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My Lola and Life in the Philippines

By Isabella Chua This is the life story so far of my maternal grandmother Erlinda “Linda” Smith (nee Jovellanos: first married name) (nee Lomibao: maiden name), or Lola (grandmother in Tagalog), as I call her. Born on October 29 1946, [...]

Music of the Heart

By Isabella Neal Music has played a powerful role in history for many centuries. It has the ability to affect people and change the way we think and feel. Our imagination is brighter and minds are sharper because of it. [...]

Adopt a furry senior friend!

A big smile and a huge wag of a tail will be your treat for adopting a senior cat or dog. Consider giving a senior pet a home in their old age, they come with such character and still have [...]

Generations United Resources

Resources for Bev Wilkinson’s roundtable and mixed tape presentations for the Generations Remixed Intergenerational Conference in Milwaukee WI June 13-16 2017. Bev speaking at the Mixed Tape session Photos from the Generations United Conference Andrew Denton interview [...]

Making the dream happen!

Our founder Bev just applied to be a speaker for the Generations United Conference in the United States next year. The Generations United Conference is an opportunity for people from all around the world to share their wisdom on programs [...]

The Unseen beauty of Fifteen Wives

by Nyakan Manynag Agoth Life in The Village “I am the seventh wife out of my husband’s fifteen wives and I couldn’t be any prouder”- Adual Jang Arok Adual Jang Arok, was born on May 11, 1943, in what was [...]

Stella Wilkie – 100 years and counting

By Kate Grant Stella Wilkie was born on December 6, 1915 making her the grand age of 100, and only half way to 101. Having never met someone of Stella’s age, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I [...]

Boarding at Frensham

By Madison White About two hours south of Sydney is Frensham, a Winifred West school for girls. Frensham is a boarding high school, with a sprawling campus in the New South Wales town of Mittagong. Regarded as one of the [...]

Life as a Soldier, Through the Eyes of a Wife

By Madison White Ann and Alan White were married for 35 years before he passed away in September 2002. In that time they raised four sons while Alan had a long and successful career in the Army. Deployed multiple times [...]

Tell me a story……

Once Upon a Time in a small town, a young girl called Elsa was listening to a story told by a senior called Dorothy. Dorothy spoke of a time where technology did not exist. If you wanted to communicate with [...]

The Man That Never Quit.

By Michael Walecki There is a man that was destined to make great changes in people’s lives. This man is someone who has seen it all. He has seen the world evolve from the simplest of times, into the big [...]

Khurram Jahangir Khan- Inspirational Young People Series

We have been on a quest to interview inspirational young people over the past few months. Third in our series is Khurram Jahangir Khan who is a 20-year-old student that loves to volunteer. He has recently won the New Resident [...]