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Larry Gritton Larry Gritton

Larry Gritton

When I was growing up in the 1950s and ‘60s, my family went to my grandparents’ summer place…

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Dyan Taji Dyan Taji

Dyan Taji

By the time Sean had turned nine, he had survived four deaths…

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Emory Schmidt Emory Schmidt

Emory Schmidt

While cleaning out the basement recently, my wife Kris and I came across a very old and storied knife.

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Sharon Fiffer Sharon Fiffer

Sharon Fiffer

When I turned 7, my dad took me to the Kankakee Book Store…

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Steve Fiffer Steve Fiffer

Steve Fiffer

In 1959, I sent my hero, the NY Yankees’ Mickey Mantle, a letter…

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Jim Dorr Jim Dorr

Jim Dorr

Every summer in the ‘50s we would head to Brainerd, Minnesota…

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Jim Tauber Jim Tauber

Jim Tauber

I have saved this plastic robot since I was about 7...

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Julie Cowan Julie Cowan

Julie Cowan

As I pick out a blue pastel stick from the wooden box ...

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Alan Rosen Alan Rosen

Alan Rosen

This simple cup, saucer and plate matching set is quite ordinary…

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Alan Steinberg Alan Steinberg

Alan Steinberg

April 1961, Far Rockaway High School baseball field, Queens, NY...

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Whitney Otto Whitney Otto

Whitney Otto

The Reina Victoria Hotel in Madrid sits at one end of the Plaza del Angels…

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