Finding Humor in History

One resident told me that when she was 5 or 6 years old, both her father and grandfather were bootleggers during Prohibition. At the time, she wasn't allowed to ask about their work, for obvious reasons. And when she found out about her father's activities, she felt really ashamed that her family was breaking the law. However, looking back, she actually thinks that it's pretty funny and cool that her father and grandfather were bootleggers, because not many people can say that they were related to the biggest outlaws in town! This just goes to show how time can really change how we perceive the same events. Here at Vintage Voices, we try to bring residents' voices out here so that we can really get these different perspectives on how life once was.

-Krystal Z.