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    MBY001979
    Dolly Winger and Amy Winger
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    Dolly Winger and Amy Winger
    Ryan Murdock
    September 3, 2006 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Amy talks with her mother, Dolly, about growing up on a farm in North Dakota.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • birth of first child
    • Childhood Games
    • dollhouse
    • family expressions
    • family favorite songs and poems
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family Traditions
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • Outhouse
    • personal experiences
    • piano
    • ritual foods
    • school day memories
    LMN000698
    Jason Womack and Joe Bruzzese
    00:00
    Jason Womack and Joe Bruzzese
    Jalylah Burrell
    September 27, 2008 Lower Manhattan StoryBooth

    Jason Womack, 36, in conversation with friend and business partner, Joe Bruzzese, 38.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Aspirations
    • author
    • Avenue Q
    • business
    • California
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • fitness
    • goals
    • Las Vegas
    • Mamma Mia
    • new york
    • Personal Improvement
    • Positive Thinking
    • self actualization
    MBX000566
    Watson William Wallace and Suzanne Watson
    00:00
    Watson William Wallace and Suzanne Watson
    rshankar
    September 20, 2005 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    49 year old daughter interviews her 77 year old father about growing up in Kentucky, joining the airforce, having a family and being a dentist in a small town in Missouri.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • birth of first child
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • college
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • Great Depression stories
    • Kentucky; Korean War
    • Maternal death due to complications following childbirth; family dentist
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • Money
    • personal experiences
    • pregnancy and pre-natal care
    • Referee; High School sports; fishing; horse racing
    • rural Missouri; rural Kentucky; Desoto, MO; Clay, KY;
    MBY005209
    Athelia Tanner and Janet Perry
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    Athelia Tanner and Janet Perry
    Jeremy Helton
    March 26, 2009 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Janet Perry (46)interviews her mother Athelia Tanner (88) about her life and family.

    • 36 room house
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Athelia
    • Bee Hive
    • Bill
    • birth of first child
    • brown checked dress
    • Bryan
    • car fare
    • Chores
    • Church
    • City and County Building
    • Claralyn
    • Daken
    • donuts
    MBX004936
    Tyler Marion and Brenda Martin
    00:00
    Tyler Marion and Brenda Martin
    Alex Kelly
    February 21, 2009 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Tyler Marion tells his spouse Brenda Martin about the decision he made after high school to go to California. He talks about why he had to return home to Kansas.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Black’s Beach
    • Burritos
    • Dateland, AZ
    • Emergency Room
    • family trips and excursions
    • Flying
    • GAP
    • Greyhound bus
    • Imperial Sand Dunes
    • Kansas
    • La Joya
    • Led Zeppelin
    • memories of growing up
    • Money
    SCK001845
    James Larson and Alexandra Larson
    00:00
    James Larson and Alexandra Larson
    December 9, 2009 StoryKit

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • family characters
    • family members in history
    • Family Traditions
    • illness
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    sck001809
    William Brown and Janice Fields
    00:00
    William Brown and Janice Fields
    November 5, 2009 StoryKit

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • economic beliefs and practices
    • family naming and nicknames
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • Money
    • personal experiences
    • political beliefs and practices
    • Prejudice
    • schoolyard games
    • social beliefs and practices
    MBX000126
    Posey Dent and Rosamond Casey
    00:00
    Posey Dent and Rosamond Casey
    bmyers
    June 8, 2005 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    • Accidents
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • family characters
    • horse back riding
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    • political beliefs and practices
    • religious beliefs and practices
    • Spouse
    MBX004655
    Laura Bor and Naomi Haber
    00:00
    Laura Bor and Naomi Haber
    Nina Porzucki
    November 29, 2008 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Laura Bor, 87, is interviewed by her granddaughter, Naomi Haber, 17, about her life.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • birth of first child
    • Boro Park
    • Brooklyn, NY
    • Childhood Games
    • family characters
    • family naming and nicknames
    • hopscotch
    • Influential People
    • Jump rope
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    • potsy
    • school day memories
    MBX004737
    Edith Johnson and Jaimie Johnson
    01:18:24
    Edith Johnson and Jaimie Johnson
    Nina Porzucki
    December 20, 2008 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Edith E. Johson, 80, is interviewed by her granddaughter, Jaimie Johnson, 26.

    • 500 Club
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Appearance
    • army photographer
    • birth of first child
    • Boot Lake
    • Bridge Club
    • card parties
    • Childhood Games
    • Christmas code
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • Dancing
    • Davenport, IA
    • dying
    • economic beliefs and practices
    GCT003125
    Ronald Rozett and Louise Rozett
    01:16:14
    Ronald Rozett and Louise Rozett
    jengle
    August 20, 2006 Grand Central StoryBooth

    woman interviews father about his experiences as a young doctor at Walter Reed Medical Center

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Chagas disease
    • Environmental health
    • infectious disease
    • malaria
    • Medecine
    • personal experiences
    • tropical disease
    • Walter Reed Medical Center
    • Washington DC
    MBY000392
    Ettalie Simons, Fannie Kramer, Judy Luebeck, and David Simons
    33:42
    Ettalie Simons, Fannie Kramer, Judy Luebeck, and David Simons
    skramer
    August 19, 2005 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Two women, Fannie and Ettalie, reflect on their lives, family was gathered in Montana for the 80th birthday of Ettalie.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • dress-ups
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    • Southern life
    • travels
    MBY002679
    Skip Blunt and Jeff Blunt
    36:10
    Skip Blunt and Jeff Blunt
    Jenna Weiss-Berman
    April 21, 2007 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    A man speaks to his father about his 36-year career as a teacher.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • college
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • Falkland Islands
    • Global Education
    • Liberal
    • Livonia Stevenson High School
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • Model United Nations
    • Money
    • personal experiences
    • political beliefs and practices
    • Public Education
    • school day memories
    MBY001258
    Charley Spining and Anne Doyle
    41:42
    Charley Spining and Anne Doyle
    pkochhar
    March 23, 2006 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Friend interviews Charley about being the piano player at a favorite hangout in Flagstaff, and about his childhood growing up in a town near the Navajo reservation, called Ganado, in Arizona.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Appearance
    • apprenticeships
    • Childhood Games
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • lodges
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • Money
    • personal experiences
    • school day memories
    • social beliefs and practices
    DDB000756
    Arlene Swartz and Kathrina Proscia
    41:02
    Arlene Swartz and Kathrina Proscia
    Carolina Correa
    May 12, 2010 Door-to-Door Kit B

    Arlene Swartz (61) talks to her friend and coworker Kathrina Proscia (50) about her childhood in the Bronx and Queens, her family and her career in philanthropy and fundraising.

    • Advertising
    • American
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • apprenticeships
    • Board
    • Board Members
    • Bronx, NY
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • college
    • Columbia University
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • Development Department
    • Director of Development
    • dogs
    • donation
    GCT004814
    Debbie Esparza and Meredith Lucio
    36:53
    Debbie Esparza and Meredith Lucio
    Mike Rauch
    March 12, 2008 Grand Central StoryBooth

    Meredith and Debbie talk about family and Debbie coming out in the family.

    • accents
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • family characters
    • Family reunions
    • memories of growing up
    • religious beliefs and practices
    • Sexual orientation
    • social beliefs and practices
    • Texas
    MBX004326
    Susan  Andrade and Manuel Andrade
    01:10:15
    Susan Andrade and Manuel Andrade
    Chaela Herridge-Meyer
    September 11, 2008 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Manual and Susan talk about their 32 year marriage.

    • 32nd Anniversary
    • Academy Awards
    • All Through the Night
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • birth of first child
    • Caroline
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • college
    • costume parties
    • dance parties
    • Elvis
    • Emily
    • family expressions
    • family favorite songs and poems
    • family in-jokes
    LMN001800
    Brenda Roberts, Virgil Roberts, and Hayley Roberts
    38:05
    Brenda Roberts, Virgil Roberts, and Hayley Roberts
    Cecilia Agudelo
    November 14, 2009 Lower Manhattan StoryBooth

    Virgil and Brebda Roberts were interviewed by Hayley Roberts to talks about their 30’ anniversary, married life and memories of the wedding day

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • family characters
    • Family reunions
    • Family Traditions
    • memories of former times
    • personal experiences
    • Spouse
    MBX002523
    Andy Lakatos, Stephen Lakatos, and Barbara Lakatos
    45:36
    Andy Lakatos, Stephen Lakatos, and Barbara Lakatos
    Sarah Geis
    April 19, 2007 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Stephen and Barbara interview Stephen’s father, Andy, about returning to America from Hungary, his first jobs, and his wife, Mary.

    • Andrew Lakatos
    • Andy Varga
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • barbers
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • Edward Lakatos
    • Family reunions
    • Family Traditions
    • first impression of America
    • General Patton
    • Great Depression stories
    • Hungary
    • John Szabota
    • Mary Nagy Lakatos
    • memories of growing up
    wtc000343
    Dallyn Pavey Jacobson and Alan Jacobson
    22:10
    Dallyn Pavey Jacobson and Alan Jacobson
    Veronica Ordaz
    December 29, 2005 World Trade Center Booth

    Man interviews his wife about her childhood and parents. Father was involved in major illegal business and one day disappears.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • dissapearance
    • family characters
    • father
    • illegal business
    • Independence day
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    • Teenager
    MBX001013
    Paul Pesce and Richard Boyhan
    01:21:33
    Paul Pesce and Richard Boyhan
    Nadja Middleton
    February 1, 2006 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Paul talks to his friend about the love of his life and his career.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • apprenticeships
    • clubbing/bars
    • Driving
    • Family reunions
    • luck and fate
    • memories of growing up
    • Money
    • personal experiences
    • Spouse
    MBX006755
    Quintillano Rios, Edy Dominguez, and Adriana Velasquez
    39:26
    Quintillano Rios, Edy Dominguez, and Adriana Velasquez
    Virginia Lora
    May 29, 2010 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Friends Edy Dominguez, 25, Quintillano Rios, 20, y Adriana Velasquez, 19 talk in fluent Spanglish about how each of their families came to the United States.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • college
    • economic beliefs and practices
    • Family reunions
    • family trips and excursions
    • first impression of America
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    • Salud: Healing through the Arts (2010)
    • school day memories
    • social beliefs and practices
    MBX006824
    Cesar Mejía Grados, Mercedes Mejía, and Katherinne Sardena
    35:23
    Cesar Mejía Grados, Mercedes Mejía, and Katherinne Sardena
    Jorge Rios
    June 18, 2010 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Cesar Mejía, 80, y su esposa Mercedes Mejía, 75, le cuentan a su hija Katherinne Sardena, 32, acerca de sus vidas en el Perú y su amor por la música y el baile peruanos. [Cesar Mejía, 80, and his wife...

    • Accidents
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • birth of first child
    • Cesarean
    • Childhood Games
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • cultural beliefs
    • Dancing
    • Death of a parent
    • family characters
    • family heroes
    • family naming and nicknames
    • family trips and excursions
    • favorite hangouts and haunts
    SPP000802
    Ann Brenesal and Adele Cohen
    01:11:44
    Ann Brenesal and Adele Cohen
    efeit
    July 19, 2004 Sound Portraits Productions

    62 yr old woman interviewed her 79 yr old aunt. Family immigration from Ukraine to the Bronx.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Aspirations
    • Ellis Island; Naturalization papers
    • first impression of America
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    MBX007117
    James Ritter and Mary Wolfe
    39:31
    James Ritter and Mary Wolfe
    Jorge Rios
    September 1, 2010 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    James Ritter, 85, tells his daughter Mary Wolfe, 49, about his work as a public school music education teacher.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Career Success
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • community worthies
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • Eagles Mere
    • Eagles Mere hotels and resorts
    • Eagles Mere town hall
    • family naming and nicknames
    • former students
    • Hughesville
    • Influential People
    • lodges
    • memories of former times
    • personal experiences
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