PENNY LOAFERS & BOBBY PINS
TALES AND TIPS FROM GROWING UP
IN THE ’50s AND 60′s
Susan Sanvidge, Diane Sanvidge Seckar,
Jean Sanvidge Wouters, and Julie Sanvidge Florence
Wisconsin Historical Society Press
$18.95 Trade Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-87020-446-3
Memoir of family life in Wisconsin in the 1950s and ’60s
The Way Things Were… Do YOU remember??
How to make a gum wrapper chain
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ABOUT THE BOOK
“In the fifties, sleek Mixmasters were replacing rusty eggbeaters, and new pressurecookers blew their tops in kitchens all over town. There were kids everywhere, and new ranch-style houses filled vacant lots. . . . Turquoise Studebakers and dusty-rose Chevy BelAirs with flamboyant fins and lots of chrome replaced dark pre-war cars. Cameras took color snapshots instead of black-and-white. We wore red canvas tennis shoes and lemon yellow shorts, and bright blue popsicles melted down our chins.” - from the Introduction
In PENNY LOAFERS & BOBBY PINS, the four Sanvidge sisters, whose birthdates span the Baby Boomer period, present a lively chronicle of growing up in the 1950s and 1960s in a small midwestern town. Each sister writes about the facets of her childhood she remembers best, and their lighthearted stories are illustrated with period photos. Sprinkled with mentions of pedal pushers, home permanents, and “two-tone” cars; early TV shows and the first rock and roll; hula hoops, Tiny Tears, and Mr. Potato Head (played with a real potato); and memories of their grandparents who lived nearby, PENNY LOAFERS & BOBBY PINS also features “how-tos” for re-creating the fads, foods, crafts, and games the Sanvidge sisters recall in their stories.
In their first book, Apple Betty & Sloppy Joe, the Sanvidge sisters gathered food memories and recipes from their midwestern Baby Boomer childhood. In PENNY LOAFERS & BOBBY PINS you’ll find out what they were up to – when they weren’t eating.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Susan Sanvidge is a freelance graphic designer. She lives in Chicago.
Diane Sanvidge Seckar is a journeyman electrician and co-owner of Seckar Electric in Winneconne,Wisconsin. She also designs and makes crocheted hats and purses.
Jean Sanvidge Wouters is a homemaker, seamstress, and volunteer in Winneconne.
Julie Sanvidge Florence is the director of the Lebanon Public Library in Lebanon, Ohio.
