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Memoir Lane

Fidel Castro – My Hero

Anonymous • Sep 29, 2025

“Our biweekly memoir class helps me reflect on meaningful moments in my life. Each session uncovers a new theme or memory, opening a treasure chest of experiences I might otherwise have stored away and forgotten. Writing with others who share my passion creates a supportive circle: we listen to one...

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  • GrandPals

    GrandPal Ellen Gilbert

    Ellen Gilbert is a retired librarian. She has been doing GrandPals for about a hundred-million years, and thinks it’s the bee’s knees. “Early on, Camryn...

    Ella Leving • Apr 12, 2024

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  • GrandPals

    GrandPal Frank

    GrandPal Frank: Spreading Joy One Fist Bump at a Time In the heart of our GrandPals sessions, amid the pages turned and stories shared, there...

    Ella Leving • Apr 11, 2024

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  • Open Doors

    Meet Virginia

    Hi, I’m Virginia, and let me share my wonderful experience at the lottery event on March 16, hosted alongside the Princeton Art Museum and Princeton...

    Ana Carolina González-Peña • Mar 29, 2024

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  • Open Doors

    Meet Robin Bivins

    I’m Robin Bivins, a Princeton local and the sixth generation from the heart of New Jersey. Right now, I call Reading Circle home, and I’ve...

    Ana Carolina González-Peña • Feb 28, 2024

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  • Open Doors

    Meet Debra Morgernstern

    I discovered a gem within the Center for Modern Aging Princeton — the French club. Joining this vibrant community not only revived forgotten memories but...

    Ana Carolina González-Peña • Feb 21, 2024

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  • Perspective

    If you are human, you have...

    We all hold unconscious beliefs about others; it’s normal to categorize or organize our understanding of other people. This is known as “unconscious bias” or...

    Ana Carolina González-Peña • Feb 14, 2024

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  • Open Doors

    Meet William Freeman

    My wife passed away last June after battling cancer. It was a tough time for both of us, and her absence is felt every day....

    Ana Carolina González-Peña • Feb 08, 2024

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  • Decluttering

    Decluttering, Ho! Strategies for Creating a...

    Are you surrounded by sentimental keepsakes, items that might come in handy someday, and a hodgepodge of papers and gadgets you don’t know what to...

    Kellan Peck • Jan 26, 2024

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  • Perspective

    Guía compasiva en tiempos desafiantes

    Muchas generaciones, en varias partes del mundo, hemos evidenciado conflictos y guerras a través de la historia. Han sido años de muchos de nosotros dedicados...

    Ana Carolina González-Peña • Jan 02, 2024

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