Where was I when I heard about the JFK assassination ?

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I was at Maple Dale grade school, 3rd grade, Miss Pedersen's class, see us on page 8 of this scrapbook:

https://archive.org/details/maple-dale-6/page/n7/mode/2up

The thing is that while I remember being at school in the hallway by the cafeteria with my class - I think we were going to the library or coming back and had stopped at the bubbler for water.  Then one of the secretaries told Miss Pedersen about JFK.

But a couple of guys who were also in 3rd grade but had different teachers remember it differently.  Their experiences are on that linked page.  

I do remember the field trip but I don't remember it being on that day.

It might just be the difference between hearing that the President had been shot and confirming that he was dead.

It was a long time ago and I was 8 years old - memory is a weird thing, I definitely don't trust mine.

Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
http://wb9kzy.com/ham.htm