Mark Sarich and Gavyn Hagan
Recorded
September 18, 2023
Archived
September 18, 2023
36:17 minutes
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Id:
mby023111
Description
Mark Sarich [no age given] tells his friend and mentee Gavyn Hagan (24) about the tight-knit Eastern European community he grew up with in Madison, Wisconsin.Subject Log / Time Code
Mark Sarich (M) talks about the history of Madison, Wisconsin and the Eastern European community there.
M said in Madison he grew up between two steel mills.
M details how his grandma and grandpa immigrated to the United States.
M talks about his grandfather's involvement in the labor union movement.
M talks about what it was like during the Depression. He talks about Hoover baskets.
M explains how his family built their first house in the United States,
M recalls memorable stories from his community during the Depression.
M says more about the people who lived in Madison.
M tells Gavyn Hagan about a community hero.
M says his father did not marry a woman from his community but rather a foreigner from St. Louis. M says his mother was not accepted by the community until she was pregnant with him.
M says his grandfather died due to black lung disease.
M talks about the Karl Marx Club on Madison Avenue that was later renamed to the Bulgarian Coffee House.
M talks about how Madison has changed over time.
Participants
- Mark Sarich
- Gavyn Hagan