Grandpa Hill's True Stories

In this Grandpa Hill True Story, Grandpa tells the story of one of his grandchildren, Edmund. In Janruary of 2024 Edmund contracted a terrible immune disease that caused him to loose the ability to walk and talk. Nobody knew what it was or where it came from. Eddie was in the hospital for a long time, but slowly, he recovered. Grandpa Hill shares how inspiring the brave perseverance of Eddie was a...

Grandpa Hill shares stories of how much your identity as first a Child of God really is, and second how important your decisions are. Everything you do matters! It matters to people you know, and to hundreds, maybe even thousands, of people you will never know. Produced by David Richman Executively Produced by Grandpa Hill Grandchildren in Audience: Leah, Anna, and Miriam. (Note: the two stories a...

It is almost June, and with it comes "dumb deer" season. What do you do when there is a deer in your head lights? A dog? A turkey hen and ten little chicks? In this Slightly Wiser Story, Grandpa Hill tells the story of 3 encounters with animals on the road that have shaped how he approaches braking for animals. Before swerving or breaking Grandpa Hill first checks his mirrors and accesse...

Grandpa used to be a cadet in the United States Air Force Academy. While at the Academy his life took a totally different direction due in large part to circus peanuts and how Grandpa dealt immaturely with his immature room mate's disgust with Grandpa having eaten some of his circus peanuts. At the time it was a disaster. His room mate that could have been his best witness had become an enemy. Gra...

Way back in 1967, Grandpa was a 9 year old boy in Rochester Michigan. That winter Grandpa went sailing. He made the sail for his red Radio Flyer, and it was better than his brother Eugene’s. The sailing was fast on that windy day on the icy yard. Grandpa’s speed, his fun, and the use of Mom’s new pillowcases got his mother very "excited." Semloh, a wise frog that knows many things, inclu...

Merry Christmas! Did you know Grandpa Hill saw the real Santa Claus? (Or at least, he thought he did.) Grandpa Hill tells the true story of one cold Christmas night in his family's old house, way back in 1961. At the end of the story Grandpa Hill shares two of his favorite Christmas movies. Executive Producer: Grandpa Hill Producer: David Richman Music: Michael Steele Art: David Richman Grandchild...

In 1989 the Don and Mary Hill family start trusting God more and more.  In the process of trusting they learn to be content. Convinced that they should be homeschooling, and open to more children they jumped right in. In a short period of time their homeschooling, a tubal reversal,  a move over 900 miles, the birth of the 5th child, 6th child, 7th child and 8th child. And the misscarriage of three...

In 1991, Grandpa, Don, was a development engineer by day and homeschooling and homesteading Dad at night.  Some persistent and relatively large creature was eating the animal feed intended for the ducks and rabbits.  As the battle with the creature continued, Don came to realize that it was a RAT that he was dealing with.   A very big and very smart RAT.  Don outsmarted that RAT, or so he thought...

When Grandpa was a seven year old boy in 1964  he visited his Aunt Charlotte and Uncle Bob in Cheboygan Michigan.  Upstairs in a hot room a fan was spinning trying to cool the room and boys were playing and the fan was interesting. As Don was considering putting his fingers into the fan, perhaps to slow or stop it, his cousin John held up his finger that wasn’t!  A few months earlier part of his p...

In 1974 Grandpa Hill, Don Hill, was clearing stump logs around Karl Greimel’s Estate.  He was 16 years old and the blade on Mr. Greimel’ssaw was 16 inches long.  When the blade entered his leg he knew he was in trouble. As he drove himself to the hospital his left leg was warm and wet as his boot filled with blood.  At the hospital Don collapsed.  He came to and was soon being stitched half way up...

Grandpa Hill was recently in the Latrobe  O’Reilly Auto Parts Store. An incident occurred.  It turned out to be a timely end to his search for sanding discs for his son John.  Then just a few weeks later it happened again but differently and better.  This time he was sent there by his son Michael to get studs a nut and a stud installer and to secure a price match.  Well, Grandpa Hill got a new hat...

In 1983 Grandpa Hill, Don Hill, a young metallurgical engineer was assisting with an investigation to find the root cause of a gas line explosion in the Bayous of Lousiana. He expected adventure, success and a lot of work. Dr. Ray Fessler was the lead investigator. Highly experienced, Ray came highly prepared but carried no tools. Don had the tools of the failure analysis trade, with him but never...

Grandpa Hill, Don starts out fearful of the virus and puts on his mask, and, distances himself some from family and even has some of his friends die from COVID.   At the time Don thought he probably would survive the illness just fine but didn’t look forward to finding out.   Then strange things started to happen the people that promoted early safe and effective treatment were ridiculed and remove...

Grandpa Learns to Fish at Keystone Lake - Faith and Family Story. Grandpa goes to Keystone Lake in Pennsylvania.  He is repeatedly out fished 10 to 1 by people standing or sitting right next to him at the lake.   Inspired by his grandson Breandan, and his wife, Mary Lee, he is inquisitive and talkative and eager to learn how to fish.  He meets Adam who was out-fishing him 20 fish to Grandpa’s  1 f...

It was Halloween and Grandpa was 19 years old in 1976 in Rochester Michigan.  He wore his mummy/robber costume into a liquor store in Troy Michigan.  It was a dumb thing to do. Grandpa Hill’s Grandchildren beg for stories of when he does something stupid or gets in trouble. Gorf and Marshmallow discuss how Grandpa Hill learned tohave empathy.   Marshmallow reveals why Grandpa Hill bothers to tell...

Grandpa Hill and Grandma Hill homeschooled their eight children from 1989 to 2016.  Grandpa had been disappointed, he had wished for a surge in homeschooling coming out of the whole Covid 19 scene.  It never seemed to have happened.  Then he met Melissa at the Y.  Her story motivated Grandpa Hill to check out the recent data on homeschooling. He was pleasantly surprised!  If Grandpa meets Melissa...

In 1974 Grandpa was 16 years old and was cleaning the outside steps that went up through the woods to the front door of Mr. Griemel’s house.  There was to be a party that night and the steps would be clean of dirt and debris. As he sprayed the water to clean the railroad ties and stones he discovered an in-the-ground nest of yellow jackets.  It was easy work to spray the bees and flood the nest. ...

When Grandpa Whined to Grandma – Children’s Story In 1989 in December Grandpa was all alone in his little room above the Saltsburg Supply Company.  Itwas cold!  Way too cold for Pennsylvania in December!  He had made a huge mistake, he was lonely, and he was cold!  He called Grandma in Savage Minnesota to whine about his troubles. Grandma decided to fix everything by telling Grandpa a story about...

In the fall of 1975 Grandpa (Don) climbed into a T33 Trainer Jet for what he thought would be a short 5 minute ride.  His “ride” turned out to be a scare, a thrill, and much more than just a ride.   Don was eighteen years old. He had never been in a small plane before.   Now he was climbing into the cockpit of a military training jet. They were off! Just a few minutes later he had the stick in his...

Grandpa Drinks With a Bat – Children’s Story Grandpa Hill has done many unusual things and many of them happened on his annual Hill and Richman Family back packing trip. For the past 30 years he has gone backpacking with his family and the Richman family.  On this trip Grandpa comes eye to eye with a bat.  Grandpa was alone.  They both wanted the same watering hole. Think laugh and live, and, shar...

In 1989 Grandpa (Don) and Grandma (Mary), lived in Savage Minnesota with their four children.  Three of them attended St. John the Baptist Catholic School.   Don while teaching catechism is informed by his student, Sarah, that things have changed since he was a boy in catechism. Her claim: Today’s children need to decide for themselves what is right and wrong for them. Don was surprised.  He learn...

Welcome to 65th of Grandpa Hill’s True Stories.  Don and Mary are going up North to Michigan Tech in 1977.  They were off to secure a place up at the college for Don to stay at with Bruce for Don's last year prior to getting married.    Late at night as they travel along interstate I-75 near the intersection with M-72, Mary sees a light in the distance and slams on the brakes.  The car shakes...

When Grandpa Lies to the Policeman , Is the 64th  Episode of Grandpa Hill’s True Stories.  This is what truly happened to him and Grandma in Latrobe Pennsylvania in June of 2010.  After Mass and a party on the grounds of St. Vincent's in Latrobe Pennsylvania, Don and Mary were driving home.  That’s when it happened Don ran a red light, right in front of the police station!  Soon after that mor...

This episode of Grandpa Hill’s True Stories took place in May of 1989 along the Western shore of Lake Superior.   Grandma and Grandpa (Mary and Don) take their four children on a long Memorial Day camping vacation.   The story is of five precious memories that make up the five chapters:  Mittens in May; Short Sheets at Gooseberry Falls; Cascade River Trout; Bears Bears, Bears; and Grandma and the...

Grandpa Hill shares another true personal story of fishing with a four year old.  Grandpa claims to have always caught something on every fishing trip, even this one.  Caleb his grandson challenges Grandpa when he seems to contradict himself,  ‘Sometimes never even getting a bite, yet always catching something.  Come on!  Which is it?’ In this true story Rebecca is the four year old, the gear is a...