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		robertlagrant on March 27, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The window for great-grandmothers is closing > Funny how we're closer to the past than we think. I really love this recording[0] from 1941 of a photographer born in 1843, talking about the American West. It's one of Youtube's many gems. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2ab5nv4Suc (video)

jackcosgrove on March 28, 2024 [–]

There's also this video interview of Bertrand Russell, whose grandfather met Napoleon as a young member of Parliament.

https://youtu.be/4OXtO92x5KA

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