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    Esther Ressler, Adrienne Ressler, and Patty Ressler-Billion
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    Esther Ressler, Adrienne Ressler, and Patty Ressler-Billion
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    December 28, 2009 Atlanta StoryBooth

    Esther Ressler, age 90, is interviewed by her two daughters, Patty Ressler, age 67, and Adrienne Ressler, age 61. Esther recalls her childhood in Michigan, her marriage, and her experiences raising two daughters.

    • birth of first child
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • Detroit, MI
    • Jewish
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    • Pontiac, MI
    • Prejudice
    • religious beliefs and practices
    • Russian Jewish
    • school day memories
    • social beliefs and practices
    • Spouse
    • Yiddish songs
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    Orlino  Bareng and Angela  Prater
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    Orlino Bareng and Angela Prater
    Chaela Herridge-Meyer
    June 6, 2009 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Orlino M. Mareny, 81, by his daughter, Angela Prater, 50, about his work on the plantation in Hawaii.

    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • family heroes
    • family members in history
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family Traditions
    • Filipino
    • Filipino food
    • Filipino Infantry
    • foreman
    • Hawaii
    • Laborer
    • memories of growing up
    • memory
    • Mill
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    Irene Taverner, John  Lankenau, and Brian Alexander
    42:46
    Irene Taverner, John Lankenau, and Brian Alexander
    October 19, 2009 StoryKit

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • card parties
    • carving
    • clubbing/bars
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • family feuds
    • favorite hangouts and haunts
    • historical events/people
    • illness
    • Influential People
    • personal experiences
    • song composing
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    Etelvina Hernandez, Monica Garcia, and Maribel Barrera
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    Etelvina Hernandez, Monica Garcia, and Maribel Barrera
    Nina Porzucki
    December 10, 2009 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Etelvina Hernandez (81) is interviewed by her daughters, Monica García (47) and Maribel Barrera (45) about her childhood in México, her life in the U.S. and her job with Mary Kay Cosmetics.

    • Abuela
    • almuerzo
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • bigote
    • Buñuelos
    • Christmas Traditions
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • Cookies
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • Dancing
    • dancing with Mary Kay
    • Director of Mary Kay
    • el rancho
    • family characters
    • family favorite songs and poems

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