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