Precious Memories: stories from The Senior Paper
Precious Memories: stories from the Senior Paper is the podcast where the past comes alive through the memories of our beloved senior citizens. In each episode, we’ll dive into the personal memoirs and precious memories of Canadian seniors who have graciously shared their stories with us. These narratives are not just tales from yesteryear; they are vibrant testaments to lives richly lived, and they are filled with wisdom, love, challenges, triumphs, and bittersweet memories!
Episodes
Monday Nov 04, 2024
Precious Memories: Episode 7
Monday Nov 04, 2024
Monday Nov 04, 2024
In this episode we travel back to rural Manitoba in WWII and hear about a young mother who did what she had to do to raise her six children alone. We'll hop aboard a giant ore transport ship on Canada's Great Lakes and sail with a new ship hand. One author recounts a moment of morality from both far and near past in a story that has her beaming with pride, and we'll row along with two young lads whose adventures around a sleepy Nova Scotia harbour led to a perilous predicament.
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
Precious Memories: Episode 6
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
In this episode, a workplace hiatus drives a woman to a new job experience; a feisty fowl hops to some new friendships; a workday cascades into many woes impressionable young minds fret about what is in the night sky above; and wintery accident that could have ended in heartache.
Wednesday Sep 25, 2024
Precious Memories: Episode 5
Wednesday Sep 25, 2024
Wednesday Sep 25, 2024
In this episode, we enjoy the memories of man's (or in this case) a woman's best friend who was a real Lady. We'll also listen to a woman who found herself "guilty" of worry over a legal letter; recall the trials of travel in rural 1930s; revisit the imagination of youth; and wax philosophical about aging.
Monday Sep 09, 2024
Precious Memories: Episode 4
Monday Sep 09, 2024
Monday Sep 09, 2024
In this episode, we travel back to one-room school days in the 1930s; hear of challenges posed to newly arriving war-refugees in the 1950s; get a great view from a barn's cupola; recall some service station static; and hear of easterners heading westward for harvest.
Monday Aug 26, 2024
Precious Memories: Episode 3
Monday Aug 26, 2024
Monday Aug 26, 2024
In this episode of Precious Memories: Stories from The Senior Paper, we listen to the story of a little lady who learned a big lesson. We travel with a man who had the right tool for the job and go on a short trip with an adventurous young married couple. We'll also hear of bittersweet moments between a mother and her son, and learn of Kiwi, the little dog with a BIG attitude!
Sunday Aug 11, 2024
Precious Memories: Episode 2
Sunday Aug 11, 2024
Sunday Aug 11, 2024
In this episode, we hear about special birds, busy bees, leopard prints, and the childhood politics of the schoolyard playground.
Saturday Aug 03, 2024
Precious Memories: Episode 1
Saturday Aug 03, 2024
Saturday Aug 03, 2024
In this episode, we learn of a device that changed lives and hear about the ups and downs of antique ownership. Join us as we travel from big city Ontario to small town Saskatchewan to find success, and we learn of a WWI discovery that touches a family 100 years later.