Students conducted interviews with family members, and some were able to gather additional resources and pictures to help tell their story. While there were many great stories written, not all will be published.
This project was a collaborative effort between students’ history classes with Mrs. Kruthoff & Mr. Armstrong, English class with Ms. Baldwin, and their families. It was inspired by the original project that long-time English teacher, Mrs. Wiersema, made a tradition in her 8th grade class.
Students enjoyed getting to know more about their families, and many were surprised to learn how interesting their families were. We hope you all will enjoy their stories, too!
My Ancestor Terry Lee Green, by Silas Newman
Have you ever met Colonel Sanders, well my Grandpa has!
His full name is Terry Lee Green and he is my maternal grandfather. I wrote about him because he traveled a lot. He went to Legoland and the Lego factory in Denmark. He met Colonel Sanders, and he performed in a marching band at the Indy 500 race parade.
He was born January 27, 1954 in Washington, Indiana. His parents were Malcolm and Mildred Green and his brother was Larry Green and he lived with them. He worked at the family hobby shop. Delivering newspapers was his first job. When he was not working he watched Superman. He went to Southside elementary school and Washington Junior high. He also graduated Washington high school in 1972.
He got married 50 years ago to Gale Ann Stipe in June, 1976. They are still married and they had Jeremy, Brad, Myndee, and Lindsay. It will be their 50th anniversary this year. He went to Johnson bible college. He retired in 2017. He went on a lot of mission trips. He worked at Erie Christian church. He preached at the Erie Christian church. He is still living and he lives in summerset, Kentucky.
Some of his achievements were that he went to the Lego factory in Denmark and he went to Lego land in California. He has also almost visited all 50 states, only a few to go. He preformed in the Indy 500 race parade. Some fun facts include he has 750 Lego sets, he had a Dodge charger, and he has been to many bears games.
If I had to describe him in one word I would say hardworking because he went out of his way to help me. One thing I will always remember was that he met Colonel Sanders. I think he has had a very cool and amazing life.
Silas Newman, Miss Baldwin’s Language Arts class
