Stories of Elders

Episode 50 - Urcell Schulterbrandt 09.05.2024 4:43 ↓

"Is this Pandora's Box?" Urcell asks during her interview. "Can we put it back in? I don't know." Urcell was a school teacher and medical social worker. She addresses the questions of access and community in her interview in 2015. You can read more about her in the accompaning newsletter post on Substack .

Episode 49 - Grace Stinton 05.04.2024 8:38 ↓

Worked as a "Rosie the Riveter." Grace Stinton passed away on 19 Feb 2024 at 101 years old. I met Grace Stinton through friends of friends. They were excited for me to interview her, as she had been a "Rosie the Riveter." She described to me life in the factory, that perhaps what she did for work would not be allowed today due to safety concerns. I'm thankful for her family...

Episode 48 - Shirley Tate 25.01.2023 10:04 ↓

Used the well to chill butter and milk.  Shirley Tate passed away on December 31, 2020.

Episode 47 - Douglas Gale 29.11.2022 8:19 ↓

Ran a scrap metal drive as a youth during WWII. Husband to Thelma Gale .

Episode 46 - Sylvia Gutierrez 09.09.2022 12:36 ↓

Had to learn how to use a computer while working at a bank.  Sylvia passed away on August 27, 2022.

Episode 45 — Thelma Gale 12.11.2021 7:40 ↓

Used an icebox throughout their childhood. Thelma Gale passed away in 2020. Wife to Douglas Gale.

Episode 44 — Br. Luke Robert Reddington 05.11.2021 5:27 ↓

Grew up in New York City playing "city games" like kickball.

Episode 43 — Jim Hayes Jr. 29.10.2021 6:10 ↓

Grew up cooking on a wood-burning stove. Jim's interview is featured in the Stories of Elders Documentary that you can stream at www.storiesofelders.com .

Episode 42 — Esther Gould 26.10.2021 9:54 ↓

Worked as a farm girl when she was 12 years old.

Episode 41 — Delores Duncan 21.10.2021 7:52 ↓

Got her roller-skates through her dad's unique work connections.

Episode 40 — Kenny Ladner 10.09.2021 9:14 ↓

Spent his childhood with nature as his playground.

Episode 39 — Wanda Moore 02.09.2021 11:51 ↓

Was forced to resign from her job as an airline stewardess once she got engaged. 

Episode 38 — Constantine 'Gus' Katsoris 19.08.2021 10:46 ↓

Was a cobbler and survived Agent Orange while serving overseas.  Gus passed away in August 2021.

Episode 37 — Mike Dubuque 25.06.2021 7:11 ↓

Playtime was over when the streetlights turned on.

Episode 36 - Dot Hornsby 22.06.2021 14:35 ↓

Flew airplanes using paper maps.

Episode 35 — Mershon Niesner 03.06.2020 7:33 ↓

Look for the small moments.

Episode 34 — Dagmar Booth 29.05.2020 9:11 ↓

Stayed up all night playing Atari.

Episode 33 — Virginia Sears 23.03.2020 8:52 ↓

Grew up on a farm during the Great Depression.

Episode 32 — Chris Smith 15.09.2019 4:58 ↓

Built boats.

Episode 31 — Betty Segal 27.08.2019 10:54 ↓

"When I discovered the internet... I thought I'd died and gone to heaven."

Episode 30 — Tito Francona 07.06.2019 15:51 ↓

"[Hank Aaron] spent time with me, explaining the dos and don'ts. His team didn't like that very much."

Episode 29 – Carol Ann Lesert 22.04.2019 33:39 ↓

"We were poor, but we didn't know it."

Episode 28 — Bones 30.03.2019 15:59 ↓

"I don't even think I own house keys."

Episode 27 – Bettilew Turk Gaskell 27.02.2019 10:51 ↓

"She hadn't realized the new [technology] could get the job done."

Episode 26 — Ida Mae Harris 04.02.2019 6:37 ↓

"If you listen, you learn."