Date: August 30, 2016 Storyteller: James Foster (right) Interviewer: Jos N. Holman (left) Relationship: Friends James Foster, a native of Gary, IN, came to Lafayette to attend Purdue via a program for inner-city students, and majored in human relations. He managed McCutcheon Hall for 22 years and led many workshops, in particular workshops focused on diversity. [...]
Date: August 23, 2016 Storyteller: Ellen Byers Interviewer: Julia Byers Relationship: Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law Julia Byers is interviewed by her daughter-in-law, Ellen. One of a pair of identical twins growing up during WWII, she attended Purdue and majored in Home Ec and Institutional Management. In 1951 she married to a fellow student who was in the [...]
Date: August 20, 2016 Storyteller: Aida and Romeo Baylosis Interviewer: Mira Massey Relationship: Grandparents and granddaughter Mira Massey’s grandparents share with her their memories of growing up in the Philippines and the differences they experienced when they came to the U.S. They have been married 45 years and credit being understanding with each other for the [...]
Date: August 26, 2016 Storyteller: Persis Newman Interviewer: Jos N. Holman Relationship: New Acquaintances Persis Newman was born in Colorado Springs, moving to West Palm Beach, FL for her high school years. As a stay-at-home mom with a Master’s in Psychology and Social Work, she did not work full time till she was in her 50s. [...]
Date: August 26, 2016 Storyteller: Carmen Meiller Interviewer: Claudia Rubio Samulowitz Relationship: Mother and Daughter Carmen interviews her mother, Claudia, in Spanish, about her life and family.
Date: August 25, 2016 Storyteller: Ingrid Clever Interviewer: Denise Laussade Relationship: Friends Good friends Ingrid and Denise talk about Ingrid’s experiences growing up near the sea in Gdansk, Poland (formerly Danzig) prior to and during WWII. Ingrid was six years old when she first saw the bombs fall, and she also saw Hitler in person. She [...]
Date: August 9, 2016 Storyteller: Mary Pantea (right) Interviewer: Lisa Pantea (left) Relationship: Mother and Daughter Mary’s parents emigrated from Romania, and she grew up in East Chicago and Gary. Her first language was Romanian and when she started school, she spoke no English. She attended Ball State Teacher’s College and met her future husband at [...]
Date: August 9, 2016 Storyteller: Willie A. Thompson (right) Interviewer: Jos N. Holman (left) Relationship: Friends Willie Thompson grew up in Muskegon, MI. but also spent time in Tennessee. One of six kids. Lives outside in Templeton, IN, near Oxford. They discuss his career as a Midwestern business owner (financial business consultation and rental properties his [...]
Date: August 8, 2016 Storyteller: Kathy Black (left) Interviewer: Rick Black (right) Relationship: Spouses The Blacks are the owners of the popular Wildcat Creek Winery in Lafayette. They have two children, Shannon and David. Rick was born in Indianapolis, and both grew up in West Indianapolis. Hear about their experiences on the road that led them [...]
Date: August 4, 2016 Storyteller: Lillian Cote (left) Interviewer: Elizabeth Alice Solberg (right) Relationship: Friends & League of Women Votes members These two friends are fellow members of the League of Women Voters. Cote had a career in drafting and lived in Rhode Island. She remembers that men in the field got paid twice as much. [...]
