“Hanging over the front porch rail every day waiting for Louie Santangelo, tour town shoemaker, walk by after work.”
Karen Mertz
Dallas
“When I was 3 I decided to go for a walk down the railroad tracks in Wilkes-Barre. My brother caught up with me and I never went very far after that.”
Christina Urban
Harveys Lake
“Playing with my brothers and sisters outside in the yard, climbing trees.”
Heidi Gordon
Pikes Creek
“I can remember standing on a chair to hand wash the dishes in my house.”
Peggy Mihalick
Dallas
“Now this is just a flash of a memory but I think I remember being wheeled in a baby carriage and looking out at someone’s face.”
Dave Carpenter
Lehman Township
“Christmas at my godfather’s in Sugar Notch. There were many children there so it was much fun.”
Mary Reddy
Shavertown
Photos and answers compiled by Charlotte Bartizek