Carolyn Theriot and Jude Theriot
Recorded
December 18, 2023
Archived
December 18, 2023
34:07 minutes
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Id:
mby023409
Description
Carolyn "Sue" Theriot (79) talks to her son Jude Theriot (50) about growing up in Parks, Louisiana, how she met her husband, and her time living in West Africa.Subject Log / Time Code
Sue (S) tells Jude (J) what it was like growing up in Parks, Louisiana. S says she learned French from her grandmother who only spoke to her in French.
S talks about her family and community's Catholic faith.
S says her family was poor growing up. She says her father was a salesman and her mother managed a grocery store and was a seamstress. S adds that in Parks, many people were in the same boat.
S talks about her great uncle who lived along the bayou. She describes the chores she had growing up.
S says she learned how to sew from her mother.
S tells J how she met his father. She describes how they kept in touch during his service in the Peace Corps and afterwards moved to West Africa.
S describes how she spent her time while living in Niger and Tunisia.
D describes how Catahoula, Louisiana was different than Parks, Louisiana. S explains what a boucherie is.
S talks about what she learned to cook from her mother-in-law.
Sue shares how she received her nickname and how she went about naming her children.
Participants
- Carolyn Theriot
- Jude Theriot