Danville seniors offer students living history lessons
By Noelle McGee
Wednesday April 16, 2008
Rick Danzl
Danville High School students Jenna Grites and Jeremy Cheuvront listen to Ed Merchen speak about the past on Tuesday at Liberty Estates on Liberty Lane in Danville.
DANVILLE – Some Danville High School students got a unique history lesson on Tuesday – hearing personal stories about the Great Depression and World War II from local residents who experienced them.
"I didn't realize, as a kid, we were in a depression," said Martha White, a resident of the Liberty Estates independent living center in Danville. "I was a poor person. But all of my friends were in the same boat. I think we accepted ... that was the way it was."
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