James Bost and his son Doug
“My dad was working 24/7 to make it.”
James Bost remembers his father, a salesman during the Great Depression, in an interview with his son Doug.
Lillian Howell and her son Thomas
“We sold what household things we had...”
Lillian Howell, 89, tells her son Thomas about moving from Ohio to Virginia during the Great Depression.
James Lacy and Jaime Breed
“He made me his little helper...”
90-year-old James Lacy tells his daughter, Jamie Breed, about his father's general store in Comanche County, Texas.
Evelyn Palmour and Doreene McCoy
“Mom and Dad drove that Model T truck loaded to the hilt...”
Evelyn Palmour and her sister, Doreene McCoy, remember moving to Oklahoma during the Depression.
Roberta Keys Torn and Susan Young
“My mother was only prepared for one...”
Roberta Keys Torn, a quadruplet, tells her daughter, Susan Young, about the night she and her sisters were born in 1915.
Johnnie Tyson and Sandra Fleming
“When I was nine, I weighed 250 pounds.”
Johnnie Tyson tells her niece Sandra Fleming about growing up obese.
Nora Percival and Emily Wynns
“I couldn't imagine living in a world that didn't have him in it.”
91-year-old Nora Percival talks about her late husband with her granddaughter Emily Wynns.
George Caywood and Gina Caywood
“It's the thing I've worked at hardest in my life.”
George Caywood talks to his daughter Gina about raising a family while battling depression.