Sarah Weald was astonished when she sat down on a bench that played recordings of oral histories and heard her grandmother Muriel describing her life in a 45-second interview CatersA mother who thought that the sound of her grandmother’s voice had been lost forever was shocked after hearing her talking through speakers on a bench. It was the first time that she had heard her grandmother’s voice in 15 years. Muriel, who played an important role in bringing up Ms Weald and her two siblings, Simon and Sue, passed away in 2002, six years after being recorded. The family believed that no recordings had been made of her. “I walk past the bench on the way…

Source: The Times August 28, 2017 23:08 UTC