My favourite subject at School


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Judith discusses her shool years at Sutherland, Loftus and Griffith Primary Schools (all in New South Wales Australia) and Nambour High School in Queensland Australia.  Judith tells us that she enjoyed all of her subjects, particularly English, Geography, Australian History and in her later years Mathematics and Latin.

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If you can't see the flip book download the pdf version by clicking HERE Legacy Matters Presentation Video Website Download Forms & Documents Welcome Program Regstration Form    Pre-Interview-Instructions   Welcome Program Agreement Handouts and Collateral Sample Jewel Case Insert with Company Logo Living Legacy Project               ...

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Thumbnail History of Salem, Utah


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Originally settled as "Pond Town" in 1851, the name was changed to "Salem" after Lyman Curtis' birthplace--Salem, Massachusetts: "City of Peace" in 1865.

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A Life Changing Experience


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Alice talks about her time at the Kate Cocks Babies Home in Adelaide where she worked as a Nurses aid. For Alice this was a major life experience.

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School Days in Loftus NSW and sailing in Queensland


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Judith talks about her fun days living at Loftus NSW and exploring the bush.  Judith moved to live in Queensland when she was a little older and she tells us about sailing and helping to build a yacht.

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My best subject at school


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Joyce talks about her favourite school subect, English, and shares her passion for the English language.

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What We Did After School


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Alice grew up n Laura South Australia during the 1930's & 40s. In theis story Alice talks about what she did after school because children in those days usually had tasks to do other than homework. This photo shows Alice with her parents in 1936.

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My favourite subjects at school


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Jill's favourite school subjects were all activity based, where she could illustrate topics and use her practical skills.  Subjects included Geography, Poetry, Bible History and Sewing.

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First Day of School 1948


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It seemed like this day would never come!  Forever I had begged my mother to "teach me to read!"  My dad would buy me 'funny books' (comic books) at the drugstore.  My favorites were Donald Duck and Goofy.  I also had favorite stories like Goldilocks and theThree Bears, Cinderella, and Chicken...

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My First Job


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Annette talks about her first job.....    

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Sports at school


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Jill talks about sports day at her primary school in Clare.  Sports Days were not fun for Jill, but she participated in tunnel ball, overhead ball, flag and running races. She also played basketball and participated in dancing.

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William Henry Adams (1817-1898)


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. . . lived on sego lily bulbs and thistle roots.  They were grateful to find mushrooms growing from under the shavings of the logs with which they had built the house .

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Mesa Verde Is Part of Our National Legacy


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On the road…again!Afghanistan to ZambiaChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek   Mesa Verde, Colorado From among the hundreds of pictures of Pueblo Indian culture discovered at Mesa Verde in Colorado that one finds on the Internet, almost all focus on relatively up-close snapshots of dwellings, tools, utensils and artistic relics. Few...

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What we did as children after school


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Judith describes her after school activities at Loftus NSW which included buying bags of biscuits, climbing a cliff and walking along the rockface.  When she went home the long way past the plaster factory, she would collect plaster pieces to use a chalk to draw hopscotch.  Judith and her siblings also...

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Memories of Mary Lane


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I, Ned Behrman, was the 'cellist in a regular quartet that played at Mary's house during the approximate years 1980-1983.  We played the standard repertoire, except that at Mary's urging we went through every Haydn quartet in the four-volume Peters Edition during that time.  She was anxious to play them all...

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A Memory Triggered by a Song


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Since my father was a professional musician, music is an integral part of my life.  However, one song that triggers a memory is "Volare".  I don't hear it that often anymore but just two weeks ago, my husband and I went to see the new Woody Allen, "From Rome with Love". ...

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Books


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When I was 11, my parents took me to Europe.  We traveled by train within Italy and on one train - it might have been from Naples to Rome - we sat in a compartment with a lovely, older British couple.  The man was reading a book and the cover intrigued...

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Civil War Story of my 3rd Cousins, Twice Removed.


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Stories of Enlow Genealogy By Leonard Enlow   This is a Civil War story about two brothers, George and Jesse Sprowls, who were my 3rd cousins twice removed. They joined Company K Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers during the month of August 1862 in Washington County which is in the Southwest...

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High School


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Annette recalls her days at Marrayatville Primary School and Norwood High School in Adelaide during the 1960's.

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The RT Probe


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On the road… again!Afghanistan to ZambiaChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek   The RT Probe   When we finally decided that clam hunting was going to be a steady part of our future lives, Thu and the Footloose Forester decided that one Hawaiian Sling was not enough to make our...

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