During WWII, the country did a ton (haha) of scrap drives to help with the war efforts. Steel, paper, tin and rubber were all collected. Along with the scrap drives, in 1942 all automobile production stopped. I don't remember my grandparents or parents talking about being involved in the drives. I guess it's a good time to ask! I'm going to start interviewing my parents for these themed posts.
Even though TV made it's debut in 1939, the war interrupted anymore development until 1947. My parents remember the first TV set they got. Black and white. That's what they remember. And it was a big deal.
But before TV there was radio and that was big. Red Skeleton, Abbot & Costello, plus many more shows were popular and families used to gather together and listen. Good family activity!
Computers were invented in the forties too! The first one weighed 30 TONS! I'm typing this post on my teeny, seven pound laptop.
Over the next few months we will journey back to the forties via 1940 Census blog. The 1940 census comes out in two weeks and everyone should get involved and index (data entry) these works! So many ancestors and relatives to find! It's easy, fun and rewarding.
