World Storytelling Day celebrated at Parkview Heights

Residents of Parkview Heights Assisted Living celebrated World Storytelling Day on Wednesday, March 20th. Lied Imperial Public Library librarian Beth Falla along with Library Board members Joan Wenzlick and Jan Graham joined residents on Wednesday morning with hopes of creating a digital record of the residents’ stories. Falla said that the ultimate goal is to create a digital copy of the recordings to keep at the library and eventually have copies at the Chase County Historical Museum.
Residents told stories of their youth and memories that they have. Larry Schneider recalled always hoping for candy rather than apples or other healthy options when he knocked on each door on Halloween night. They talked about the games they would play at school—jacks, marbles and red rover. Bonnie Majors spoke of her time at the St. Paul Parochial School and the one room schoolhouse that sometimes held dozens of students at once. “It was crowded but we all liked each other.” Many residents reminisced about the farm chores that they grew up doing. They talked about milking cows, hoeing the garden and gathering eggs.
Overall, Falla believes that the event was successful. She hopes to continue the project and would like to spend more time recording stories at Parkview.