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MEMORY HUNTERS
“I've never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are painful. I don't understand people who hide from their past. Everything you live through helps to make you the person you are now.”
Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren
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The Moon landing and the blackout
by Maureen | loaded 4840 days ago
Maureen talks about her reaction to two events: the Moon landing and a 24 hour blackout in New York.
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The grocery store
by Maureen | loaded 4741 days ago
Maureen's parents owned a grocery store in New York when she was a child. She was helping at the store and learned how to cut butter right to the ounce.
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Dating and the old neighbourhood
by Maureen | loaded 4840 days ago
When Maureen was young dating was innocent and simple. Recently she visited her old neighbourhood and was surprised how everything was smaller than she remebered...
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Reader's Digest
by Maureen | loaded 4840 days ago
Maureen worked at Reader's Digest for twenty years. She remembers the owners who were very kind to their employees.
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Irish step dancing
by Maureen | loaded 4822 days ago
For ten years Maureen practiced Irish step dancing. Her grandfather, who was originally Irish, insisted on it and paid for the lessons.
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Games, frog races and puppet shows
by Maureen | loaded 4840 days ago
Maureen had a wonderful childhood. She describes the games she used to play in the city and in the countryside. She remembers the day when her family bought their first TV: it was a Sunday and everybody was exc...
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