Camille Warzecha and Patricia Quinn
Recorded
May 17, 2010
Archived
May 17, 2010
35:33 minutes
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Id:
DDC000821
Description
Pat Quinn (63) interviews her friend, Camille Warzecha (67) about her family and how she came to live in Little Falls, MN. Camille talks about her ancestry and retells the stories of how her grandparents came to the United States.Subject Log / Time Code
Pat asks Camille what she would like to talk about. Camille begins the interviews by talking about her genealogy and where her parents and grandparents came from.
Pat asks Camille what life what like in the United States when her grandparents immigrated. Camille talks about her paternal Italian grandparents and the discrimination they faced when they arrived.
Camille tells stories about her mother’s childhood. Camille talks about her mother growing up in an orphanage after her father died.
Pat asks Camille what her parents personalities were like. Camille describes her father as a very quiet man. Camille describes her mother as very adventurous.
Camille remembers that because of her father’s profession, their family moved around a lot. Camille remembers some of her favorite childhood homes.
Camille remembers the culture shock of moving to New Orleans, LA when she was high school. Camille remembers being introduced to segregation in public spaces.
Pat asks Camille about her hobbies. Camille talks about her passion for genealogy.
Participants
- Camille Warzecha
- Patricia Quinn
Venue / Recording Kit
Tier
Partnership
Partnership Type
Fee for ServiceKeywords
- anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
- Cape May, NJ
- college
- doctor wars
- family expressions
- family naming and nicknames
- Family Traditions
- family trips and excursions
- first impression of America
- John Wanamaker
- Little Falls, MN
- memories of former times
- memories of growing up
- New Orleans, LA
- personal experiences
- psychiatry
- religious beliefs and practices
- school day memories
- social beliefs and practices
- Spouse
- tuberculosis