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    MBX003906
    David Kuhl and Abigail (Abby) Wheeler
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    David Kuhl and Abigail (Abby) Wheeler
    Michelle Swinehart
    May 25, 2008 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    David Kuhl and Abby Wheeler talk about their family get-togethers and how everyone seems to truly enjoy themselves.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • BB gun
    • Birthday Celebrations, Birthday Cake
    • Childhood Games
    • Christmas, Christmas Eve
    • Cold War
    • family characters
    • Family gatherings
    • Family Legacy
    • family members in history
    • Family Traditions, Rites of Passage
    • Fireworks, Firecrackers
    • Great Depression stories
    • Independence day
    • memories of former times
    MBX004651
    Edward Guczek and Jennifer Sawyer
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    Edward Guczek and Jennifer Sawyer
    Nina Porzucki
    November 29, 2008 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Edward Guczek, 87, is interviewed by his granddaughter, Jennifer Sawyer, 21, about his life.

    • 1935 Ford
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • apprenticeships
    • Butterfly Ballroom
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • Commerce High School
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • Diabetic
    • Dialysis
    • Eddie’s Service Station
    • Elmer’s Tune
    • family favorite songs and poems
    • Lebanese
    • Lincoln Zephyr
    • memories of former times
    MBY004733
    Mary  Issacson and Julie Summers
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    Mary Issacson and Julie Summers
    cscott
    November 13, 2008 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Mary Isaacson (46) and Julie Summers (46) discuss their time spent with the CampFire organization. They have been involved in some capacity since high school and are both current Board Members

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • CampFire, Camping, camp scott murders, merchandising, occupational therapy, spiritual leadership, camp counselors, board members, cancer, bonds formed during camp,
    • Childhood Games
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • college
    • Influential People
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    spp000962
    Thomas Ziegler and Emily Feit
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    Thomas Ziegler and Emily Feit
    rpeltzman
    December 23, 2004 Sound Portraits Productions

    Retired FDNY speaks about experiences in the fire department

    • Accidents
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • Injuries
    • memories of former times
    • personal experiences
    • social beliefs and practices
    • street patterns
    SFB000394
    Joyce Hayes and Tanene Allison
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    Joyce Hayes and Tanene Allison
    Frank Kingman
    July 5, 2009 San Francisco StoryBooth

    Joyce Hayes, 64, talks with her friend Tanene, 28, about growing up in Chicago and her involvement with social work, education and politics.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Chicago IL
    • college
    • family characters
    • family expressions
    • family heroes
    • family members in history
    • historical events/people
    • Influential People
    • John F. Kennedy
    • Mayor Richard Daley (Chicago)
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    • political beliefs and practices
    MBX005185
    Bernard Scott Rush and Nicole Rush Free
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    Bernard Scott Rush and Nicole Rush Free
    Chaela Herridge-Meyer
    April 18, 2009 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Bernard Scott Rush, 68, by his daughter, Nicole Rush (Maat Free), 35, about growing up in Mississippi then moving to New York City.

    • African heritage
    • Ancestors
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Brooklyn, NY
    • Choktaw words
    • Cotton gin
    • Cotton picking
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • Emmett Till
    • family expressions
    • family members in history
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family Traditions
    • Harlem, NY
    • Lynching
    MBX006240
    William  Silva and Laylah Silva
    31:49
    William Silva and Laylah Silva
    Virginia Lora
    January 17, 2010 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    William Silva, 63, and his daughter, Laylah Silva, 38 talk about William’s life growing up coming back an d forth from Cuba to the United States, and their unconventional family.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Black
    • Bohemian
    • bottle cap
    • chapita
    • Childhood Games
    • Church
    • clb house
    • Cuavitas
    • Cuba
    • family members in history
    • Fidel Castro
    • Fights
    • first impression of America
    • France
    MBY001294
    Adrienne Ruby and Andrew Lewis
    43:28
    Adrienne Ruby and Andrew Lewis
    Emily Janssen
    March 30, 2006 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    A 41-year old man interviews his 63 year-old friend and vetrinarian about her work on the Hopi and Navajo Reservations and also tells the story of how they met.

    • Accidents
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • City dogs versus Reservation Dogs
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • family trips and excursions
    • Kiva Dances
    • Life on the Reservation
    • Money
    • near-death experiences
    • personal experiences
    • Road condiitions
    • street patterns
    • vegetables
    • Vetrinarian Stories
    • work space, hardhat, etc. decorations
    MBY000434
    Mark Solomon and Jeanne Clothiaux
    42:21
    Mark Solomon and Jeanne Clothiaux
    jangelos
    August 27, 2005 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Wife interviews husband about the building of thier home on the top of Moscow Mountain, activism, environmentalism, and his making of a giant mobile steel fire-breathing dragon

    • 14 foot snows
    • ancient cedar trees
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • arcosanti
    • blacksmith
    • boy dylan
    • buidling of home on Moscow Mountain
    • canyons, mountains, wheatfields, rivers
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • county commissioner
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • creating fabricated steel dragon
    • dragon man
    • ecology
    • environmentalism
    gct001181
    Zdenka Nelson and Kirstin Nelson
    01:16:58
    Zdenka Nelson and Kirstin Nelson
    lspero
    March 13, 2005 Grand Central StoryBooth

    Daughter interviews mom about marriage and small hometown in Nebraska, where she grew up in the 1930s and 40s.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • approaching end of life, changes with illness
    • charity, helping the poor
    • economic beliefs and practices
    • family members in history
    • Family Traditions
    • Great Depression stories
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    • political beliefs and practices
    • religious beliefs and practices
    • school day memories
    • social beliefs and practices
    • Spouse
    MBX002413
    Paula Harper, Sara Mooney, and Martha Harper
    01:21:51
    Paula Harper, Sara Mooney, and Martha Harper
    Sarah Geis
    March 18, 2007 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Sisters Sara, 45, Martha, 42, and Paula, 47, talk about their evolving relationship with each other and the different ways they see their parents.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Brian Harper
    • Dona Harper
    • Donna Shepard
    • family feuds
    • Family reunions
    • Family Traditions
    • John F. Kennedy
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • mental illness
    • Michael Harper
    • personal experiences
    • social beliefs and practices
    • Todd Harper
    SFB000470
    Patrick Donohew and R. Lena Richardson
    01:20:27
    Patrick Donohew and R. Lena Richardson
    Frank Kingman
    August 23, 2009 San Francisco StoryBooth

    Patrick Donohew, 43, talks with facilitator R. Lena Richardson, 33, about his friend, Jane Bresnick, who recently passed away. Patrick and Jane were lovers of StoryCorps and had planned to come for an interview together before her death.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Bard College
    • Bay Area Young Survivors (cancer support group)
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • college
    • community worthies
    • Dancing
    • illness
    • Influential People
    • Jane Bresnick
    • Jefferson Elementary School, San Francisco
    • memories of former times
    • Mission District, San Francisco
    • New York city
    • personal experiences
    LMN000117
    Barrington Parker and Rebecca Tinio
    41:38
    Barrington Parker and Rebecca Tinio
    Quentin Weld
    March 4, 2008 Lower Manhattan StoryBooth

    Judge Barrington Parker talks with his law clerk Rebecca Tinio about growing up in the segregated South, and seeing up close some of the great civil rights figures of the era.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • civil rights, Jackie Robinson, Monroe Elementary School, Little Rock Arkansas, Halifax, MA, ‘March on Washington,’ Spottiswood Robinson, Lincoln High School, crackers, Howard University, Dillard, Dunb
    • historical events/people
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    • political beliefs and practices
    • Robert Carter,
    • school day memories
    • social beliefs and practices
    • street patterns
    LMN000880
    Lynne  Murray and Kathrina Proscia
    01:18:27
    Lynne Murray and Kathrina Proscia
    Jalylah Burrell
    November 15, 2008 Lower Manhattan StoryBooth

    Lynne Murray, 57, in conversation with her good friend Kathrina Proscia, 48.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Appearance
    • Brooklyn
    • Catholic
    • child-rearing
    • family characters
    • family doctor stories
    • Fundraising
    • Grammar school
    • Howard beach
    • Lido Beach
    • memories of former times
    • new york
    • personal experiences
    • pregnancy and pre-natal care
    MBX003216
    Janis Bell , Laura Hill, Patti Bell, and Linda Bell
    36:33
    Janis Bell , Laura Hill, Patti Bell, and Linda Bell
    Quentin Weld
    October 24, 2007 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Janis Bell talks with her three daughters, Patti, Linda and Laura, about her childhood, attending seminary, and raising her daughters.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • birth of first child
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • family doctor stories
    • family naming and nicknames
    • family trips and excursions
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    • religious beliefs and practices
    • school day memories
    • Spouse
    DDC000507
    Robert Tainsh and Cynthia Tainsh
    38:18
    Robert Tainsh and Cynthia Tainsh
    Kate Brown
    February 25, 2009 Door-to-Door Kit C

    Cynthia Tainsh (50) talks with her husband, Robert Tainsh (49), about moving to Florida from New England and their experiences having twins and then triplets.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • anesthesiology
    • birth of first child
    • child delivery
    • cleft palette
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • college
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • family doctor stories
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Florida Hospital
    • Furniture
    • Golden Retriever
    • Harvard
    • illness
    LMN002244
    Frank Arnall and Ouida Foster
    01:28:54
    Frank Arnall and Ouida Foster
    Tomas Rios
    September 18, 2010 Lower Manhattan StoryBooth

    Ouida Foster(OF), 34, interviews her father Frank Arnall(FA), 67. They discuss Frank’s time in West Point, military service in Vietnam and relationship with his wife Susan.

    • Airborne Academy
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Church
    • Communism
    • Florida
    • Graduation ring
    • Hawaii
    • immunization
    • John F. Kennedy
    • Naval academy
    • Plebe
    • ranger school
    • religious beliefs and practices
    • Spouse
    • Upperclassmen
    MBY002640
    Shirley Dragoo and Deborah Mattson
    37:51
    Shirley Dragoo and Deborah Mattson
    Jenna Weiss-Berman
    April 13, 2007 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    A woman speaks to her mother about growing up during the Great Depression and World War 2, and becoming an occupational therapist.

    • Accidents
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • college
    • Detroit, Michigan
    • Eastern Michigan University
    • Fanny Farmer’s Candy Store
    • Great Depression stories
    • Henry Ford
    • Hiroshima
    • historical events/people
    • Injuries
    • Iwo Jima
    • James Riley Children’s Hospital
    • labor movements and unions
    • memories of former times
    MBX007970
    Carol Callanan-Uhl and Dan Schmidt
    39:33
    Carol Callanan-Uhl and Dan Schmidt
    Eloise Melzer
    April 13, 2011 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    School Counselor Dan Schmidt, 55, interviews one of his students Carolina, 18, about what motivates her, the challenges she faces as an undocumented student, and her hopes for going to college.

    • African Americans
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • bandits
    • Challenges
    • challenges for undocumented students
    • challenging oneself
    • cleaning jobs
    • college
    • college acceptance
    • College Application process
    • Crossing the border
    • Deserts
    • Dream Act
    • driver’s licenses
    • family trips and excursions
    LMN001745
    Guillermo  Klein and Marisa Karplus
    40:41
    Guillermo Klein and Marisa Karplus
    Cecilia Agudelo
    October 16, 2009 Lower Manhattan StoryBooth

    Walter Klein (73) was interviewed by Marisa karplus (31) to talk about her father Esteban, who pass away and used to have a very close relationship with Walter

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Appearance
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • college
    • Family Traditions
    • Influential People
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    • political beliefs and practices
    • school day memories
    • social beliefs and practices
    • Sports Day
    MBY003658
    Raymond C. Lozano and Narciso Cano
    41:28
    Raymond C. Lozano and Narciso Cano
    Rose Gorman
    February 21, 2008 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Raymond C. Lozano, Jr. tells cousin Narciso Cano of his childhood neighborhood, of his time in the military, and of their Grandpa Cruz and Uncle Mack.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • economic beliefs and practices
    • family characters
    • family heroes
    • Family Traditions
    • Grandpa Cruz
    • Marine Corps.
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • Miller’s BBQ
    • personal experiences
    • San Antonio, TX
    • school day memories
    • social beliefs and practices
    MBX002865
    David Krempels and Marquis Walsh
    28:44
    David Krempels and Marquis Walsh
    Jenna Weiss-Berman
    July 22, 2007 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    David is interviewed about starting a foundation for brain injured people after he was brain damaged in a car accident that killed his wife on their honeymoon.

    • Accidents
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • brain injury
    • economic beliefs and practices
    • Honeymoon
    • Injuries
    • Krempels Brain Injury Foundation
    • memories of former times
    • mental illness
    • Money
    • personal experiences
    • Portsmouth, New Hampshire
    • social beliefs and practices
    • Spouse
    MBX004541
    Patricia Kloiber and Kathleen Kloiber Koch
    01:19:14
    Patricia Kloiber and Kathleen Kloiber Koch
    Nina Porzucki
    November 2, 2008 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Patricia Kloiber is interviewed by her daughter, Kathleen Kloiber Koch about her life.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
    • college
    • community worthies
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • family characters
    • family expressions
    • family members in history
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • Girl Scouts of America
    • historical events/people
    • Influential People
    • Ireland
    LMN001566
    Jerry Mont and Michelle Mont
    46:04
    Jerry Mont and Michelle Mont
    Daniel Littlewood
    June 20, 2009 Lower Manhattan StoryBooth

    Jerry Mont (72) talks to his daughter Michelle Mont (43) about his childhood in Brooklyn, his courtship of his wife, and he and Michelle’s relationship.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Bensonhurst
    • Benzedrine
    • birth of first child
    • Brooklyn
    • Catskills
    • codeine
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • competitive
    • Coney Island
    • Dexedrin
    • Drugs
    • East Village
    • heroin
    • Luna Park fire
    MBY006718
    Joyce Ostergren and Ann Wales
    01:14:40
    Joyce Ostergren and Ann Wales
    Jackie Sojico
    July 23, 2010 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Ann Wales (49) interviews her mother Joyce Ostergren about growing up during the Great Depression, their family, and how Joyce met her husband.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • college
    • Dan Ostergren
    • David Ostergren
    • Ed Ostergren
    • family characters
    • family members in history
    • Great Depression stories
    • influenza epidemic
    • Irene
    • Mary Snow
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    • Ray Ostergren
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