Website captures Midwood seniors’ memories
Most people are familiar with the basic history of the “Greatest Generation” – how many of its members suffered during the Depression, fought during World War II, then came home to take advantage of the G.I. Bill and start careers and families.
Beyond this basic outline, however, many details aren’t well known, especially about the New York area. What were the neighborhoods like in the old days? What were jobs like? What about family life?
Some of these questions are answered in a new website, The Listening Project: Midwood (also known as The Listening Project: Brooklyn), put together by documentary producer Dempsey Rice. Ms. Rice, a Windsor Terrace resident, got the idea while working as an artist in residence at the Council Center for Senior Citizens on Quentin Road. The artist-in-residence program was sponsored by Seniors Partnering with Artists Citywide (SPARC), a collaboration between several government agencies and arts councils.