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Saving memories scattered by Sandy

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Jeannette Van Houten, center, shows Carol Stenquist precious family photos she recovered in the wreckage of superstorm Sandy. Click through for a look at some of the photos Van Houten has recovered. (FoxNews. com/Perry Chiaramonte) Amid the wreckage wrought by superstorm Sandy, one Jersey Shore woman who lost her home is fighting to salvage something priceless for neighbors and strangers alike -- memories. Sifting through piles of rubble, curbside trash and litter scattered by the winds that devastated her community of Union Beach, N.J., Jeannette Van Houten has collected hundreds of photographs. Some are remarkably intact; others are tattered or stained by water. Some depict children still not grown, while others show long-deceased subjects in black and white, smiling across generations. Each is precious to Van Houten, who aims to return them to those who would hold them dear. "I lost everything.

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Jeannette Van Houten

Overall Sentiment: 0.0160715

Relevance: 0.884404

SentimentQuote
0"It’s a piece of their home and that’s all that matters,” said Van Houten, ...
0.197037"It’s a piece of their home and that’s all that matters,” said Van Houten, whose self-imposed task has given her new purpose even as she seeks to rebuild her own life. “People have been very grateful to have their family photos returned. It’s their life, so you have to give them hope.”
-0.150706"I started finding them the day after the storm when I was walking along the water looking at all the damage," Van Houten said. ...
0“Someone from Brooklyn found a photo that had washed up on the shore,” Van Houten said. ...
0“Someone from Brooklyn found a photo that had washed up on the shore,” Van Houten said. “They noticed that someone had written, ‘Union Beach’ on the back. They called someone who reached out to us and the photo is being sent back over.”
-0.23437“Now that the cleanup has started, a lot of photos are going to be lost,” she said. ...
-0.147348“Now that the cleanup has started, a lot of photos are going to be lost,” she said. “And, the cleanup has to happen, but if we can save at least one photo for each family, that would be an amazing thing to give people. It will give them hope.”
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 7
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.335387
  • Mean: -0.047912428571429
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Carol Stenquist

Overall Sentiment: -0.153642

Relevance: 0.161895

SentimentQuote
-0.466165“It’s amazing. I lost everything," Stenquist told ...
-0.31455“It’s amazing. I lost everything," Stenquist told FoxNews.com moments after getting the photos back. "To be able to have a little piece of my past…it’s too much for words. “She’s given me back a piece of my past life. It's just overwhelming.”
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.780715
  • Mean: -0.3903575
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Sandy

Overall Sentiment: -0.519936

Relevance: 0.113756

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