Finding Inspiration in Every Turn

Forever in Frankort.
The Memoir of Margaret Kingsbury Knowles.

In 1934,  My family Lived on Station in Street Stockton Springs, I was Born in my Grandmother's bed in Frankfort on May 10th.

In 1935, My brother Laurence was Born June 3rd.

In 1936, I Started Going to Midas across the street from my house to hang out every day. 

In 1938, My family Moved to our New House in Frankfort.

In 1939, I was five years old and started school, but I only went for one day because I didn't like siitting between two people on the bench.

In 1940, I Started school with my brother Laurence at the Lane School.

In 1942, Leroy Bean Shot me in the head with an arrow in Midas driveway, I Ordered Howe a Vacutex for his Blackheads.

In 1945, I had my first Period at Midas house.

In 1946, I Stopped Hanging out at Midas house.

In 1947, I Graduated from the 8th grade in Frankfort.

In 1948, I Started Winterport Highschool, We had a Freshman Reception at the Winterport Highschool and I Sang a song while sitting on Roy Nelsons lap. I Met Dick Curless when he played at a dance at the Grange Hall in North Searsport. I Met Frank Knowles at the Stockton Springs Roller Rink and we Double dated with Roy Nelson & my sister Barbara.

In 1949, Frank and I started Going Steady.

In 1950, My First son Mike was conceived in September.

In 1951, Frank and I got Married at the Winterport Congregational Church on February 25th. Our First Son Mike was born on May 1st. We Moved to Winterport and lived in Pa and Nannys house upstairs. I Became a patient at the childrens Arthritis clinic in Bangor. In the fall Nanny called me a spoiled brat so we moved out and rented an apartment on Dean street in Winterport. I Breast fed Mike for 8 months. Frank got jobs at Atwood motor, Dakin sporting goods and Dayson bedding in Bangor.

In 1952, We Moved to an apartment at the Intersection of French and Broadway Bangor.

In 1953, In February I was Pregnant with a prolapsed uterus so we Moved to my Mothers house in Frankfort, On April 30th my second son Patrick was born. In September Moved to Winterport and rented an apartment from Arthur Nelson.

In 1954, We Moved and rented an apartment from George Ritchie in Winterport in the Summer. I Had all my teeth pulled out but they hemorraged and I had to have my gums sewed up. Maggots fell in the window into a cup of coffee from the upstairs apartment, so we moved back to my mother's house in Frankfort.

In 1955, We Lived at my mother's while building our house. I Became a patient at the Bangor arthritic clinic for adults and started taking Meticorten for arthritis, which now I'm finding out, 67 years later, is just a brandname of Prednisone. 

In 1956, We Moved into our new house