Residents’ Stories

Resident Highlight of the Month The year is 1965…… Joel Pritchard and his 2 friends have just returned from a day of golfing find their families lounging around with nothing…

Meet Grant Bagley, Collington’s Featured Resident Of The Month. Born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, Grant traveled over 2,000 miles away from home to further his education. He…

Collington’s Featured Residents of the Month Marion and Edward Robbins One of the great beauties in life is to, unexpectedly, find something wonderful that lasts…and lasts! Right here at Collington,…

Kendal at Oberlin resident Elizabeth Hole heard many wonderful stories when visiting fellow residents who now live in the Stephens Care Center. She decided to record and share some of…

Meet the Residents Dianne and John came to Kendal at Hanover after living in Hanover for nine years, then across the river in Norwich, Vermont for over forty years.  John…

Following are some of the resident stories behind “Kendal Collects – 2017,” a biennial art show at Kendal at Oberlin that featured over 80 cherished artworks from residents’ private art collections.…

Ralph Turner looked at the world through the eyes of a scientist.  “All sciences from A (astronomy) to Z (zoology),” the retired Oberlin College psychology professor wrote in the bio…