Lois Keating Learned Stories
Summers
From the age of 7 until I was 16 and had a driver’s license, my transportation was relegated to a . . .
That Lucky Old Son
CLOSED FOR THE SUMMER, read the marquee over the local movie theater. Just two weeks before in late . . .
The Ambulance Ride
“Jesus, it’s 6 a.m. and I’ve ambulance duty today! I better get showered, dressed and down to . . .
Vacation
Being a teacher afforded me many fascinating summer vacations, but the times I really treasure are t . . .
Just Another Day - 9/11
In September the air in New York City was fresh on this particular day in 2001. It was sunny and I w . . .
SATURDAYS
To a ten-year-old, Saturday is the prize at the end of the week, a day teeming with anticipation and . . .
War Bonds
Since my grandfather was head of the New York State War Bond drive during WWII, I was expected to co . . .
Medicine Back When
In the late 1930’s and 1940’s, when I was a child, medicine was practiced much differently than . . .
Music Memory
Some of my fondest childhood memories are the times my mother would play the piano. She had studied . . .
Music In The 1940s
Any music/musicians’ strike in the 1940s is a mystery to me. My mother took me to many musical co . . .
Parents
My parents, William (Bill) Keating and Anne Pierson were born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up ther . . .
Raising Boys vs. Girls
As the youngest of six children – four boys and two girls – I guess you’d say I’ve some expe . . .
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