Hintertales: Stories from the Margins of History

He Was the Ears; She Was the Eyes

February 14, 2021 Rachel Dunstan Muller Season 1 Episode 5
He Was the Ears; She Was the Eyes
Hintertales: Stories from the Margins of History
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Hintertales: Stories from the Margins of History
He Was the Ears; She Was the Eyes
Feb 14, 2021 Season 1 Episode 5
Rachel Dunstan Muller

Robert and Lillian Booth had a special relationship - one that inspired an entire community.  Robert was blind as the result of a childhood injury, and Lillian had impaired hearing as the result of whooping cough, but as a team they were able to keep the pianos of central Vancouver Island in tune for almost half a century. Their legacy lives on, thanks to the efforts  of their proud daughter.

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Robert and Lillian Booth had a special relationship - one that inspired an entire community.  Robert was blind as the result of a childhood injury, and Lillian had impaired hearing as the result of whooping cough, but as a team they were able to keep the pianos of central Vancouver Island in tune for almost half a century. Their legacy lives on, thanks to the efforts  of their proud daughter.