The Goodness of America
Restoring an Invaluable Memory
Linda Swartz of Champaign, Illinois, thought a voice-recording of her late mother was lost forever until an electrician with a heart of gold intervened.
Since she was a child, Swartz had owned a cherished copy of the popular children’s story Frosty the Snowman, which included a voice-recording of her mother reading the words of the story, but after years of use, corrosion took hold of the book’s circuitry and the recording no longer worked. She continued to hold on to the book for sentiment, but after her mother passed in 2020, Swartz was especially saddened by the notion that the book could no longer play her mother’s voice.
Electrician Lars Robins had been called to Swartz’ home just before Christmas to take care of an electrical problem when he stumbled upon the book. Swartz told him the story of the book, and Robins, a former teacher, felt compelled to help.
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