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    GCT004804
    John Lauer and John Lauer
    37:07
    John Lauer and John Lauer
    Steven Thrasher
    March 8, 2008 Grand Central StoryBooth

    John Lauer, Jr. interviews his father John “Jack” Lauer, Sr. about growing up in a coal town in PA and about how he met his mother.

    • 45 degree Fllen
    • apprenticeships
    • Ashland, PA
    • Beer
    • breast weighing contest
    • breasts
    • Briser Fullen
    • Buzzer Graber
    • Coal
    • community worthies
    • death of mother
    • Dopey Umlauf
    • DuPont
    • Empire State Building
    • English
    MBY000267
    Winnie Woodmansee and Fran Joersz
    40:03
    Winnie Woodmansee and Fran Joersz
    agoldman
    July 22, 2005 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    A mother and daughter talk about family history.

    • alcoholics anonymous
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • colon cancer and diabetes
    • ectopic pregnancy
    • Elope
    • family expressions
    • family favorite songs and poems
    • family in-jokes
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family Traditions
    • illness
    • illness support groups
    • Influential People
    • personal experiences
    • pregnancy and pre-natal care
    MBY003849
    Paula Bendel and Rhonda Pupella
    38:29
    Paula Bendel and Rhonda Pupella
    Rose Gorman
    April 6, 2008 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Sisters Paula Bendel and Rhonda Pupella remember their grandparents, Clyde and Mabel Nancarrow (paternal) and Herbert and Sarah Phelps (maternal), and share stories of their time on the family farms.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Arnetha and James Nancarrow
    • Berry Picking
    • chickens, pet
    • Childhood Games
    • Clyde and Mabel Nancarrow
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • Cola Club
    • consumption
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • economic beliefs and practices
    • Electricity
    • family characters
    • family in-jokes
    • Family Traditions
    MBY003724
    Betty Jane Isaacs Moczygemba, Mary Margaret Isaacs Inselmann, and Mary Jane Moczygemba Verette
    39:57
    Betty Jane Isaacs Moczygemba, Mary Margaret Isaacs Inselmann, and Mary Jane Moczygemba Verette
    Rose Gorman
    March 6, 2008 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Betty Jane Moczygemba, Mary Inselmann, and Mary Jane Verette remember Genevieve Isaacs, Betty and Mary’s mother and Mary Jane’s grandmother.

    • 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
    MBY002737
    Irene Severin and Lance Purdy
    38:47
    Irene Severin and Lance Purdy
    Lena Richardson
    May 12, 2007 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Nephew interviews aunt about her life growing up in the Ozarks and in Nebraska as well as family stories.

    • birth of first child
    • Dating
    • family in-jokes
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • hill people
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • Ozarks
    • personal experiences
    • school day memories
    • Spouse
    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
    DDD000263
    Orsini González and Ysabel González
    40:03
    Orsini González and Ysabel González
    Yazmín Peña
    October 1, 2009 Door-to-Door Kit D

    Dr. Orsini Gonzáles (60) tells his daughter, Ysabel Y. González (29) how his parents met in Puerto Rico, about growing up in the South Bronx in the ‘60s, and how he met his wife, Ysabel’s mother.

    • 296 Fifth Avenue
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Antonia Pantojo
    • ASPIRA
    • Binghamton University
    • birth of first child
    • Bryant Avenue and 174th Street
    • Carlos
    • Childhood Games
    • City College of New York
    • college
    • Dean Doris Cintron
    • family in-jokes
    • family trips and excursions
    • Guanica
    MBY006712
    Susan  Moinester, Arielle Moinester, and Margot Moinester
    45:00
    Susan Moinester, Arielle Moinester, and Margot Moinester
    Eloise Melzer
    July 21, 2010 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Margot Moinester, 22, and Arielle Moinester, 30, ask their mother, Susan Moinester, 56, about her parents who survived the Holocaust.

    • 1950s
    • 1970s
    • Abe Diamond
    • adaptations
    • Admiration
    • American holidays
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • aphorisms
    • Appearance
    • Appreciation
    • Bad memories
    • birth of first child
    • Brooklyn, NY
    • celebrating heritage
    • close-knit families
    DDB000524
    Cary James and Jesse Woodard
    40:49
    Cary James and Jesse Woodard
    Naomi Greene
    July 24, 2009 Door-to-Door Kit B

    Cary James by Jesse L. Woodard. Cary (21) and Jesse (25) remember their grandmother, Mary Alice James a.k.a Nam Ma. Cary and Jesse remember visiting their grandmother and the delicious food she made for them.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Childhood Games
    • Christmas Day
    • family expressions
    • family in-jokes
    • Family Traditions
    • Fried Chicken
    • Influential People
    • magical beliefs and practices
    • Mary Alice James
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • nachos
    • religious beliefs and practices
    • ritual foods
    MBX006392
    Betty Olliff and Emily Capes
    36:26
    Betty Olliff and Emily Capes
    Sara Culver
    March 1, 2010 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Emily Capes (33) interviews her good friend, Betty Olliff (82) about her life - her family, her husband, and her faith.

    • Alabama
    • Appearance
    • Bach
    • Bakery
    • Baptist Church
    • Beethoven
    • birth of first child
    • Bob Olliff
    • Brett Olliff
    • Chattanooga, TN
    • Church
    • Classical music
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • college
    • economic 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
    SFB001308
    Rebecca Salant, Max Salant, Ilana Salant, and Jacob Salant
    01:17:50
    Rebecca Salant, Max Salant, Ilana Salant, and Jacob Salant
    Frank Kingman
    April 24, 2011 San Francisco StoryBooth

    Rebecca Salant, 16, and her brother Max Salant, 16, talk with their siblings, Ilana Salant, 16, and Jacob Salant, 17, about their trip to Mexico.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • family in-jokes
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • illness
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    wtc000266
    Viola Garcia Garza, Maria Solone Peck, Diana “Didi” Garza, and Alma Coplen
    00:00
    Viola Garcia Garza, Maria Solone Peck, Diana “Didi” Garza, and Alma Coplen
    cbancroft
    November 26, 2005 World Trade Center Booth

    Three sisters interviewed by daughter/niece about growing up on a cattle ranch in south Texas as a Mexican-American family. Stories about their university educations, traditions, pranks, and life on the ranch.

    • Appearance
    • Cattle ranching
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • college
    • dress-ups
    • economic beliefs and practices
    • family heroes
    • family in-jokes
    • family members in history
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • luck and fate
    • memories of growing up
    • Mexican-American
    GCT004736
    Karen Cathers, Nikki Pison, and Justin Peone
    53:47
    Karen Cathers, Nikki Pison, and Justin Peone
    Michelle Swinehart
    February 9, 2008 Grand Central StoryBooth

    Karen Cathers tells her kids, Nikki Pison, Justin Peone, Christina Pappalardo about her childhood growing up with Communist parents during the Cold War, marrying an older man when she was 17, and feeling determined to be a “perfect” mother for...

    • 4th Grade
    • birth of first child
    • capitalism
    • Childhood Games
    • Communism
    • economic beliefs and practices
    • family characters
    • family in-jokes
    • family members in history
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • Great Depression stories
    • May Day Parade
    • memories of former times
    lmn001535
    William Wiegelman and Maureen Castro
    40:22
    William Wiegelman and Maureen Castro
    Daniel Littlewood
    May 30, 2009 Lower Manhattan StoryBooth

    Bill Wiegelman (78) talks with his daughter Maureen Castro (45) about his life, growing up, and their family.

    • Arbor Day
    • Bowling
    • cigar
    • Coal
    • Continental Insurance Company
    • family characters
    • family in-jokes
    • family trips and excursions
    • memories of growing up
    • NY
    • PS81
    • Public School 81
    • riverdale
    • school day memories
    • Spouse
    SFB000245
    Michael Aronson and Jody London
    01:22:33
    Michael Aronson and Jody London
    Alex Lyon
    March 22, 2009 San Francisco StoryBooth

    Michael Aronson (48) and his wife Jody London (45) talk about meeting through a singles add in the newspaper.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Appearance
    • Dancing
    • family expressions
    • family favorite songs and poems
    • family in-jokes
    • family trips and excursions
    • Fidgety Girl’: songs
    • first dates
    • Muddy Waters Cafe’, San Francisco
    • North Beac, SF
    • personal adds
    • personal experiences
    • Personalities
    • phone messages
    MBY006052
    Gabriela Ventura and Georgina Baeza
    28:02
    Gabriela Ventura and Georgina Baeza
    Alejandro De La Cruz
    December 13, 2009 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Gabriela Baeza VEntura (39) talks with sister Georgina Baeza (27) about her academic success.

    • academics
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • apprenticeships
    • college
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • economic beliefs and practices
    • Editing
    • family in-jokes
    • Family Traditions
    • first impression of America
    • Isabel Allende
    • Latino Literature
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    • Prejudice
    MBX004727
    Violet Hittle and Doreen Myers
    00:00
    Violet Hittle and Doreen Myers
    Nina Porzucki
    December 19, 2008 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Violet Hittle, 97, is interviewed by her granddaughter, Doreen Myers,50.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • apprenticeships
    • birth of first child
    • Bowling
    • card parties
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • Dancing
    • family in-jokes
    • family naming and nicknames
    • German
    • Germany
    • Lifesavers
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    MBX004642
    Catherine Miceli, Joseph Miceli, and Roz Luongo
    00:00
    Catherine Miceli, Joseph Miceli, and Roz Luongo
    whenry-lester
    November 26, 2008 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Roz interviews her parents for their 50th wedding anniversary and tells them things the family has said about them.

    • Accidents
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • birth of first child
    • Brooklyn, NY
    • Childhood Games
    • family characters
    • family in-jokes
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family reunions
    • Family Traditions
    • Father’s Day
    • gift
    • Grandkids
    • Gymnastics
    • Honeymoon
    MBY004268
    Russell Dale and Serena Stickney
    39:23
    Russell Dale and Serena Stickney
    Sasha Rodriguez
    July 28, 2008 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Serena Stickney interviews Russell Dale, reunited after twenty years. They talk about who they were in the third grade, who they are now, and what they want to be in the future.

    • Alamosa
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Facebook
    • family expressions
    • family in-jokes
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family Traditions
    • luck and fate
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • mexico
    • Orphanage
    • personal experiences
    • Prejudice
    • religious beliefs and practices
    MBY004574
    Michael McLees and Geri McLees
    33:48
    Michael McLees and Geri McLees
    cscott
    October 9, 2008 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Michael McLees (55) and his wife Geri McLees (52) remember the life and times of Michael’s Grandfather John who immigrated from Norway in 1912 and lived a long full life in the United States

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Appearance
    • bottled ships, Norway, Titanic, Bill Cosby, Woodworking, Cullom North Dakota, professional wrestling, minnesota history, outdoor sports, darkhouse fishing
    • carving
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • family characters
    • family expressions
    • family in-jokes
    • family members in history
    • Family Traditions
    • first impression of America
    • historical events/people
    • illness
    • Influential People
    • memories of former times
    DDA000148
    Raphael Lev and Melissa Ingells
    40:03
    Raphael Lev and Melissa Ingells
    Michael Premo
    August 11, 2007 Door-to-Door Kit A

    Lev Raphael tells his friend Melissa Ingells about growing up as a child of Holocaust survivors and becoming a scholar and author on the subject

    • City Life
    • European Jewery
    • European Jews
    • family in-jokes
    • family members in history
    • Family Traditions
    • holocaust
    • Holocaust survivor
    • Impressions of Germany
    • New York city
    • NYC
    • Survivors
    • Washington Heights
    • Word War II
    • World War 2
    LMN001676
    Edward White, Evan White, and Rosina Conforti
    45:34
    Edward White, Evan White, and Rosina Conforti
    Cecilia Agudelo
    August 28, 2009 Lower Manhattan StoryBooth

    Evan and Rosina Interview Edward White to know a little bit more about his background

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Childhood Games
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • family characters
    • family in-jokes
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • historical events/people
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    MBY007119
    Judith Blake and Caroline Denham
    01:24:33
    Judith Blake and Caroline Denham
    Jackie Sojico
    October 30, 2010 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Caroline Denham (25) and her mother Judith Blake (65) have a conversation about Caroline’s childhood and Judith’s parenting choices.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Bob Dylan
    • family favorite songs and poems
    • family in-jokes
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • Money
    • Norman, Oklahoma
    • Parenting
    • personal experiences
    • ritual foods
    • social beliefs and practices
    • song composing
    • Spouse
    • Woody Guthrie
    MBX003926
    Bruce Ferguson and Miriam (Mimie) Pacheco
    41:17
    Bruce Ferguson and Miriam (Mimie) Pacheco
    Michelle Swinehart
    May 30, 2008 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Bruce Ferguson talks with his daughter, Mimie Pacheco about his love of history, farming, and serving in a public service office for over 20 years.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • birth of first child
    • Boon County, Kentucky
    • Chicken, Cows, Pigs
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • County Judge Executive
    • economic beliefs and practices
    • family characters
    • family expressions
    • family favorite songs and poems
    • family heroes
    • family in-jokes
    • Family Lineage
    • family members in history
    • family naming and nicknames
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