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    MBY001979
    Dolly Winger and Amy Winger
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    Dolly Winger and Amy Winger
    Ryan Murdock
    September 3, 2006 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Amy talks with her mother, Dolly, about growing up on a farm in North Dakota.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • birth of first child
    • Childhood Games
    • dollhouse
    • family expressions
    • family favorite songs and poems
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family Traditions
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • Outhouse
    • personal experiences
    • piano
    • ritual foods
    • school day memories
    LMN001160
    Maureen Mahoney and Tracey Merritt
    00:00
    Maureen Mahoney and Tracey Merritt
    Nzingha Garner
    January 31, 2009 Lower Manhattan StoryBooth

    Maureen Mahoney, 70, was interviewed by her daughter, Tracey Merritt, 44, about growing up in New York City.

    • Aunt Tini
    • Central Park
    • Childhood Games
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Hicksville
    • memories of growing up
    • Movies
    • Music
    • New York city
    • personal experiences
    • religious beliefs and practices
    • school day memories
    • St. Paul the Apostle School
    MBY003050
    Thomas Satterly and Shelia Roberts
    42:31
    Thomas Satterly and Shelia Roberts
    Rachel Falcone
    July 27, 2007 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Shelia asked her husband Tom about growing up in Butte, working in the mines, and his family.

    • ACM
    • Anaconda Copper Mining Company
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Butte mines
    • Childhood Games
    • columbia gardens
    • confrontation
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • drift
    • Family Traditions
    • mine shaft
    • mining
    • mucking
    • Nature’s Remedy
    • NR
    ATL000489
    Tishana Trainor and L’Erin Asantewaa
    39:49
    Tishana Trainor and L’Erin Asantewaa
    smiller
    September 18, 2010 Atlanta StoryBooth

    Black lesbian Tishana Trainor (34) is interviewed by her friend L’Erin Asantewaa (31) about coming out to her siblings, parents, husband and children.

    • affairs
    • Atlanta Black Gay Pride
    • Atlanta Gay Pride
    • Brother
    • Buddhist
    • Charis Bookstore
    • clubbing/bars
    • dress-ups
    • favorite hangouts and haunts
    • Femme
    • gay and lesbian books
    • gay siblings
    • homosexuals
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    MBY003117
    Merril (Mutt) Murray and Samuel D. Schropp
    39:18
    Merril (Mutt) Murray and Samuel D. Schropp
    Daniel Littlewood
    August 17, 2007 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Mutt Murray talks to his neighbor Sam Schropp about growing up with horses, farming with his family, and learning to fly small planes.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Cache Valley, Utah
    • Childhood Games
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • drilling
    • family trips and excursions
    • horse riding
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • milk factory
    • mutt and jeff
    • Olaf Nelson
    • paved roads
    • peaches
    • Richmond, Utah
    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
    MBY001258
    Charley Spining and Anne Doyle
    41:42
    Charley Spining and Anne Doyle
    pkochhar
    March 23, 2006 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Friend interviews Charley about being the piano player at a favorite hangout in Flagstaff, and about his childhood growing up in a town near the Navajo reservation, called Ganado, in Arizona.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Appearance
    • apprenticeships
    • Childhood Games
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • lodges
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • Money
    • personal experiences
    • school day memories
    • social beliefs and practices
    MBX004658
    Angelo Kachulis and Nick Kachulis
    41:38
    Angelo Kachulis and Nick Kachulis
    whenry-lester
    December 1, 2008 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Nick interviews his father about growing up in Brooklyn and his life experiences.

    • Amos and Andy
    • Angela Lansbury
    • Bill Donovan
    • Bing Crosby
    • Brooklyn, NY
    • Childhood Games
    • clubbing/bars
    • Dodgers
    • economic beliefs and practices
    • family favorite songs and poems
    • family members in history
    • FDR
    • General Stillwell
    • Giants
    • Greece
    MBX000908
    Marilyn Nolan and Scott Nolan
    01:16:01
    Marilyn Nolan and Scott Nolan
    mtivnan
    January 5, 2006 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Marilyn remembers her daughter Renee who passed away.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Brain tumor
    • Childhood Games
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • college
    • dying
    • family heroes
    • memories of former times
    • personal experiences
    • religious beliefs and practices
    • Saturday Night Live
    • Spouse
    • watching and listening habits
    MBY007402
    Augustus Feather and Bette DeGraw
    33:50
    Augustus Feather and Bette DeGraw
    Beatriz Colonia
    January 17, 2011 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Augustus S Feather Jr (99) talks with his daughter Bette DeGraw (64) about his childhood, work, and meeting his wife Margarette.

    • Childhood Games
    • childhood mischief
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • family naming and nicknames
    • friends
    • Great Depression stories
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • New Jersey
    • personal experiences
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Plants
    • school day memories
    • Spouse
    • Uncles
    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
    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
    MBX007892
    William Creasy and Susan Creasy
    34:30
    William Creasy and Susan Creasy
    Beatriz Colonia
    March 28, 2011 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    William ‘Bill’ Creasy (82) and his daughter Susan Creasy (51) talk about his childhood in Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.

    • Allowance
    • beach houses
    • Childhood Games
    • Chores
    • Family Traditions
    • Great Depression stories
    • Marbles
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • Money
    • North Carolina
    • personal experiences
    • playing marbles
    • Railroad
    • sailboats
    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
    NPL000232
    Virginia McCarthy and Mary McCarthy
    01:27:43
    Virginia McCarthy and Mary McCarthy
    Cindy Murphy
    March 22, 2008 Nashville Public Library

    Mary McCarthy interviews her mother, Virginia McCarthy.

    • Accidents
    • Aesop’s Fables
    • alcohol
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Chicago house
    • Chicago, Illinois
    • Childhood Games
    • Church
    • college
    • crossword puzzles
    • fedora
    • G.K. Chesteron
    • Garfield Park
    • honesty
    • Mary Kenter
    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
    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
    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
    MBX004737
    Edith Johnson and Jaimie Johnson
    01:18:24
    Edith Johnson and Jaimie Johnson
    Nina Porzucki
    December 20, 2008 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Edith E. Johson, 80, is interviewed by her granddaughter, Jaimie Johnson, 26.

    • 500 Club
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Appearance
    • army photographer
    • birth of first child
    • Boot Lake
    • Bridge Club
    • card parties
    • Childhood Games
    • Christmas code
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • Dancing
    • Davenport, IA
    • dying
    • economic beliefs and practices
    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
    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
    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
    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
    MBX000745
    Anthony Doyle and Judith Dierkes
    01:17:20
    Anthony Doyle and Judith Dierkes
    Nick Yulman
    October 31, 2005 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Judith interiviews her lover/soulmate about his life and philosphy.

    • affairs
    • birth of first child
    • Childhood Games
    • eastern philosphy
    • economic beliefs and practices
    • family characters
    • family heroes
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • Money
    • personal experiences
    • political beliefs and practices
    • religious beliefs and practices
    • social beliefs and practices
    • vietnam
    MBY007844
    Cherilyn Evans and Daniel Littlewood
    24:59
    Cherilyn Evans and Daniel Littlewood
    ecohen
    May 14, 2011 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Cherilyn Evans (63) tells facilitator Daniel Littlewood (32) about how she moved from Los Angeles to Ukiah, California.

    • Aaron Imani Thomas
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Appearance
    • Big Sur, California
    • changing demographics
    • Childhood Games
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • community theatre
    • continuation high schools
    • Crenshaw High School
    • Echo Park, Los Angeles
    • economic beliefs and practices
    • family trips and excursions
    • Hitchhiking
    • job interviews
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