Lois-ellin was born in 1932 at the height of the Depression yet she graduated college and got a PhD. Wow–tell me more!

My sister-in-law Ann O'Keefe met her good friend Lois-ellin Datta in a Psychology class in 1955 at Bryn Mawr where Lois-ellin, already married and a mom, was then working on her PhD. Born in 1932 and on her own at...

Mimi tells her life story

Our matriarch tells a family gathering about her life, especially focusing on her love story with her first husband, Rolf.

A Summary of the Life of Carl Vaughn (1917-1998)

This interview covers a very small portion of the life of Carl Vaughn. He lived during the depression, served in the merchant marine then in the US Navy during WW II. He served in the Army Air Corps and then...

George Johnson reflects on growing up in the Benson Neighborhood in Omaha, NE

George Johnson (92) talks with his daughter, Julie Shannon (61) about how his family managed during the depression, his enjoyment of his neighborhood, his education and meeting his wife Margaret.