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sinkingfeeling

(58,384 posts)
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 10:00 PM Jul 4

What a difference 50 years has made.



In 1976, I spent months making a George Washington costume for my 6 year old son and a Martha one for me. This was our celebration in Grandview Heights, Ohio. And we went to the Ohio Historical Center for their 4th. program.
Today, neither of us are celebrating.
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What a difference 50 years has made. (Original Post) sinkingfeeling Jul 4 OP
Great photo MustLoveBeagles Jul 4 #1
Wow! Great sewing skills! LeftInTX Jul 4 #2
Wonderful costumes! Ilsa Jul 5 #3
❤️🫂 littlemissmartypants Jul 5 #4

LeftInTX

(35,276 posts)
2. Wow! Great sewing skills!
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 10:20 PM
Jul 4

There is a park near me, where high school students wrote in setting concrete on the sidewalk. It was at a summer parks and rec program. It was cool to read and hard to believe it was 50 years ago.

Ilsa

(64,843 posts)
3. Wonderful costumes!
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 12:47 AM
Jul 5

I hope you were able to give away your son's GW costume, maybe to his school's Arts program. But your dress, wow, that's a keeper!

I used to love sewing my boys' costumes for school, Halloween, etc

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