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Judith recounts how she worked with her mother to fundraise to build a school at Loftus where she lived. Then at 8 years of age Judith attended Griffith Primary School, where her lifelong love of reading began.
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Judith talks about her favourite home and memories
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Our house was a big old brick house. And this lilac bush was on the southeast corner of the house. When they were in full bloom, Mom would go out there and cut off a big bouquet. And then she had this green glass vase that was tapered out a little...
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I am Bobby Ray Smith, born in San Antonio, Texas on Aug. 20, 1936. My mom used to say it was one of the hottest Augusts on record. My childhood had lots of things going on. When I was 5 years old, my dad, William Paxton Smith, Jr. bought 200 acres in...
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IN APRIL 2009, KAREN WILLETTE DONATED A QUILT TO THE CALDWELL COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY AT THE WORNALL HOUSE IN KANSAS CITY MO. THE QUILT WAS STARTED IN 1889 AND FINISHED IN 1890. KAREN SAID THAT THE QUILT HAD BEEN IN HER FAMILY FOR MANY GENERATIONS. KAREN SAID THAT THE QUILT HAS...
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When I was in first grade President Kennedy was shot and ultimately died...
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We all had favourite lessons and teachers at school. Here Joyce recalls some of her favourites at her primary school in Peterborough, in the outback of South Australia during the Secind World War.
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Joyce talks about the childhood games she played with her family and friends.
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Joyce talks about family meals when she was a child. A striking thing was that during the Second World War red meat was reserved for the "man of the house" who was working at the railway workshops and therefore the main breadwinner.
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