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    MBY001166
    Jean Garcia and Kenneth Garcia
    00:00
    Jean Garcia and Kenneth Garcia
    pkochhar
    February 27, 2006 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    son interivews his mom about how she single-handedly raised her three sons once her husband got very ill. until then she’d always been dependent on her husband. very nice interivew.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Appearance
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • college
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • economic beliefs and practices
    • family expressions
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • favorite hangouts and haunts
    • historical events/people
    • illness
    • magical beliefs and practices
    • memories of former times
    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
    LMN000883
    John Hsia, Sarah Hsia, and Jonathan Hsia
    01:25:06
    John Hsia, Sarah Hsia, and Jonathan Hsia
    Kevin Oliver
    November 16, 2008 Lower Manhattan StoryBooth

    Jonathan Hsia and his sister Sarah Hsia interview their father John Hsia about their family in China and how he met their mother.

    • Appearance
    • China
    • clubbing/bars
    • college
    • Communism
    • Dancing
    • family members in history
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family reunions
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • heritage
    • Interracial marriage
    • Japanese
    • memories of former times
    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
    MBY005691
    Marie Hinton and Donna Gershten
    40:20
    Marie Hinton and Donna Gershten
    whenry-lester
    September 9, 2009 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Marie tells her daughter, Donna, stories of her childhood and family in North Carolina.

    • Charleston
    • Church
    • college
    • Confederate
    • Confederate soldier
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • Dancing
    • Epilepsy
    • family favorite songs and poems
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • House
    • illness
    • Kitchen
    LMN002338
    Thomas Shea, Frank Shea, Eric Munson, and Kathy Shea
    01:24:09
    Thomas Shea, Frank Shea, Eric Munson, and Kathy Shea
    Daniel Littlewood
    November 12, 2010 Lower Manhattan StoryBooth

    The Shea siblings (Kathy Shea (52), Thomas Shea (54), and Frank Shea (48)) and Kathy’s husband Eric Munson (49) come together to talk about the two people they lost on 9/11/01, Danny Shea and Joe Shea.

    • 9/11/2001
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Bond brokers
    • Bond traders
    • Cantor-Fitzgerald
    • clubbing/bars
    • college
    • Eulogy
    • expense accounts
    • family characters
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family reunions
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • Fat Boys
    MBY006420
    Cynthia Davis Johnson and Courtney Johnson Rome
    40:16
    Cynthia Davis Johnson and Courtney Johnson Rome
    Lilly Sullivan
    April 23, 2010 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Cynthia Davis Johnson “Cyndie” (64) and daughter Courtney Leilani Johnson Rome (32) talk about Cyndie’s mother and Cyndie’s life.

    • alcoholic
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Camping
    • career
    • City college
    • college
    • Emergency Room
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • Hawaii
    • housewife
    • ice-skating
    • Lady
    • McKlatchy High School
    MBX006244
    Luz Gomez and David Carter
    38:14
    Luz Gomez and David Carter
    Lilly Sullivan
    January 17, 2010 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    David Carter (38) interviews spouse Luz Gomez (35) about her father, Carlos Ignacio Gomez Arriola, who died three years ago.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Appearance
    • Basque
    • Brazil
    • CAL
    • carpet-laying business
    • carpets
    • Club
    • college
    • Colombian
    • crossing self
    • Cuban
    • diesel parts
    • European
    • export
    MBY006011
    Luz Burrows-Henrice, Cristina Castro, and Maria Castro Calzada
    39:59
    Luz Burrows-Henrice, Cristina Castro, and Maria Castro Calzada
    Nina Porzucki
    November 29, 2009 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Luz Burrows-Henrice (57) is interviewed by her daughters, Cristina Castro (24) and Maria Calzada (34) about coming to the United States from Chile and her career, marriage, and divorce.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • birth of first child
    • British Accent
    • college
    • Communist Chile
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • family characters
    • family naming and nicknames
    • family trips and excursions
    • first impression of America
    • first impression of NYC
    • first impression of Texas
    • grits
    • Houston, TX
    • ice tea
    MBY006938
    Ann Smith and Lisa Veglahn
    01:20:09
    Ann Smith and Lisa Veglahn
    Eloise Melzer
    September 13, 2010 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Lisa McGahey Veglahn, 46, interviews her mom Ann R. Smith, 85, about growing up during the Depression as a first generation Yugoslavian-American, and about what her mom is most proud of in her life.

    • 1st grade education
    • account books
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Assimilation
    • Bethany College
    • Bisexuality
    • Bob McGahey
    • Cancer survivors
    • Cash
    • college
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • cultural heritage
    • daily affirmations
    • Dancia Radulovic
    • Dating
    MBY006305
    Barbara Martinez and Renee Martinez
    37:26
    Barbara Martinez and Renee Martinez
    Alejandro De La Cruz
    March 12, 2010 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Barbara D. Martinez (76) talks with her daughter Renee Martinez (49) about her life.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Appearance
    • birth of first child
    • college
    • economic beliefs and practices
    • family expressions
    • family members in history
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family reunions
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • Lewistown
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • multicultural
    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
    SFB000369
    Francis Wong and Mary Ann Wong
    01:22:17
    Francis Wong and Mary Ann Wong
    Alex Lyon
    June 18, 2009 San Francisco StoryBooth

    Francis Wong (72) talks to his wife Mary Ann Wong (62) about his life, his accomplishments and the things he is most proudest of.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • apprenticeships
    • birth of first child
    • Childhood Games
    • Christian
    • college
    • community worthies
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • Cruises
    • Don Graham
    • family heroes
    • family members in history
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family reunions
    • family trips and excursions
    MBX005288
    Glen Waggoner and Daniel Okrent
    01:22:56
    Glen Waggoner and Daniel Okrent
    Nina Porzucki
    May 11, 2009 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Glen Waggoner (61) talks with his friend Daniel Okrent (61) about the death of his father, their love of baseball, and growing up in a small town.

    • affairs
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Civil Rights
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • college
    • Detroit Tigers
    • Detroit, MI
    • Dunkenville, TX
    • family characters
    • family heroes
    • family members in history
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family reunions
    • family trips and excursions
    • memories of former times
    MBX008151
    Nate Harling and Bettina Morrish
    45:43
    Nate Harling and Bettina Morrish
    Dana Glass
    June 5, 2011 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Bettina Moorish (47) and her son Nate Harling (14) talk about their family.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Cabin
    • California
    • canoeing
    • coach
    • college
    • cool aid
    • Coyotes
    • Dog Face Mountain
    • family characters
    • Family life
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • father
    GCT002812
    Alma McAllister, Amy Farges, and Lisa McAllister
    01:18:07
    Alma McAllister, Amy Farges, and Lisa McAllister
    rshankar
    May 14, 2006 Grand Central StoryBooth

    Lisa (37) and Amy (51) interview their mother Alma (79) about her childhood in Youngstown, OH, meeting and falling in love with her husband, and their extended family.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Catholic education
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • college
    • family characters
    • family members in history
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • Great Depression stories
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    • religious beliefs and practices
    • school day memories
    • Spouse
    MBY005835
    Siegfried Buss and Frieda Nossaman
    37:22
    Siegfried Buss and Frieda Nossaman
    Alejandro De La Cruz
    October 12, 2009 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Siegfried Buss (78) talks with daughter Frieda Nossaman (?) about being a German missionary living in Japan.

    • Accidents
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Church
    • college
    • family members in history
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • first impression of America
    • German
    • Germany
    • Hirohito
    • historical events/people
    • Japan
    • Japanese Emperor
    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
    MBY004963
    Milena Muzquiz and Stephanie Taylor
    37:58
    Milena Muzquiz and Stephanie Taylor
    Nina Porzucki
    January 29, 2009 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Milena Muzquiz (31) is interviewed by her friend, Stephanie Taylor (37) about growing up and her move to the U.S. from Tijuana when she was in elementary school.

    • Accidents
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Art School
    • Childhood Games
    • college
    • family expressions
    • family naming and nicknames
    • family trips and excursions
    • first impression of America
    • fresas
    • Influential People
    • Injuries
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • mexico
    MBX000585
    Louise (Lucy) Robinson McReynolds and Ann McReynolds
    44:00
    Louise (Lucy) Robinson McReynolds and Ann McReynolds
    rshankar
    September 24, 2005 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    92 year old woman is interviewed by her 65 year old daughter about her family, growing up in Little Rock, Arkansas, and her career as a bookkeeper in St Louis.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • apendicitis; peritonitis; chilbirth
    • birth of first child
    • college
    • Cotton broker; Logging industry; railroads; bookkeeping; Pitney Bowles; National Recovery Act (NRA); boarding house for working girls;
    • Episcopal Church
    • family characters
    • family favorite songs and poems
    • family heroes
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • Glacier Park, Montana;
    • historical events/people
    • hunting dog
    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
    LMN001938
    Michael Breton, Karen  Breton, and Kris  Breton
    39:12
    Michael Breton, Karen Breton, and Kris Breton
    John White
    February 26, 2010 Lower Manhattan StoryBooth

    Mike and Karen Breton are interviewed by their son Kris Breton about living abroad in Iran and Brazil, having children,their marriage and moving to Arkansas.

    • birth of first child
    • Brasilia
    • Brazil
    • college
    • doctorate degrees
    • family naming and nicknames
    • family trips and excursions
    • Fayetteville, Arkansas
    • IRAN
    • Iranian Revolution
    • Marcela Breton
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    • political beliefs and practices
    SFB001224
    William Evers and Peter Emblad
    01:21:07
    William Evers and Peter Emblad
    Liam Pierce
    March 10, 2011 San Francisco StoryBooth

    William D. Evers (83) by Peter Emblad (43) on W.’s family history. W. talks about his parents and grandparents’ immigration to the U.S. from Germany, and their rise in prominence in San Francisco

    • Caspar Malchiar Balthazar, Dhormann, Sepha, Inez, Harold, Otto, Ernest, Jenny, Caroline Livermore, Spekbacher
    • college
    • economic beliefs and practices
    • family characters
    • family expressions
    • family heroes
    • family members in history
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • Great Depression stories
    • Hammond, Germany, Calistoga, Marin County, Ross, San Francisco,
    • historical events/people
    • illness
    • Influential People
    MBY003038
    Francis J. Smaka and Beth Smaka
    48:14
    Francis J. Smaka and Beth Smaka
    Daniel Littlewood
    July 24, 2007 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Frank Smaka tells his daughter Beth about leaving Poland to come to America as a kid, about his family’s history, adjusting to life in America, and how he met Beth’s mother.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • blind date
    • Coal mine
    • college
    • Ellis Island
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family reunions
    • family trips and excursions
    • first impression of America
    • Germans
    • grandson
    • illness
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • Pennsylvania
    MBY006251
    Joselyn Geaga-Rosenthal and Jason Yap
    42:16
    Joselyn Geaga-Rosenthal and Jason Yap
    Jorge Rios
    February 28, 2010 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Joselyn Geaga-Rosenthal, 62, tells her son Jason Yam about her arrival to the United States, including the trip by ship, and about her political awakening in the United States.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • college
    • community worthies
    • economic beliefs and practices
    • family feuds
    • family members in history
    • family naming and nicknames
    • family trips and excursions
    • first impression of America
    • historical events/people
    • Influential People
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    • Political awakening
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