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    SCK002175
    Beatrice McKinnon-Fortier and Beth McKinnon
    39:05
    Beatrice McKinnon-Fortier and Beth McKinnon
    September 1, 2010 StoryKit

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Appearance
    • birth of first child
    • family trips and excursions
    • Great Depression stories
    • historical events/people
    • illness
    • Independence day
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • Money
    • personal experiences
    • religious beliefs and practices
    • school day memories
    • Spouse
    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;
    GCT001114
    Ruth Shire, Emily Shire, and Seth Shire
    45:45
    Ruth Shire, Emily Shire, and Seth Shire
    shaas
    January 30, 2005 Grand Central StoryBooth

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Appearance
    • birth of first child
    • college
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • family trips and excursions
    • Great Depression stories
    • historical events/people
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • Money
    • personal experiences
    • school day memories
    • Spouse
    GCT001797
    Harold Whitman, Helen Whitman, and Trudy Whitman
    40:00
    Harold Whitman, Helen Whitman, and Trudy Whitman
    mramberg
    July 19, 2005 Grand Central StoryBooth

    parents tell their daughter about their courtship and marriage

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • birth of first child
    • family characters
    • Great Depression stories
    • historical events/people
    • memories of former times
    • personal experiences
    • pregnancy and pre-natal care
    • Spouse
    • starting a business
    ATL000095
    Eugene Hutchens and Dale Hutchens
    01:20:58
    Eugene Hutchens and Dale Hutchens
    llove
    November 28, 2009 Atlanta StoryBooth

    Eugene Hutchens, age 80, and his son, Dale Hutchens, age 53, talk about Eugene’s life growing up during the Great Depression, his years as a Baptist pastor in Alabama, and his career in radio.

    • amateur radio
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • birth of first child
    • bus boycott
    • earache
    • family doctor stories
    • family expressions
    • Grapes of wrath
    • Great Depression stories
    • illness
    • Jasper, AL
    • Klansman
    • Ku Klux Klan
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    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
    MBX004578
    James Desjardin and Gertrude Desjardin
    01:01:48
    James Desjardin and Gertrude Desjardin
    Nina Porzucki
    November 9, 2008 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    James Desjardin, 83, is interviewed by his wife, Gertrude Desjardin, 77, about his life.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Apollo Moon Mission
    • Apple II Computer
    • birth of first child
    • college
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • Electrical Engineer
    • Excel
    • family characters
    • family favorite songs and poems
    • family naming and nicknames
    • family trips and excursions
    • Fat Mac
    • Great Depression stories
    • Honeywell
    MBY005413
    Irene Prince and Gary Prince
    43:33
    Irene Prince and Gary Prince
    whenry-lester
    May 11, 2009 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Gary interviews his grandmother Irene about her life.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Annie Irene Swain
    • B-29
    • birth of first child
    • Boeing
    • castor oil
    • Chemotherapy
    • Cupertino, CA
    • Don Prince
    • dustbowl
    • economic beliefs and practices
    • family naming and nicknames
    • family trips and excursions
    • Great Depression stories
    • illness

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