Ida Belle Dixon, celebrating her 100th birthday in 2019, shares memories of growing up in Georgia and moving to Princeton during high school. She recounts stories of taking care of children throughout her life and shares changes she has seen in Princeton over several decades.
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Ruth Miller moved from Canada to Princeton in 1970 with her husband and young sons. Tragically, in 1972, she lost her husband. Her youngest son was just old enough to enroll at University NOW Day Nursery (UNOW). Not only did the school provide full-time care, which Ruth needed as she transitioned back to work, but
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Allison Chou attended the University NOW Day Nursery in the early 2000s. In this interview, she and her, mother, Lin, recount the warmth felt and the adventures shared while in an admittedly cramped, older building. In fall 2019, Allison will be reunited with some of those friends as they enter Princeton University as freshmen.
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Betty Harris was a teacher at University NOW Day Nursery (UNOW) from 1972–2016. In this conversation with Erika Gilfether, Betty talks about the deep respect she has always felt for the ideas of young children, how vital she found the freedom and independence teachers were given, and how much she valued “helping children figure out
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Robert Vandeventer moved to Princeton with his family as a 13-year-old in 1945. His father worked as a radio newscaster and the host of a quiz show called “Twenty Questions.” (Bob and his mother participated on the program as panelists.) Bob was a 1949 graduate of Princeton High School, where he was active in the
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Liz Lempert, former mayor of Princeton, moved to town in 2002 when her husband secured a job teaching at Princeton University. University NOW Day Nursery (UNOW) made it possible for her to continue to work as a National Public Radio radio producer, and the year she spent on the UNOW board offered her first taste
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Jonathan Eckstein came to Princeton with his family as a young child. He attended school in Princeton through high school and then left Princeton for about 20 years, before returning in the mid-1990s. He reflects on the changes that took place while he was away. He also discusses the free chamber music concert series, Robert
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