Laura Torkelsen interviewed Mary in October 2018, when Mary was 96. Her daughter Sophie was present. The Machado family has long been associated with the Alta Crest Dairy, which once existed on the former Hamlin property in the Silver Springs area in Lafayette. The dairy was actually started by Mary’s older sister, Cecilia. When Mary was in third grade she would get up at 3 AM to help Cecilia deliver fresh milk to customers in Lafayette, Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, and Concord. In this interview she also recalls major events of her life, including taking part every year in the Holy Ghost Feast at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Walnut Creek and the Lafayette Horse Show.
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