Where were you when…

Barbara Marriott, a SaddleBrooke author

If you are over fifty years old, you are a walking encyclopedia of historic events. Author Barbara Marriott wants to publish your personal memories and remembrances of historical events during the 20th and 21st centuries in a book entitled Where Were You When. So much has happened and so quickly in the past hundred years. Where were you when World War II broke out, on D-Day, when the World Trade Center blew up and many, many other significant events, including the introduction of informational and communication technology. Did you participate? Were you a bystander? How did the events affect you? What were your feelings or thoughts at the time? Send your stories to [email protected], and check out her writing history at barbaramarriott.com. Feel free to write about significant historical events to let people know where you were, what you were doing and what you remember when.

The Great Depression, World War II, Pearl Harbor, D Day, V Day, the testing and dropping of the atomic bomb, the Holocaust, decolonization of the British Empire, the Berlin Wall, Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Cuba Missile Crisis or feel free to add your own significant historical event.