First Memories
By Eleanor Kazdan, August 20, 2021 — I learned in my child language development class that we have no memories before the time that we can verbalize, so that explains why my first memory is from when I was 2. … Continued
By Eleanor Kazdan, August 20, 2021 — I learned in my child language development class that we have no memories before the time that we can verbalize, so that explains why my first memory is from when I was 2. … Continued
By Frances Bryce, March 4, 2021 — I‘m not a grandmother, a biological [one] that is. I have had the honor of being like a grandparent to my best friend’s grandchildren and enjoyed the many stories of other grandparents. I … Continued
By Denise W., March 4, 2021 — In the late ’50s and early ’60s, I was a rambunctious little girl who embraced much unconditional love. Yes, I was a little princess in our castle. Saturdays represented F-U-N which stands for … Continued
By Denise W., February 18, 2021 —[When I was] a child, my mother would travel all of the time. The one place we really enjoyed is Atlantic City, but we enjoyed Atlantic City back in the ’60s. It was completely different … Continued
By Carolyn Boston, January 14, 2021 — I remember the first time my father took me to the park in the summer and put me on a swing. He placed my small body on the seat and told me to … Continued
By Frances Bryce, February 11, 2021 — [In] my early years of marriage when we had one daughter and only one car, and the arrangement was made that I would get the car one day that my husband was able … Continued
By Norman Cain, February 11, 2021 — At the Northwest mouth of Olive St., the narrow alley led to a dead end where I lived for the first sixteen years of my life. There was a huge well-kept lot. One … Continued
By Frances Bryce, December 31, 2021 — Sometimes … younger people think your life was so different than theirs. I remember my nephew asking my husband when he was his age how did they start the cars. I said, “Oh … Continued
By Ann von Dehsen, February 25, 2021 — At the age of four I went to nursery school two mornings a week. It was strictly a morning program held in the owner’s large Victorian house. The whole first floor was … Continued