by Hughie Ferguson
(recorded in Dearborn, Michigan, February 2007)
Hughie, talking about his parents’ home in Inverness: The only job that I ever did, and it would be kind of a crazy job [today] — see, there were sixty-five windows in the house. And there was I forget how many storm windows.
Dave: Sixty-five storm windows!
Hughie: But imagine [...]
Characters • Ferguson, Bruce • Ferguson, Cassie • Ferguson, Danny (Skel) • Ferguson, David • Ferguson, Hughie • Ferguson, Johnny • Ferguson, Mary • Ferguson, Mattie • Ferguson, Roddie • Ferguson, Sadie • MacIsaac, Catherine • Stories • Storytellers • told by Hughie Ferguson | Dave Ferguson March 24, 2007 | 
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by Dave Ferguson
For several years I worked for Amtrak, the U.S. rail passenger company. Our offices were at 400 North Capitol Street in Washington DC, just a short walk from the U.S. Capitol.
One day I had a phone call. The caller was very… enthusiastic.
“Hello, Dave! This is Fred Sidecar!”
That wasn’t his name, [...]
by David Ferguson
I moved from Detroit to Washington DC in 1977. For many years afterward my parents would visit us from time to time.
During one trip, in 1983, Dad said one day that he’d like to go into Washington with me (I was going into work part of the time while they were visiting). [...]
by Bruce Ferguson
One of the things I remember about Inverness was the times we spent on vacation there. Mom and Dad would farm out the five kids to various relatives so that we wouldn’t be such a burden to one family. John would stay with uncle Danny, Art would stay with uncle Roddie, Dave would [...]
Characters • Ferguson, Anne Marie • Ferguson, Art • Ferguson, Bruce • Ferguson, Danny (Skel) • Ferguson, David • Ferguson, Hughie • Ferguson, John • Ferguson, Mattie • Ferguson, Roddie • Ferguson, Sadie • Macdonald, Billie • Macdonald, Greet • Stories • Storytellers • told by Bruce Ferguson | Dave Ferguson August 21, 2006 | Comments (1)
by David Ferguson
I bought my first new car in 1974. I was torn between the VW Rabbit, a new model that year, and the Plymouth Valiant.
The Rabbit was different, but it was also a new model that year. Consumer Reports liked the car overall, but of course had no information on how well [...]
by Rose Ferguson
I remember that one year my parents took us to Detroit for Thanksgiving. It was supposed to be a surprise for my grandparents, that all their children and grandchildren would be home for Thanksgiving.
I had sprained my wrist on the playground at school, and I had some sort of soft cast on my [...]
by David Ferguson
I think it was the summer of 1966. I was sixteen, and as usual I was visiting Inverness with my family.
“With my family” isn’t exactly right. Once we grew out of toddlerhood, when we went down home my parents would farm us out to different relatives. My brother John usually [...]
Characters • Duffitt, Olive • Dunn, Patricia • Ferguson, Art • Ferguson, Danny (Skel) • Ferguson, David • Ferguson, John • Ferguson, Roddie • Kennedy, Dan • Macdonald, Billie • Stories • Storytellers • told by David Ferguson | Dave Ferguson May 2, 2006 | Comments (3)
by Greet Macdonald as told to David Ferguson
When Dad left [Inverness], it was February of ‘52. and he stayed for our anniversary, but I don’t know when after that he left, shortly after. We had a bad winter. We were snowed in; they had to shovel us out one time.
I was there [...]
