The Ford Family Stories: Recent Episodes
Mike Barton
This podcast is an oral history; our stories of growing up as members of the Ford Family to share with each other and future generations.
This is the eulogy I wrote and presented at my father Robert Barton Jr.'s celebration of life on April 10, 2022 at Sparrow's Point Country Club.
In Fond Memory of Robert Vincent Barton, Jr. June 10, 1944- November 19, 2021
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On April 25, 1989 we lost our matriarch, Reba Ford whom we all called "Mom" or "Mom-Mom Ford". My father, Robert Barton, Jr. wrote and read her eulogy at her funeral service. My father kept a copy of it and I recorded him reading it again in April of 2021, because the anniversary of Mom's passing was in April. I thought it was well written and very moving and I would like to share it with you all again.
If you are interested in sharing Ford Family Stories, please reach out to Cousin Mike Barton at 443-600-0446.
Hello Fords!
In this episode, my father, Robert Barton Jr., shares some light hearted stories about some of our family members and growing up in the Ford Family.
The stories are "Mom Ford's Day in Court", "The Hamster Caper", "Children Are To Be Seen, and Not Heard", and "Starring Uncle Tim, As Big Bird". Enjoy!
If you have stories you are willing to contribute, please contact me, Cousin Mike Barton at 443-600-0446. All family members are welcome and encouraged to participate!
Greetings! In this episode Cousin Libby Mongan Barrett joins us to remember Christmases in Sparrow's Point, The Famous Ford Egg Nog, and more!
If you would like to participate in this family project- please reach out to Cousin Mike Barton at 443-600-0446! No story is too big or too small, please feel free to come forward and share!
We would like to thank Cousin Libby Mongan Barrett for sharing this fond Ford Family Memory!
In this episode Debbie Ford Scriba joins us to share some memories of her parents, William and Frances Ford, and her siblings, Tom Ford and Mary Kay Ford DeMarco, the famous Ford Egg Nog recipe, visiting Sparrows Point at Christmas, family gatherings and card games, and all of the study and research she has done on our family tree!
Robert Barton Jr. discusses some interesting history from our area, the contributions our family made to our area, visits from Uncle Roland, and the athletic clubs and sports teams that people participated in.
In this episode Bob Barton talks about Mom Ford's Family's Boarding House, Pop's Rise to the top of the electrical department at Bethlehem Steel, going "down the neck" to see where the Speddens came from, Strikes at the plant, and more stories of his aunts, uncles, and parents.
In our first episode, Bob Barton talks about his early childhood in Sparrows Point, "The Company Town" prior to moving to Dundalk after World War 2, his grand parents Mom and Pop Ford, his parents, aunts, and uncles, and what people did for fun in and around the town of Sparrows Point.