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Good times, good wine
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| Long-time Buffalo resident Madeline Harriet talks about her life during the "I Remember When..." talk series last Thursday. |
Recalling downtown life
By Grant Smith
“Buffalo is not what it once was,” mused Madeline Harriet, “I used to be able to walk down Main Street and know everyone. Now I hardly know anyone.”
“I know,” rejoined a member of the audience. “And how many kids today have seen their mother dance with their father? But we all remember watching our parents at town dances. The kids were always brought along and when they got tired they were just placed on a table to sleep.”
In a time of rapid change it is essential to look to the past and recognize the cost of the advancements that are being made. During the “I Remember When…” talk series at the Buffalo Senior Center Thursday, June 5, Harriet provided the proper medium for such an exercise.
“I remember the great snow storm in January of 1949,” recounted Harriet at the beginning of her talk. “You couldn’t move there was so much snow,” with feed having to be airlifted to the sheep.
Although the temperature hadn’t budged from below 20 degrees, a snowplow headed out to make a path to the church. The congregation sat through Sunday services before heading over to Onderdonk Hall for a party lasting through the night. “But that was just how it was,” Harriet explained. “Hard work always came with good times.”
Learn more about her life growing up in Johnson County on the Senior Scene page of the June 12 issue of the Buffalo Bulletin.
“I know,” rejoined a member of the audience. “And how many kids today have seen their mother dance with their father? But we all remember watching our parents at town dances. The kids were always brought along and when they got tired they were just placed on a table to sleep.”
In a time of rapid change it is essential to look to the past and recognize the cost of the advancements that are being made. During the “I Remember When…” talk series at the Buffalo Senior Center Thursday, June 5, Harriet provided the proper medium for such an exercise.
“I remember the great snow storm in January of 1949,” recounted Harriet at the beginning of her talk. “You couldn’t move there was so much snow,” with feed having to be airlifted to the sheep.
Although the temperature hadn’t budged from below 20 degrees, a snowplow headed out to make a path to the church. The congregation sat through Sunday services before heading over to Onderdonk Hall for a party lasting through the night. “But that was just how it was,” Harriet explained. “Hard work always came with good times.”
Learn more about her life growing up in Johnson County on the Senior Scene page of the June 12 issue of the Buffalo Bulletin.
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