Gay Burkhart

Childhood, Indianapolis, Oral History, Rural Life

Gay Burkhart talks about Indianapolis and Westfield in the 1940’s, coal furnaces, tin can phones, and telephone party-line etiquette.

Sharon Kirk Clifton

Oral History, Parenting, Women

One year when the budget was too tight to buy presents storyteller Sharon Kirk Clifton brought out her sewing machine to create an unforgettable Christmas for her two young daughters.

Betty Shaw

African American, Careers, Indiana, Oral History, Values

This excerpt of Betty Shaw’s life story focuses on the examples set by her parents, how she became a trail blazing manager, entrepreneur and active community volunteer.

Shirley Anne Charles

Childhood, Family, Oral History

One of 13 children growing up in Washington, Indiana in the 1940’s, Shirley Charles tells of shared wardrobes and the time consuming chore of washing clothes.

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