reminiscence

noun

Etymology: From Late Latin reminīscentiae (“remembrances”), from Latin reminīscēns, present active participle of reminīscor (“remember”); see reminiscent.

1. An act of remembering long-past experiences, especially positive or pleasant ones, often fondly.

   “Here was my chance. I took the old man aside, and two or three glasses of Old Crow launched him into reminiscence.”

2. A mental image thus remembered.

   “Fogel, working with a script by the journalist Kerry Howley, follows Winner from the age of nine to the aftermath of her plea, and organizes the movie around voice-over reminiscences by Reality (the character is played by Emilia Jones).”