Mill Creek Beacon - Your Hometown News Source

I can revisit my childhood anytime I wish, dropping in at a moment’s notice, connecting with my earliest memories on a whim.

I lived on Google Street, just two clicks from you. That’s where I find the past, anyway.

I hop onboard the search engine and wander online maps in search of familiar roads, always reminded that it wasn’t the way I remember. I return to the first house I have any memory of, although it’s long gone. I can always find the street on maps, though, as there are still familiar landmarks.

And then there’s my school. It’s no longer an elementary school, and for...