@mariekatherine5238
The oldest person I ever met was 107, a woman who’d outlived three husbands and seven of eight children. She was nearly deaf, but read lips and loved tell stories of her life and experiences growing up and living all her life in the same place, a small upstate NY town. She was sharp as a tack, well-spoken. She passed away later that same year, in her sleep in her own bed, same room as where she was born! That was in 1978. RIP Miss Helen ❤ 😇
@Happy_nessaa
It’s amazing how her niece recorded this for her grandchildren- little knowing that thousands would take interest in the years to come. ❤️
@Cyndi3907
My children’s pediatrician was Dr. Leila Denmark. She lived to be 114 years old. What a gem she was! She continued practicing, in-office, until 108. Later giving advice by phone until 112 years old. Always ‘sharp as a tack’! No one like her!
@terrybarnes5266
Imagine watching your hometown grow from 11,000 to 2.4 million in one human lifetime…
@tokyo_taxi7835
She has a voice like a warm cup of tea. I could listen to her all day. :) Sounds like she had a fabulous time growing up in old Los Angeles.
@elgubero
This little lady is just adorable and “That’s that!”
@deirdrenickel2987
I was a dementia nurse. Many of the patients in long term care however are not there for memory loss. Getting to hear the stories of their lives, and the stories from the family members of those who had no memory anymore made that job very interesting. We fail in this country, to show enough intrest in our elderly. They have so much to offer us.
@audreym3777
Huge gratitude to the woman who was smart enough to know this was worthy of recording for the future …. ❤️
@Bradrick_Larney_Sr
A good friend of mine is going to be 97 this month. Born in 1926. He is the "baby" of his family who are now all gone. He has long outlived 2 of his 3 children and his wife. His last living sibling passed away 25 years ago. He has more energy than most people i know at my age! Still splitting wood, still gardening and loves to fabricate with metal. He is the grandfather i never had! I am 42 years old and i enjoy every minute listening to all of his stories, even if I've heard them already. And I've learned quite a bit from him
@karentrimmer
I grew up in the L.A. area so I found this particularly interesting. When my grandmother was little, her great-great grandmother Hannah lived with them. Born in 1801 and died in 1905, she told the children bedtime stories of her lifetime including the civil war. My great aunt, who was 12 years old when Gramma Hannah died, and remembered her very well, had the foresight to write down the stories and later typed them up, giving copies to family members. They are a treasure for our family.
@ms.marvel9197
We have elderly people all around us right now with great memories and stories to tell all we have to do is make the time to listen to them speak.
@michaelsmith2733
I was born in 1953, my mom and dad in 1917, my grandma 1893 and both grandpas 1887, great grandpa 1865, and great. great grandpa 1811. I have a history on them all and pictures also. I love listening to older folks. I did an interview in college 1977 with a women in a nursing home who was born in 1876, she was as spry as a spring chicken.
@krcmaine
I could listen to her for hours. What a memory!
@eh-i1841
Can’t you just hear,how much she’s loving this chance to tell these stories,from her lovely childhood.It’s beautiful.
@PAUL-pz3rz
My Great Great Grandma was born in 1860 and she used to tell us stories about "the old days". I loved to hear what she had to say. I wish now we had recorded her stories with a tape recorder. As a child I never thought about it back then.
@trackpackgt373
my great great aunt lived to 101 died in 2021 her husband lived until 100 died in 2015 their stories were amazing and I miss them
@seandelap8587
Its incredible hearing people from those times speak on camera so even though they have long since died their stories will live on forever
@kerata76
I think it’s so cool that she contributed to this somewhat obscure recording and now 60 years later it’s been listened to by a million people
@egyptsflame8368
My father will be 102 in December and I still can't get him to talk about his life. This recording is pure gold!
@Lifeinthe1800s