This is episode 24 of the Love Sweetie Podcast! This episode features three letters, all written by Sweetie in May 1944 in Ottumwa, Iowa. In these letters, Sweetie is anticipating her and Lew's eventual departure from the city, as she realizes that Lew has been stationed at NAS Ottumwa for a long time and most other sailors who were there have already left. This episode also reviews the historic flooding in Ottumwa, Iowa that occurred in mid-May 1944.For the Iowa.gov publica...

This is episode 23 of the Love Sweetie Podcast! This episode features three letters - the first from April 1944 from Dr. Chester Demaree to his son Bob about flooding in the Midwest, some family updates, and an extremely odd occurrence from an attempt he made to further study human anatomy. Then the second and third letters are from Sweetie to Jeanne in early May 1944. Sweetie updates Jeanne on a few items after Jeanne's trip to Ottumwa to visit her, and mentions there has ...

This is episode 22 of the Love Sweetie Podcast! This episode features three letters from spring 1944. The first two letters are from Sweetie in Ottumwa, Iowa as she plans for Jeanne to visit. She also comments on some of the bad weather that they are experiencing in April 1944. The third letter is from Sweetie's father, Chester Demaree, M.D. to his son Frank (Sweetie's brother), encouraging Frank to join the Masons and we learn more about Chester as both a philosopher ...

This is episode 21 of the Love Sweetie Podcast! This episode features two letters from early spring 1944. The first letter is from Sweetie to Jeanne as she tries to figure out an awkward situation as she is stuck in the middle between being Betty's confidant and Eleanor's friend. The second letter is from Sweetie to Jeanne about her social life in Ottumwa, Iowa and she gets some updates about what's going on with some of her Parsons College friends. Additionally, this ...

This is episode 20 of the Love Sweetie Podcast! This episode features two letters from March 1944. The first letter is from Sweetie to her family and recounts her first trip to Pennsylvania (to the Philadelphia area) with Lew to meet her new in-laws. This includes her observations of Philadelphia, a day trip to the New Jersey Shore, and some information about a small trip they took from Philadelphia to New York City. In the second letter, Lew writes to Jeanne a short ...

In this very special bonus episode of the Love Sweetie Podcast, Alison and Jamie interview their first guest - Stephen Black, President of the Friends of NAS Ottumwa. We learn about the current restoration efforts that are occurring at NAS Ottumwa from Stephen, and we learn much more about the history of the base and Naval Aviation during World War II, as well as the significance of its preservation for the future generations. Please check out more about NAS Ottumwa at www.nasottu...

This is the first bonus episode! In this video, Alison and Jamie review Sweetie's Wedding Album, which provides additional details on the wedding party and gifts that were received, among other information. For any who missed the wedding episode, Sweetie was married to Lew Graham on December 3, 1943 in Ottumwa, Iowa - the letters about the wedding were reviewed in Episode 14.For those listening to the audio-only version, you can follow along using the pdf of the album which is ava...

This is episode 19 of the Love Sweetie Podcast. This episode features two letters from March 1944. The first letter is from Sweetie to her parents as she prepares for her upcoming trip to Pennsylvania. In the second letter, Sweetie writes to her siblings about all of the work she has to finish before she can take the trip to Pennsylvania, including her work at NAS Ottumwa as well as at home. At the end there is a small preview of an upcoming bonus episode for the Podca...

This is episode 18 of the Love Sweetie Podcast. This episode features two letters from February 1944. The first letter is from Sweetie to the Bolton Family about what happened when she and Lew tried to go downtown in Ottumwa, Iowa and were stopped by the U.S. Navy Shore Patrol, and the second letter is from Sweetie to her parents about her upcoming trip to Pennsylvania, including her travel arrangements, the cost of the trip, and she wonders about her first meeting with her husban...

This is episode 17 of the Love Sweetie Podcast - the first episode from 1944. This episode features four letters from early 1944. The first letter is from Sweetie's father, Dr. Chester Demaree, who is writing to his son Frank, providing both updates from his home in Lacona, Iowa, and inquiring about the activities at the front. The three other letters are all from February 1944 from Sweetie to Jeanne, detailing home life, her planning to take a trip to Philadelphia with Lew,...