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VOLUME 2, ISSUE 8 - AUGUST 2026
LEGACY LETTERS
"I was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on December 8, 1942. My mother was a domestic worker, and my father was a steelworker. I had five siblings, and we had a pleasant childhood . . ."
"Both of my grandfathers immigrated to America from Europe. Grandpa Schulz from Germany, (although the area that he came from is considered Poland now). I never got to meet him because he died before I was born . . ."
"I grew up in Ford City with a very strict father, I was always afraid of him. I went to Catholic school and had a lot of difficulty learning. I really feel that back then, children weren't tested the way they are today . . ."
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