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Tiny Stories™

"If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten."
- Rudyard Kipling

We are delighted to share our resident stories below. 

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Laurette Friedman

November 30, 2017
All California

One of my memories was that we treated ourselves, and we went to what was then – I don’t even know if it still exists - the 5 o’clock club in New York.

Laurette: We just went out together. Both boys were in school, and we did not have much money, but we treated ourselves. One of my memories was that we treated ourselves, and we went to what was then – I don’t even know if it still exists - the 5 o’clock club in New York. We went out. We treated ourselves. We went out to dinner at this 5 o’clock club. We had a ball.

Interviewer: Did you like to Dance?

Laurette: Oh yes. We loved to go dancing!​

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Compass Senior Living

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360 East 10th Ave, Suite 104 Eugene, OR 97401

Tiny Stories

 

The Power to Transform

Stories have power. They delight, enchant, touch, teach, recall, inspire, motivate, and challenge. They help us understand. They imprint a picture on our minds. Our storytelling ability, a uniquely human trait, has been with us as long as we’ve been able to speak and listen. Not only do people love to tell stories, people love to hear stories!

That’s why we’ve partnered with Carrie Gallahan, founder of Saving Libraries. Carrie was inspired by this African proverb to start a movement to save the stories of our elders.

African proverb

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Bob Brophy

Bob Brophy was a beloved resident at Peachtree Village Retirement in Roswell, New Mexico. He loved telling his stories and passionate about sharing them—with anyone that would listen. We’re certain that Bob would say thank you for listening.