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    MBY003775
    Linda Dean Goolsbee and Rose Gorman
    38:29
    Linda Dean Goolsbee and Rose Gorman
    Rose Gorman
    March 20, 2008 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Linda Dean Goolsbee tells StoryCorps facilitator Rose Gorman of her parents, Jack and Francis Dean.

    • Abilene, Tx
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • birth of first child
    • college
    • Coretta Scott King
    • economic beliefs and practices
    • El Paso, TX
    • family in-jokes
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • Grand Canyon
    • historical events/people
    • Holland Tunnel
    • honesty
    • Jack and Francis Dean
    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
    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
    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
    ATL000640
    Carl  Staley, Julie Staley, and John  Staley
    41:33
    Carl Staley, Julie Staley, and John Staley
    aknight
    December 22, 2010 Atlanta StoryBooth

    John Staley interviews his parents Carl and Julie Staley. The group talk about their careers, favorite family memories and proudest family moments.

    • Alaska
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Bridge
    • Busing
    • Catawba College
    • college
    • Cruises
    • family characters
    • family expressions
    • family in-jokes
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • Greensboro, NC
    • Independence day
    • Integration
    MBX000680
    Allyson Jones and Malvin Jones
    01:15:14
    Allyson Jones and Malvin Jones
    Nick Yulman
    October 15, 2005 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Melvin interviews his wife Allyson about growing up in Washington D.C. and their life together.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Childhood Games
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • college
    • family characters
    • family favorite songs and poems
    • family heroes
    • family in-jokes
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    • political beliefs and practices
    • religious beliefs and practices
    • social beliefs and practices
    GCT004494
    Horace G. Nelson, Carol Nelson, and Tricia Nelson
    42:53
    Horace G. Nelson, Carol Nelson, and Tricia Nelson
    Michelle Swinehart
    November 23, 2007 Grand Central StoryBooth

    Tricia Nelson interviews her parents, Horace and Carol Nelson about their decision to marry and immigrate to the United States at a very young age.

    • birth of first child
    • college
    • economic beliefs and practices
    • family expressions
    • family heroes
    • family in-jokes
    • family members in history
    • family naming and nicknames
    • family trips and excursions
    • first impression of America
    • Guyana, South America
    • personal experiences
    • political beliefs and practices
    • Richard Nixon
    • Sagittarius
    SFB000867
    Suzanne Morrill and Katie Morrill
    01:18:21
    Suzanne Morrill and Katie Morrill
    Alex Lyon
    June 24, 2010 San Francisco StoryBooth

    Suzanne Morrill (50) and her daughter Katie Morrill (24) talk about their relationship, their favorite family memories and sing a family song.

    • Albert Einstein
    • Baltimore, MD
    • birth of first child
    • Christmas Memories
    • college
    • cowpies
    • family characters
    • family expressions
    • family favorite songs and poems
    • family heroes
    • family in-jokes
    • Family Stories
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • Funny Moments
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    Viola Garcia Garza, Maria Solone Peck, Diana “Didi” Garza, and Alma Coplen
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    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
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    Linda Frontera and Kari Frontera
    00:00
    Linda Frontera and Kari Frontera
    No Facilitator
    November 27, 2005 StoryKit

    • Accidents
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • birth of first child
    • college
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • economic beliefs and practices
    • family characters
    • family doctor stories
    • family feuds
    • family in-jokes
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • illness
    • luck and fate
    • memories of former times

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