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Old recipes. You get to learn, by trial and error, how much a pinch and a dash actually is.
Tabitha Fountain, Deep East Texas EC | San Augustine
My name. My dad named me after his sister. We both were Yvette Françoise “Sissy” Sherman.
Yvette Cooper, Bandera EC | Bandera
A small screwdriver my dad gave me when I was about 6. I’m 75 and carry it on my key chain every day.
Gary Elliott | Via Facebook
My daddy’s overalls. My dad could fix anything, and when I wear his old soft worn overalls, I feel like he’s guiding me to tackle another project.
Nancy Davis, Bryan Texas Utilities | Bryan
The “dry sink” my husband’s great-great-great-great-grandfather made. It’s 4 feet long with two large doors on the front. The doors were used to hold the large bowl and pitcher used to wash dishes.
Jeanmarie Pestlen | Via Facebook
A coral formal with green velvet leaves and coral roses on velvet ribbon on the skirt. I was in the eighth grade.
Rebecca Cornell, United Cooperative Services | Glen Rose
A pinafore, I think it was called. It had fuzzy appliques on the skirt part.
Delores Fields | Via Facebook
In 1944 I was 2 years old, and my oldest brother gave me his favorite broom horse stick.
Buddy Dechert, Bandera EC | Bandera
My baby grand piano.
Ann Shofner | Via Facebook
Untraceable, ill-gotten gains.
Richard Marx, Fayette EC | La Grange
Old tried-and-true recipes.
Susan Martin, San Patricio EC | Three Rivers
My mother’s 12-inch iron skillet.
Mary Currie, Navasota Valley EC | Franklin
My older brother’s cold-weather jacket.
Sanjiv Madhok, Grayson-Collin EC | Allen
A well-read book from a good friend.
Carole M. Smithwick-Kiebach, Sam Houston EC | Willis
My dad’s life lessons, such as, “Don’t jump in the water until you know how deep it is and what lies beneath the surface.”
Clady Paul Page, Jasper-Newton EC | Kirbyville
My grandmother’s recipe for her oooo-gooo pecan bars. I can keep making them although sharing is discretionary.
Carol Smith Herring | Via Facebook
My father made my mother a dining room table. It is a pedestal table. It says “made for Velma” and 1974. I remember my father working on this table after work. It’s sitting in my dining room now.
Virginia Parr, Coleman County EC | Talpa
A set of colored mixing bowls, a gift from my late mother.
Phyllis Suttle, MidSouth EC | Iola
The Wheeler & Wilson treadle sewing machine my mother gave me.
Linda Porter, Bandera EC | Bandera
My dad’s Navy peacoat from World War II. He and the coat were family treasures.
Diane Thompson, Trinity Valley EC | Palestine
My mother’s face.
Kit Vaughn, Pedernales EC | Liberty Hill
My father’s homemade hook for litter pickup.
Margaret Kowis Leitko, Pedernales EC | Lago Vista
A partially finished quilt from my great-grandmother. Now all I need to do is finish it.
Monica Miller, CoServ | Denton County
The .30-30 Marlin deer rifle that my dad bought (his first) for his birthday just three months after I was born.
Kenneth Scoggins, HILCO EC | Itasca
My grandmother’s potato masher. Wooden handle and all, it rivals the best out there today.
Heather Robinson, Navasota Valley EC | Navasota
My 1929 Singer treadle sewing machine from my grandmother. I made a large quilt on it this year.
Donna F. Motley, Coleman County EC | Cross Plains
My grandfather’s saucer and coffee cup. I can still hear him say, “Sis, get me a cup of coffee.” I knew exactly which saucer and cup he always used.
Lois “Holt” LaCaze, Pedernales EC | Kyle
My mom’s and mother-in-law’s cookbooks and recipes.
Kandice Jost, Central Texas EC | Fredericksburg
The very interesting, and sometimes eye-opening, family history passed on to me by my parents and grandparents.
Jana Morse, Farmers EC | Poetry
My father’s old ukulele. I have great memories of him playing it. I didn’t learn how to play until two years ago. Sadly, he had passed the year before. The ukulele has a deep baritone sound from years of aging.
Kay Tuel, Heart of Texas EC | Waco
My mother’s eyes.
Taryn Bishop, Tri-County EC | Weatherford
My mother’s wooden flour bowl she made biscuits in. Never learned the fine art and sure do miss them.
Nancci Phillips-Burgess, Bluebonnet EC | Lexington
My grandpa’s tools.
Kevin Tubbleville, Rusk County EC | Henderson
The wisdom of my father: Treat everyone with generosity and kindness.
Beth Rothermel, Bluebonnet EC | Brenham
One of my mother’s handmade quilts. It’s a multicolored, green and brown split-rail fence pattern.
Danny White, Sam Houston EC | Tarkington
My father’s tools. I just wish I had his common sense in fixing things.
Eddie T. Rendon, Victoria EC | Inez
My great-grandmother’s cast-iron Dutch oven.
Ross Schumann, Pedernales EC | Dripping Springs
My grandmother’s rocking chair. It has been passed down to my mother to me and will pass on to my daughter and then her daughter. It ties memories of five generations together.
Eddie Bolch, Bryan Texas Utilities | Bryan
From my mother. It’s a beautiful desk from before I was born. I don’t have much from her; she passed from cancer at 35 years old and I was 7. I am now 53. I cherish the desk so, so much. Besides her spirit, it’s a constant reminder of her.
Tami Eling Smith | Via Facebook
My grandmother Mimmy’s mixing bowl. I’ve had the thought that if my house was on fire, among the things I’d make time to grab is her mixing bowl.
Ann Godwin, Pedernales EC | Johnson City
A crocheted baby blanket made by my mother in 1974 for my daughter and passed down to my granddaughter in 2005, and now back to me.
Judith Hooper, GVEC | Adkins
My grandmother’s Bibles and religious books from her life.
Samantha Eaton, Bryan Texas Utilities | Bryan
My grandmother’s pink Depression glass.
Marie Hammond, Pedernales EC | Marble Falls
Woodworking hand tools.
Timothy McGarry, Trinity Valley EC | Berryville
My dad’s tools.
Bill Hanlon, Central Texas EC | Fredericksburg
My bigmother’s caramel pie recipe and my mother’s chocolate pie recipe—the most amazing pies ever made.
Deborah Miller, CECA | Cushing
A pocketknife—the one my father carried for at least 50 years.
Patricia Lucas, Houston County EC | Crockett
My grandmother’s handmade apron.
Patty Prince, Sam Houston EC | Livingston
A wooden rolling pin hand made by my grandfather on his lathe.
Barbara Barnes, Pedernales EC | Junction
My mother’s old Sears Kenmore sewing machine with all its metal parts. It is over 70 years old and has never broken down.
Roberta McLaughlin, Heart of Texas EC | Lorena
My daddy’s Bible.
Martha Stine, Fayette EC | Hallettsville
My dear dad’s old hand tools and his thumb-push oil can.
Steve McAndrew, Pedernales EC | Georgetown
My mother’s Bible with all her red underlining.
Tammy Humpert, J-A-C EC | Bluegrove
Mom’s iron skillet. Just knowing how many meals she prepared for her family has endeared me to it whenever I fire it up.
W R Baxley, Central Texas EC | Sunrise Beach
My childhood pink and white wool blanket.
Susie Licon, Farmers EC | Farmersville
My grandmother’s stories of emigrating from Scotland to the United States and her recipe tin.
Katherine Lewis, Pedernales EC | Wimberley
My grandmother’s father’s rocking chair. I can only hope to attain some of the wisdom from the people who sat in that chair.
Chuck Hoey, Trinity Valley EC | Wills Point
A working 1908 pump organ from my great-aunt to my grandfather to me.
Priscilla Schaefer, Central Texas EC | Buchanan Dam
An old blue plate my mother gave me when I first moved out on my own. That was 50 years ago, and it’s still my favorite plate.
Cathy Martel, Sam Houston EC | Livingston
