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Ellen Marcy Rosenthal
Ellen Rosenthal tells of researching the history of her great-grandfather, Maurice Rosenthal, a Jewish peddler during the 1880’s; a challenging time for families living in the tenement apartments of New York City.
John Carl Trimble
John Carl Trimble tells a 150 year-old story about how a great, great, strong-willed Aunt held off Morgan’s Raiders with a country breakfast at the family farm in Carlisle, Indiana.
Dwayne Moore & Cornelia Davis-Moore
The Life Stories Project involves recording and sharing the true stories of everyday people.
Nichole Nicholson Wilson
Nicole Wilson talks about how her Aunt Ruth, a nurse, got her started on a lifelong career in health care.
Janice Kay Virgin
Robert W. Sander
A woman who floats in saltwater tells a musician that he should be a storyteller. Thus begins the quest of Bob Sander, Co-Founder of Storytelling Arts of Indiana.
Elizabeth Mae Gore
With an extensive list of volunteer opportunities and amazing energy in her senior years, Elizabeth Gore talks about flunking retirement!
Fitzhugh Lee Lyons
On the day of the attack on Pearl Harbor an Elkhart minister declared that they would rebuild their fire damaged church too. Fizhugh Lyons tells the story of rebuilding and hosting a major Methodist convention in his home town.
Albert Leslie Coleman
Albert Colemen, a drummer like his father, reflects on playing Jazz all over the world with many of Indy’s best musicians.