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During his childhood in the fifties when the topics of religion and sex were far more sensitive, Mack describes his experience with different churches.

Heather Irene Hall

Broad Ripple, Family, Marriage

Heather Irene Hall tells her story about meeting the man she would marry in a Broad Ripple Vintage store while shopping for a jean jacket. Michael Hall tells his version of the story elsewhere on this website.

Joseph McDonald

Childhood, Oral History

Joe McDonald talks about learning to ride a horse and eating most meals in the resort restaurant while living in Clifty Falls Park during his childhood in the 1940s.

David Charles Matlack

Childhood, Indiana, Pets

Storyteller and Veterinarian David Matlack describes in great detail his childhood pathway along the Whitewater Gorge and Deer Lick Creek in Richmond, Indiana.

Cator & Beatrice Cork

African American, Family, Marriage, Oral History

Cato and Beatrice Cork reflect on life, love, marriage and how honest role models can help couples get through difficult times.

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.

Jeanette Marie Sawi

Careers, Culture, Family, Food, Indianapolis, Marriage, Travel

While visiting Greece with her brother, Jeanette Sawi took a side trip that changed her life. In this excerpt of the story of how the The Island of Santorini Restaurant in Fountain Square area in Indianapolis came to she tells about meeting the man she would marry.

Kathleen Ann Diehl

Education, Oral History

Kathleen Diehl, in her life story about her career as a public librarian, describes the expanding role of libraries and literacy.

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