tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post6217029041959164346..comments2023-11-26T09:58:42.772-08:00Comments on Roots'n'Leaves: J. C. Penny's Fair and Square, the Golden Rule Store and Childhood Memories of Ruth SigfordJoanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-4443610082250350982012-04-01T10:33:20.875-07:002012-04-01T10:33:20.875-07:00Nancy, so glad that you enjoyed this little story ...Nancy, so glad that you enjoyed this little story of the my mother and the Golden Rule story. You know, for days before I wrote the story, I kept thinking that I needed to tell someone (J.C.Penny or someone)about this connection between mother's childhood memories and how important the Golden Rule was to her as a child. So, finally I blogged it, but even now I keep thinking that perhaps I will hear from the J.C. Penny store. Thank for the comments -- very much appreciated.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-74157970608084187852012-03-31T21:09:24.969-07:002012-03-31T21:09:24.969-07:00Joan, this was such a treat to read! We shopped a...Joan, this was such a treat to read! We shopped at Penney's when I was a child, though it wasn't within walking distance for us. Have you written down all of your mother's memories of the Golden Rule? I wonder if the modern J. C. Penney company would be interested in hearing about them.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-40797169882043022982012-03-21T19:16:06.604-07:002012-03-21T19:16:06.604-07:00I loved mother's stories and was fascinated by...I loved mother's stories and was fascinated by the J.C.Penny/Golden Rule stories. Guess that makes it a win-win story. Thanks for stopping by, reading and commenting.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-1666422503491124632012-03-21T19:08:26.968-07:002012-03-21T19:08:26.968-07:00Joan, I had heard stories about J. C. Penney, but ...Joan, I had heard stories about J. C. Penney, but didn't know much about the start of his business. Your mother's experience puts such a personal touch to that. I can just see her eyes light up, just to hear you tell of it!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-57550473644291096942012-03-21T16:33:37.039-07:002012-03-21T16:33:37.039-07:00Cathy, so nice to hear from you. You just can'...Cathy, so nice to hear from you. You just can't imagine the look on my mother's face when she talked about going to the Golden Rule. She went from looking her 85 years to the wonderment of a 5 years old. I never forgot that day or the look on her face.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-60659561710157099892012-03-21T16:30:39.498-07:002012-03-21T16:30:39.498-07:00Carol, how interesting! And a small world. I din...Carol, how interesting! And a small world. I dinna have any idea that JC married into your family. His was certainly an interesting story --- and Kemmerer Wy was a real old company town in those days. Makes one wonder what kind of reception he got from the company and company store, eh??Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-90766771700765385672012-03-21T16:28:30.585-07:002012-03-21T16:28:30.585-07:00It's amazing to me how such a "little chi...It's amazing to me how such a "little childhood memory" can make us recall similar things in our past. The first shopping alone is a big thing for any little girl, so Penny's in Brisbane must have been a safe place for a child --- good old Golden Rule.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-81470183702012249612012-03-21T15:46:44.497-07:002012-03-21T15:46:44.497-07:00Thanks for the new take on the "Golden Rule,&...Thanks for the new take on the "Golden Rule," Joan! Cathy @ palmsrvPalmsRVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04898416117045268799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-16838070458594599932012-03-21T15:07:38.617-07:002012-03-21T15:07:38.617-07:00I love stories about JC. He married into one of m...I love stories about JC. He married into one of my mother's lines. It was his first wife, who worked beside him in the first store at Kemmerer, Lincoln County, Wyoming. I have the very same photo in my data base as part of the stories about JC and Berta.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-54154070562997953912012-03-21T14:52:36.944-07:002012-03-21T14:52:36.944-07:00What an interesting post, Joan and one which shows...What an interesting post, Joan and one which shows clearly we need to pay attention to those mental niggles. I've never heard of the stores by this name but we had a Penny's (may even have been called JC Penny's in Fortitude Valley in Brisbane. it was one of the first stores I shopped alone in, when I was a schoolgirl. I remember buying a present for my Mother there for Mother's Day in the late 50s.Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-51526879724022606752012-03-21T11:32:48.425-07:002012-03-21T11:32:48.425-07:00Jo, thanks for reading and commenting. TI'll ...Jo, thanks for reading and commenting. TI'll bet that little girl wonderment was in your eye when you were a little one. ThanksJoanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-34110443434925300792012-03-21T10:55:52.748-07:002012-03-21T10:55:52.748-07:00Another question answered by a prompt to do a bit ...Another question answered by a prompt to do a bit of digging :-) Don't you just love the internet? And well done, JCP on his enterprising skills, without which little girls would have been without pencils, tablet and candy :-)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04360272405643318813noreply@blogger.com