Bernard McCann is from Lackawanna, New York. He graduated from Niagara University in 1965 with a BA, cum laude, in History, and from Albany Law School with a JD in 1968. Mr. McCann served as a captain in the US Army and received his Master’s in Education from SUNY Albany in 1996. He practiced law for 28 years before beginning a 19-year career as a high school Social Studies teacher, and served one year as an interim Superintendent of Schools.
Visitors To My Street
1940's and 1950's
by Bernard T. McCann
Visitors To My Street
1940's and 1950's
by Bernard T. McCann
Published Mar 09, 2022
235 Pages
Genre: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
Book Details
Life, grief, and growth, for a young man in a postwar era
Visitors to My Street is a series of vignettes about life in Lackawanna, New York, from 1947 to 1961—told by a senior citizen as he reflects on his experiences as a young boy. This vivid memoir details the lives of people who lived on the author’s street and in his neighborhood, and how those people interacted and supported each other. The stories are nostalgic and tell of loss, love, happiness, travel, games, and people. Take a step back in time as the author shares who or what visited his street, creating the rhythm of daily life in the immediate postwar period.
Book Excerpt
On May 31, 2022, I will be speaking at the Lackawanna Library at 6PM. There will be a reading and book signing and a Q & A. All my Western New York friends are invited to attend.
On June 2, 2022, I will be speaking about the Book at the West Seneca Senior Citizen Center at 1PM. There will be a reading and book signing and Q & A.