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    MBX000499
    Joan Crawford, Arlene A. Paden, and Karen Crawford
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    Joan Crawford, Arlene A. Paden, and Karen Crawford
    Kayvon Bahramian
    September 3, 2005 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    • Alberta Crawford
    • Carson
    • Eddie Mae Garrett Crawford
    • Elevated train (El)
    • family trips and excursions
    • King Kong vs. Godzilla
    • Mariah
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    • Season
    • social beliefs and practices
    • Southern life
    • Vicksburg, MS
    • watching movies
    GRB000611
    Akiba Shabazz, Naja Shabazz, and Zuri Shabazz
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    Akiba Shabazz, Naja Shabazz, and Zuri Shabazz
    Brianna Hyneman
    November 23, 2007 Griot Booth

    Akiba Shabazz talks with her daughters Naja and Zuri about her life growing up with her parents in Memphis, her marriages and travels.

    • birth of first child
    • college
    • colon cancer
    • family characters
    • family naming and nicknames
    • family trips and excursions
    • France
    • Influential People
    • Italy
    • memories of growing up
    • Muslim
    • Nightclubs
    • novels
    • personal experiences
    • racist killing
    MBX005185
    Bernard Scott Rush and Nicole Rush Free
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    Bernard Scott Rush and Nicole Rush Free
    Chaela Herridge-Meyer
    April 18, 2009 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Bernard Scott Rush, 68, by his daughter, Nicole Rush (Maat Free), 35, about growing up in Mississippi then moving to New York City.

    • African heritage
    • Ancestors
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Brooklyn, NY
    • Choktaw words
    • Cotton gin
    • Cotton picking
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • Emmett Till
    • family expressions
    • family members in history
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family Traditions
    • Harlem, NY
    • Lynching
    GCT002473
    Rita Casteline and Michele R. Wells
    01:15:06
    Rita Casteline and Michele R. Wells
    cbancroft
    January 22, 2006 Grand Central StoryBooth

    Rita (85) was interviewed by her granddaughter Michele (29) about her childhood in New Jersey, her marriage, and her advice for her grandchildren.

    • family favorite songs and poems
    • family naming and nicknames
    • memories of growing up
    • Paterson, NJ;
    • religious beliefs and practices
    • social beliefs and practices
    • Spouse
    MBY001294
    Adrienne Ruby and Andrew Lewis
    43:28
    Adrienne Ruby and Andrew Lewis
    Emily Janssen
    March 30, 2006 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    A 41-year old man interviews his 63 year-old friend and vetrinarian about her work on the Hopi and Navajo Reservations and also tells the story of how they met.

    • Accidents
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • City dogs versus Reservation Dogs
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • family trips and excursions
    • Kiva Dances
    • Life on the Reservation
    • Money
    • near-death experiences
    • personal experiences
    • Road condiitions
    • street patterns
    • vegetables
    • Vetrinarian Stories
    • work space, hardhat, etc. decorations
    GCT003419
    Jim Curtis and Anna Zolner
    01:20:45
    Jim Curtis and Anna Zolner
    awright
    December 9, 2006 Grand Central StoryBooth

    daughter interviews her father about his life

    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • family naming and nicknames
    • father’s store
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    • Proposing
    • religious beliefs and practices
    • school day memories
    • Spouse
    • Wishes for daughter
    • wishes for grandchildren
    GCT004848
    Sidonia L. Singer and Abraham Singer
    38:11
    Sidonia L. Singer and Abraham Singer
    Toccarra Thomas
    March 22, 2008 Grand Central StoryBooth

    Sidonia L. Singer talks with grandson, Abraham Singer, about her experience growing up in Czechoslovakia, during the time of Hitler’s extermination of the Jews.

    • Alex
    • Auschwitz
    • Columbia
    • Czechoslovakia
    • Dachau (Division #11)
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Hebrew
    • historical events/people
    • Hungarian
    • memories of growing up
    • Nazi German Concentration Camp
    • Olga
    • Rabbi
    • Spouse
    • Sukah
    GCT003695
    Rosalie “Mickey” Greenberg and Cara Feinberg
    01:22:30
    Rosalie “Mickey” Greenberg and Cara Feinberg
    Ryan Murdock
    April 1, 2007 Grand Central StoryBooth

    Mickey remembers her parents.

    • Allergies
    • Birth control
    • cemetery traditions
    • cigars
    • Dr. Kildare
    • fables
    • family characters
    • family doctor stories
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Humor
    • Klu Klux Klan
    • Lower East Side
    • Medical School
    • piano
    • Poland
    Raiven Vargas and her great grandmother Anna Azran talk about their family and recall Raivens childhood.
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    Raiven Vargas and her great grandmother Anna Azran talk about their family and recall Raivens childhood.
    Raiven Vargas
    December 6, 2021 App Interview

    This interview is between Raiven Vargas, 17, and her great grandmother, Anna Azran, 79. She recalls events from Raivens childhood and gives her feelings regarding family. They discuss how grateful they are for family, and Anna shares her wisdom. She...

    • Belief in God
    • Childhood memories
    • Egg Harbor Township High School
    • Egg Harbor Township HS
    • Family
    • family trips and excursions
    • Israel
    • Love
    • the great thanksgiving listen 2021
    • The Great Thanksgiving Listen 2021
    • TheGreatListenNJ2021
    • TheGreatListenNJ2021
    • Wisdom
    • Words of wisdom
    MBX007970
    Carol Callanan-Uhl and Dan Schmidt
    39:33
    Carol Callanan-Uhl and Dan Schmidt
    Eloise Melzer
    April 13, 2011 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    School Counselor Dan Schmidt, 55, interviews one of his students Carolina, 18, about what motivates her, the challenges she faces as an undocumented student, and her hopes for going to college.

    • African Americans
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • bandits
    • Challenges
    • challenges for undocumented students
    • challenging oneself
    • cleaning jobs
    • college
    • college acceptance
    • College Application process
    • Crossing the border
    • Deserts
    • Dream Act
    • driver’s licenses
    • family trips and excursions
    MBY005252
    Dov Siporin and Steve Siporin
    49:41
    Dov Siporin and Steve Siporin
    whenry-lester
    April 4, 2009 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Steve interviews his son Dov about his experience with cancer.

    • Arafat
    • boise, ID
    • Chemotherapy
    • colon cancer
    • Colorectal Cancer
    • Doctor
    • family naming and nicknames
    • family trips and excursions
    • hospital
    • illness
    • Israel
    • Jerusalem
    • lds
    • Logan, UT
    • mapping
    MBY006159
    James “Jim” Anderson and Alice Ferris
    40:20
    James “Jim” Anderson and Alice Ferris
    Anna Walters
    January 26, 2010 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Alice Ferris interviews her friend, Jim Anderson about Jim’s grandmother, “Grandma Daisy” and the influence she has had on his life.

    • college
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • family characters
    • family expressions
    • family heroes
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • Flagstaff, Arizona
    • illness
    • Indiana
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • Money
    • personal experiences
    MBX004541
    Patricia Kloiber and Kathleen Kloiber Koch
    01:19:14
    Patricia Kloiber and Kathleen Kloiber Koch
    Nina Porzucki
    November 2, 2008 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Patricia Kloiber is interviewed by her daughter, Kathleen Kloiber Koch about her life.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
    • college
    • community worthies
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • family characters
    • family expressions
    • family members in history
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • Girl Scouts of America
    • historical events/people
    • Influential People
    • Ireland
    SCK002176
    Leo McKinnon and Beth McKinnon
    41:16
    Leo McKinnon and Beth McKinnon
    September 1, 2010 StoryKit

    • family characters
    • family heroes
    • family members in history
    • family trips and excursions
    • Great Depression stories
    • illness
    • memories of growing up
    • school day memories
    SCK001670
    Kathryn Chapman and Bruce Failor
    41:47
    Kathryn Chapman and Bruce Failor
    July 29, 2009 StoryKit

    • Appearance
    • economic beliefs and practices
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    • religious beliefs and practices
    • school day memories
    • watching and listening habits
    MBX000356
    Reggie Hodson, Robert Hodson, Patricia Dewar, and Christine MacNaughton
    01:13:19
    Reggie Hodson, Robert Hodson, Patricia Dewar, and Christine MacNaughton
    cbancroft
    July 31, 2005 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Patricia and Christine interview their parents, Reggie and Robert about their lives.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • birth of first child
    • college
    • Dancing
    • economic beliefs and practices
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • labor movements and unions
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    • political beliefs and practices
    • religious beliefs and practices
    • Salesmen
    • school day memories
    MBX004657
    Paul Zorn, Sarah Zorn, and Martha Zorn
    41:15
    Paul Zorn, Sarah Zorn, and Martha Zorn
    Anna Walters
    December 1, 2008 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Sarah (Sally) Zorn (77) and her husband, Paul Zorn (81) talk to their daughter, Martha Zorn (50) about their own parents and experiences growing up and their passion for bicycling.

    • California, sabbatical, Canadian rockies
    • Childhood Games
    • college
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • Hartford, Windsor, elementary school, junior high, diary
    • Lutheran church, lutheran, Harvard, Yale, Hasty Pudding Club
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • mental illness
    • New Mexico, fly-fishing, smoking, bicycle, bicycle trips
    • personal experiences
    • religious beliefs and practices
    • school day memories
    • schoolyard games
    MBY006539
    Patricio Baca and Lilly Sullivan
    39:34
    Patricio Baca and Lilly Sullivan
    Alejandro De La Cruz
    May 23, 2010 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Patricio E Baca (66) talks with facilitator Lilly Sullivan (26) about his family’s genealogy and the “Baca” name in his family.

    • Alonzo Baca
    • Ana Pacheco
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Antonchito
    • Appearance
    • Battle of the Bulge
    • Childhood Games
    • Colorado
    • community worthies
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • Elvin Court
    • Execution
    • family heroes
    • family members in history
    • family naming and nicknames
    ATL000389
    Sybil Brown and Joseph Brown
    41:12
    Sybil Brown and Joseph Brown
    aknight
    July 15, 2010 Atlanta StoryBooth

    Joseph Brown, 29, talks to his mother Sybil Brown, 67, about her life growing up in rural Georgia, her education in Athens, GA., and her move to and life in Atlanta, GA.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Appearance
    • birth of first child
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • college
    • Edison, GA
    • ESOL teacher
    • family favorite songs and poems
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • memories of former times
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    • religious beliefs and practices
    SCK000279
    Margaret R. Feucht and Mij Byram
    01:01:35
    Margaret R. Feucht and Mij Byram
    No Facilitator
    June 7, 2006 StoryKit

    daughter interviews mother

    • college
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • family naming and nicknames
    • family trips and excursions
    • memories of growing up
    • Money
    • Needlework
    • political beliefs and practices
    • religious beliefs and practices
    • school day memories
    MBX007481
    Kristin Tubre and Kimberly Tubre
    42:01
    Kristin Tubre and Kimberly Tubre
    Marquita James
    December 4, 2010 MobileBooth East (MBX)

    Kristin Tubre (28) talks to sister Kimberly Tubre (24) about their childhoods, their parents’ divorce, and being from New Orleans.

    • Alabama
    • alcoholics
    • apology
    • author
    • Baby sister
    • Barbie
    • Big sister
    • crib
    • Curfew
    • Daddy
    • drunks
    • expectations
    • family naming and nicknames
    • FEMA relief
    • FEMA trailer
    GCT004051
    Shelley Benezra and Jessica Weitzman
    01:36:26
    Shelley Benezra and Jessica Weitzman
    Nzingha Garner
    July 15, 2007 Grand Central StoryBooth

    Shelley and her daugher, Jessica had a conversation about Shelley’s life growing up in Coney Island in an extended family and close neighborhood.

    • birth of first child
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • college
    • Dancing
    • family favorite songs and poems
    • family feuds
    • family naming and nicknames
    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • memories of growing up
    • personal experiences
    • pregnancy and pre-natal care
    • religious beliefs and practices
    • school day memories
    • Spouse
    GCT004737
    Mary Cannella, Anthony R. Cannella, and Cara Cannella
    39:16
    Mary Cannella, Anthony R. Cannella, and Cara Cannella
    Brianna Hyneman
    February 9, 2008 Grand Central StoryBooth

    Anthony and Mary Cannella talks to their daughter Cara about how they met and married, their careers and family.

    • birth of first child
    • C-section
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • college
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • family characters
    • family trips and excursions
    • Immaculata College
    • Miami Herald
    • middle east studies
    • Penn University
    • personal experiences
    • premature births
    • Richard Nixon
    • school day memories
    LMN000305
    Lyle Zimmerman, Emma Corbalan, and Paco Corbalan
    29:20
    Lyle Zimmerman, Emma Corbalan, and Paco Corbalan
    Mike Rauch
    June 8, 2008 Lower Manhattan StoryBooth

    Lyle talks about growing up on a farm, serving in the Army, and his many jobs.

    • Arthur Anderson
    • construction
    • europe
    • family trips and excursions
    • Fort Louis, Washington
    • Glasses
    • Lansing, MI
    • Spain
    • Spouse
    • steno
    • United States Army
    • Yankees
    MBY007498
    Clayton Bradford and Janice Bradford
    34:11
    Clayton Bradford and Janice Bradford
    Jorge Rios
    February 18, 2011 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Clayton Bradford, 24, tells his mother Janice Bradford, 54, about his experience in the United States Marine Corps and his two deployments in Iraq.

    • beliefs on military
    • Chico, California
    • cohorts (groups of friends)
    • college
    • craft, skills, and procedures
    • ex-girlfriends
    • family characters
    • family heroes
    • family naming and nicknames
    • fellow soldiers
    • historical events/people
    • military enlistment
    • Military families
    • Military life
    • military release
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