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Kitty Schindler (then Kitty Marion), at right, was 6 years old when this photo was taken in Archbald, Pa., in 1929. With her are two of her nine siblings. In the background is the fence behind which their uncle raised turkeys.
Holidays can be happy in tough times: Ask Kitty
At age 86, columnist Kitty Schindler is old enough to remember Thanksgiving during the Great Depression - but far from depressing, her memories are happy ones of family members pitching in to make the holiday bright, even though they didn't have much. Read the story
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