Lucy Wierum
This audio portrait follows Lucy from the tales of her parents, grandparents and extended family; through her childhood memories growing up in Brazil and her later years in school; to her married life, first with Fitz and then with Carl; to her time raising four children.
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“I was born in Santiago Chile”
1:10
“We lived in Brazil”
0:50
“It was a beautiful childhood”
0:35
“They sent my brother to North Carolina”
0:29
“We moved & had a normal suburban life”
1:49
“Then the war came along”
0:30
“I was at Northampton School for Girls”
1:31
“I made some interesting friends”
0:48
“I went to Sarah Lawrence for 2 years”
1:01
“I thought the nursing uniforms were cute”
1:27
“My brother enlisted in the Coast Guard”
0:43
“His boat was lost at sea”
0:57
“On December 24, the boat was sighted”
1:09
“Everybody was involved in WW2”
1:15
“We listened to FDR on the radio”
1:00