about a month and a half after she was born the empire state building was completed and opened for the public.

Colored Movies and TV

Nov 29, 1936

The first colored movie my great grandma can remember watching when she was very young was "Captain Calamity" by George A. Hirliman Productions.

WWll

Sep 1, 1939

My great grandma was only about 8 years old when wwll started. She said she remembers hearing her parents talk about it and lots of talk in school.

Pepper the dog

Apr 22, 1940

She loved to play with her Scotty dog named pepper when she was younger.

First Car

Apr 30, 1948

My grandma's first car that she bought with her husband was a 1940 Plymouth.

Married

May 9, 1949

My great grandma was married to David George in her home town of Waukegan, Illinois in their neighborhood church.

Disney Land Opens

Jul 17, 1955

Disney Land Opening VideoMy great grandma was in her mid 20's when Disney Land was opened in Anaheim, California. She said she went with a few of her friends and had the time of her life.

Etch A Sketch

Apr 30, 1960

Even being thirty years old, my grandma still loved to use her etch a sketch everyday.

First James Bond Film

Oct 11, 1962

From the this first film in the series to todays date they have made over $4.9 billion on 23 movies. My great grandma remembers going to see the first one the day it premiered. It was a movie that everyone loved and were left wanting more.

Beatles Break Up

Apr 10, 1970

Although in September 1969 John Lennon privately informed the other Beatles that he was leaving the group, there was no public acknowledgement of the break-up until Paul McCartney announced on 10 April 1970 he was quitting the Beatles.

Cabbage Patch Kids

Apr 30, 1980

My grandma bought one for each of her children. The girls said they really enjoyed them while the guys said they were basically crash course dummies.

E.T.

Jun 11, 1982

My great grandma said she went to see it with a few of her friends and it scared all of them.

Where did you work as a teenager?

Jun 9, 1986

My grandma worked at a restaurant that she owned with her husband for many years.

World Trade Center Bombed

Sep 11, 2001

My grandma said she was out gambling with one of her daughters when she heard what had happened.

What are you most proud of?

Apr 30, 2004

My grandma was just watering some plants on her back porch when a badger came out from around the corner towards her and she sprayed it with the hose and it ran away.

Sherly's Kids

Apr 27, 2015

Sherly has four children, two girls and two boys. The two girls are Susie 55, and Laura 48. The two boys are Rick 52, and Davie 54.

Is there anything left on your bucket list?

Apr 27, 2015

My grandma said that she would of loved to be a contestant on the old "The Price is Right"

What is your biggest regret?

Apr 30, 2015

My grandma said she wished she had never smoked.

What is your favorite holiday?

Apr 30, 2015

My grandma's favorite holiday is Thanksgiving because she gets to see all of the family get together and have a good time.

Adive to Future Generations

Apr 30, 2015

She said to always listen to your parents even when you think they're wrong because they've been through a lot more than you have and to always respect others because you dont know their story.