Anieta Lewin Gregory, 108, enjoys telling stories about her lived experiences and those of her ancestors.
Her favourite pastimes were reading and sewing but as she got older her poor eyesight resulted in her opting for storytelling.
Longevity is a hallmark in her familial history as her mother, Naomi Lewin, lived until the age of 107 and her father, David Lewin, died when he was 97. Anieta eventually became their caregiver as they aged.
Lewin Gregory, who was born on December 24, 1910, in Main Ridge, Clarendon, Jamaica, was the third of Naomi's and David's eight children.
David was a farmer, owner of a small grocery store and was also a deacon of Zion United Congregational Church in Main Ridge.
Anieta attended Main Ridge public school and was later trained by a local seamstress to become a dressmaker. She also worked in her father's grocery.
Anieta Lewin Gregory has experienced Jamaica gaining universal adult suffrage in 1944, the founding of Jamaica's major political parties in the 1930s and 1940s; the formation of the People's Political Party by Marcus Garvey in 1929; the social unrest of the 1930s; the disastrous effect of Hurricane Charlie in 1951; Jamaica's independence in 1962; and other momentous events in Jamaica's history.