Tag Archives: preserving memories

1. Thank You, Veterans!

   Thanks you, Veterans! I remember my dad’s stories of joining the Navy in January of his senior year in high school. Malcolm Dennison McLean was not yet 18 and my Grandfather had to sign his enlistment papers. He got … Continue

2. Life Has an Expiration Date

   Life has an expiration date This is a wonderful piece by Michael Gartner, editor of newspapers large and small and former president of NBC News. In 1997, he won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing. It is … Continue

3. Oral History: StoryCorps Saves Senior Voices

   It’s the last day of 2009, and soon we’ll be celebrating the New Year. Time flows slowly when we’re young. We can hardly see it pass, and each skipped stone leaves enormous changes on the surface. As … Continue