Betty Jane Isaacs Moczygemba, Mary Margaret Isaacs Inselmann, and Mary Jane Moczygemba Verette
Recorded
March 6, 2008
Archived
March 6, 2008
39:57 minutes
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Id:
MBY003724
Description
Betty Jane Moczygemba, Mary Inselmann, and Mary Jane Verette remember Genevieve Isaacs, Betty and Mary’s mother and Mary Jane’s grandmother.Subject Log / Time Code
Betty and Mary share their earliest memories of their mother with Mary Jane.
Betty remembers living during the Depression and describes the family’s home at that time, which they purchased for $6000.
The women remember their family’s Christmas celebration and traditions. Mary describes the extensive menu of turkey, fruit cake, green bean casserole, and ambrosia.
The women remember their family’s Easter traditions, including Betty’s egg dyeing parties.
Betty tells Mary Jane of the family’s Irish roots, remembering their ancestors from the American Revolution.
Participants
- Betty Jane Isaacs Moczygemba
- Mary Margaret Isaacs Inselmann
- Mary Jane Moczygemba Verette
Venue / Recording Kit
Tier
Partnership Type
OutreachKeywords
- American Revolution
- anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
- Benjamin Hammond
- cemetery traditions
- Christopher Hammond
- Clower Street (San Antonio, TX)
- egg dyeing parties
- family in-jokes
- family members in history
- family naming and nicknames
- Genevieve Isaacs
- illness
- Ireland
- John Gibson
- memories of growing up
- personal experiences
- pneumonia
- religious beliefs and practices
- Rose Gibson
- Sara Gibson
- Spouse