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    MBY007524
    Leora Ferguson Ciccone and Luann Ferguson Ciccone
    43:53
    Leora Ferguson Ciccone and Luann Ferguson Ciccone
    Jorge Rios
    February 23, 2011 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Leora Ferguson Ciccone, 96, talks to her daughter Luann Ferguson Ciccone, 56, about her life and careers in the military and nursing.

    • birth of first child
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • family characters
    • family heroes
    • family influences
    • family naming and nicknames
    • family trips and excursions
    • Great Depression stories
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • Military service
    • Money
    • nursing instructors
    • political beliefs and practices
    MBX006023
    Doris Chesson and Camille Gendell
    34:18
    Doris Chesson and Camille Gendell
    Lilly Sullivan
    November 2, 2009 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Camille Gendell (67) interviews her mother Doris Chesson (92) about her life in Norfolk.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Berkeley
    • birth of first child
    • churches
    • college
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • Cuba
    • Dating
    • economic beliefs and practices
    • Family Traditions
    • Great Depression stories
    • historical events/people
    • hospitas
    • Kennedy’s assassination
    • Knight family
    MBY004418
    Albin Dahlgren and Chad Haatvedt
    39:37
    Albin Dahlgren and Chad Haatvedt
    Alex Kelly
    September 5, 2008 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Chad Haatvedt interviews his father Albin Dahlgren about the chronology of his life.

    • A1 Radio and TV
    • Aberdeen, ND
    • Adams, ND
    • Alzheimer’s
    • appliances
    • Bankruptcy
    • billiards
    • card parties
    • Chicago
    • Chores
    • college
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • Electric Science
    • Electrician
    • Fargo
    MBY005210
    Henry  Johnson  and Suzanne Nikolaisen
    41:51
    Henry Johnson and Suzanne Nikolaisen
    Anna Walters
    March 26, 2009 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Suzanne Nikolaisen (39) interviews her father, Henry J. Johnson Jr. (82) about his career in aeronautical engineering.

    • Aeronautical engineering
    • ballistics
    • Catholic
    • college
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Great Depression stories
    • hartford, connecticut
    • historical events/people
    • Irish
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • missile defense
    • northrup institute of technology
    • personal experiences
    MBY004599
    Jesse Veach and John Fendrich
    39:42
    Jesse Veach and John Fendrich
    Alex Kelly
    October 13, 2008 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    John Fendrich interviews Jesse Veach, a student in a class that he teaches at Common Place.

    • Buffalo, NY
    • butchering
    • Caterpillar Inc.
    • Charleston, IL
    • Chores
    • Common Place
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • crawler tractor
    • East Peoria Foundry
    • firewood
    • gandy dancer
    • GED
    • Great Depression stories
    • ICC
    • Illinois Community College
    SCK001058
    Harriet Peavey and Angela Peavey Christiana
    01:18:56
    Harriet Peavey and Angela Peavey Christiana
    April 2, 2008 StoryKit

    A granddaughter interviews her grandmother about her life.

    • family naming and nicknames
    • Great Depression stories
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    • religious beliefs and practices
    • school day memories
    • Spouse
    DDB000551
    Ruth Lewis and Lon Cseplo
    44:11
    Ruth Lewis and Lon Cseplo
    Rose Gorman
    July 29, 2009 Door-to-Door Kit B

    Ruth E. Lewis (84) tells her grandson, Lon Cseplo (39) of her family’s life during the Great Depression and later during World War II. She shares the story of her mother’s coming to the United States by way of Ellis...

    • and procedures
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Canning
    • craft
    • economic beliefs and practices
    • Ellis Island
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • Great Depression stories
    • historical events/people
    • I Don’t Care
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • New Years Eve
    MBX001467
    Joseph B. Stitt and James J. Stitt
    01:08:19
    Joseph B. Stitt and James J. Stitt
    mramberg
    June 15, 2006 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Joe (80) tells his grandson James (40) about his family, his childhood, his work life, his marriage, his daughter (James’s mother), his emphysema and his outlook on life.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • birth of first child
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • emphysema
    • family doctor stories
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Great Depression stories
    • Life philosophy
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    • Spouse
    MBX007290
    John Balthrop and Sheila Michel
    36:58
    John Balthrop and Sheila Michel
    Jorge Rios
    October 15, 2010 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    John Edward Balthrop, 91, talks to his daughter Sheila Michel, 52, about his military career, his wife, and his medical career.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • being in war
    • beliefs on war
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • college
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • Death of a spouse
    • family characters
    • family naming and nicknames
    • family poems
    • family practitioners
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • fellow soldiers
    • Great Depression stories
    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
    MBY001810
    Leo C. Peters and Amy Peters
    30:08
    Leo C. Peters and Amy Peters
    Elaine Davenport
    July 23, 2006 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    A woman interviews her father about his marriage and 9 children

    • family trips and excursions
    • graduations
    • Great Depression stories
    • illness
    • Marriage Proposal
    • memories of former times
    • Parkinson’s Disease
    • Spouse
    • Stroke
    MPL000518
    Raymond Rosing and Kimberly Ring
    01:22:41
    Raymond Rosing and Kimberly Ring
    Becky Homann
    January 12, 2008 Milwaukee Public Library

    Ray Rosing tells his granddaughter about growing up in Illinois, his experiences in WWII and his family.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • economic beliefs and practices
    • Great Depression stories
    • Large families
    • memories of growing up
    • Money
    • personal experiences
    • political beliefs and practices
    • religious beliefs and practices
    • school day memories
    • Silver Star
    • social beliefs and practices
    • Spouse
    MBX000836
    Thomas W.K. Hobbs and Thomas K. Hobbs
    00:00
    Thomas W.K. Hobbs and Thomas K. Hobbs
    mtivnan
    November 21, 2005 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • family doctor stories
    • family heroes
    • Great Depression stories
    • historical events/people
    • hurricane hunters
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    • Pilot
    • school day memories
    • Spouse
    • Weather
    • WPA
    SFB000220
    Betty Yuen, Lois Yuen, and Eddie Yuen
    01:21:17
    Betty Yuen, Lois Yuen, and Eddie Yuen
    Eloise Melzer
    March 5, 2009 San Francisco StoryBooth

    Betty Yuen, 85, tells her daughter Lois Yuen, 45, and her son Eddie Yuen, 43, about growing up in Minnesota, being a stewardess, traveling to India alone, and meeting their father, Hoh-Kun (Donald) Yuen.

    • 1960s
    • Acapulco, Mexico
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Berkeley, CA
    • Bloomington, IN
    • Bombay, India
    • Center for Philosophy of Science
    • Chicago, IL
    • college
    • Doris Solether
    • France
    • Great Depression stories
    • Grover Maxwell
    • himalayas
    • historical events/people
    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
    NPL000300
    Theresa Hogan and Maureen Schlacter
    01:19:35
    Theresa Hogan and Maureen Schlacter
    Martha O'Brien
    May 14, 2008 Nashville Public Library

    Theresa Hogan tells memories of her happy life growing up in Canada to her daughter, Maureen Schlater.

    • bikes
    • birth of first child
    • card parties
    • Childhood Games
    • Dancing
    • Detroit, MI
    • family trips and excursions
    • fiance
    • Great Depression stories
    • Great grandchildren
    • hopscotch
    • James W. Hogan WWII Pacific
    • Memories of Children
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    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
    wtc000066
    Richard DeVenezia and Debra DeVenezia Faherty
    02:41:27
    Richard DeVenezia and Debra DeVenezia Faherty
    mramberg
    July 31, 2005 World Trade Center Booth

    father tells daughter about growing up near an amusement park; daughter remembers commuting to WTC on 9/11/01

    • Childhood Games
    • family trips and excursions
    • Great Depression stories
    • luck and fate
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • religious beliefs and practices
    • school day memories
    • social beliefs and practices
    • Spouse
    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
    MBY005718
    Shirley Ela, Wiliam Ela, and Steve Ela
    43:03
    Shirley Ela, Wiliam Ela, and Steve Ela
    Sara Culver
    September 14, 2009 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Steve Ela (46) talks with his parents, Shirley Ela (85) and William Ela (86) about their long standing family involvement in the fruit farming industry.

    • Agriculture
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • box boy
    • Canning
    • Child labor
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • daughter
    • Delta, CO
    • Denver, CO
    • dried fruit
    • economic beliefs and practices
    • environmental ethics
    • Family Traditions
    • farm markets
    • farm stands
    MBX003906
    David Kuhl and Abigail (Abby) Wheeler
    00:00
    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
    SPP000845
    Wilfred Bank and Myrna Gardner
    38:57
    Wilfred Bank and Myrna Gardner
    shaas
    October 1, 2004 Sound Portraits Productions

    World War II stories; story of falling in love with wife at first sight.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Childhood Games
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • family characters
    • Great Depression stories
    • historical events/people
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • Money
    • personal experiences
    • school day memories
    • schoolyard games
    • Spouse
    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
    SCK000472
    Gladys Zodda and David Zodda
    01:23:09
    Gladys Zodda and David Zodda
    No Facilitator
    January 29, 2007 StoryKit

    • birth of first child
    • family favorite songs and poems
    • family members in history
    • Great Depression stories
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • religious beliefs and practices
    • Spouse
    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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