Rosemary Interview - Cameron

8/3/2019 Rosemary Interview - Cameron

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Looking Back on Life with

Rosemary in the 1930s


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INFO KEY

Original interview questions in blackQuestions I still had in green

Researched or asked more questions in red


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What were your greatest wishes ?

When I was a child I always wanted to be

older. I wanted to get a job and be older like

everyone else

POOF!!!!


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What were your biggest fears?

I was very afraid of snakes and I still am.

Grrrrr


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Snakes

Have you ever seen a snake? Yes I have seen

one, in my basement, and one in the woods. I

dont really know why I am afraid of them except

they are slithery and creepy.

What happened if you see one? I go bonkers

when I see them, and I run. One time there was a

snake and I ran all the way down to my momshouse, two blocks away.


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Snake information

Only 375 species of snakes are poisonous out

of about 2,700 in the United States of

America.

Snakes body shape depend on their habitat.

Aquatic snakes are usually flat, those in trees

are long and slender, and burrowing snakes

are small.

Brightly colored snakes are usually venomous.


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What was your favorite animal?

One of my favorite animals was a horse

named Charlie. He was on my grandfather's

farm. I got to ride him every Sunday.

I have always liked dogs too."


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Dogs

Did you have a dog when you were young?

I did not have a dog growing up but I always

liked small dogs like cocker spaniels and

poodles. So that is why I have one now. I

dont know why I never liked cats.

As an adult I had two dogs, Bridget the poodle,

and Sugar the Cockapoo. They lived to be 16

and 18 years old.


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What were your favorite songs?

How Much is That Doggy in the Window?

Release Me Englebert Humperdink

I Have a Dream by Abba


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Radio

How did you listen to music back then? My family listened to all kinds of shows onthe radio together including Lone Ranger, The Shadow you would sit around theradio and get scared. Fibber McGee and Molly. I listened to information about thewar, when I was nine or ten.

We didnt have electricity until I was 6 years old. We lived in a small town. We used

kerosene lamps before then. We had an ice box, no refrigerator, and the ice mancame around and delivered ice. Lots of things were delivered to the house likemilk.

Did you have a phonograph? Yes I used a phonograph that you wound up at mygrandparents, because they had no electricity. We also had a record player I useduntil two years ago.

What do the songs sound like?

I found them on I-tunes


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What did you do for fun?

Hide and Go Seek

Tag

Rode Bicycles Played Baseball with clubs and balls

Roller Skated

Played with Dolls


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Toys

How did you get your toys? We didnt have very many toys;a wagon and bike that we shared. My doll was my favoritetoy. I didnt learn to ride a bike until I was nine, so I didntlearn to ride it until then.

I heard you have a story about your first doll, can you tell meabout it? It was my very, very favorite doll. My cousincame to the house one day while I was in school, and mymom let her play with my doll and she tore her head off,and I never looked at that doll again. She wasnt myfavorite cousin. Now, every time I see her I want to slap herbecause she broke my doll. I was only 6 years old. I stillthink about it sometimes.


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Did you have any siblings?

Yes I did I had two brothers and one sister


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What were your siblings names?

My oldest brothers name was Ralph

My sisters name is Shirley

My youngest brothers name was Paul


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Siblings

Did you get along? I guess we got along. I

used to fight a lot with my older brother, I

dont remember what we fought about.

Did the boys tease you? My older brotherteased me. He was just being a pest.

Who was your favorite sibling? As adults,

Shirley and I are closer than my brothers.Both of my brothers have passed.


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What were your parents names? Lee and

Mary Thomas.

Where were you born? Dennison, Illinois

Where is that? About 4 hours away in

Southern Illinois.

Mom and Dad


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What were your biggest regrets?

My biggest regret in my life was not

furthering my education.


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School

How far did you get? I did not finish high school.

I quit when I was a junior. Women, typically got

married and had children back then.

So you didnt go to college? No (If so, did yousleep in a dorm?) Did girls go to college back

then? Not like they do now.

How would your life be different if you had moreeducation? I would have a career. I always

wanted to be a nurse.


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What are your favorite candies?

My favorite candies are snickers, jellybeans,

candy corn, butterfingers, and others too

numerous to mention.


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Candy

Did you chew gum? We had bubble gum, Iremember because my dad was always popping

it in my face.

How often did you get candy?

Only at Christmas.

Did you ever buy candy? Where? I bought it in the five and dime store.In our small town we had a Murphys dime store. I saved money frombabysitting and sometimes bought candy.

Did you get any cavities? Yes, a lot ofthem, because we did not have a lot of

the things we do today to prevent them.


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Have you ever broken any bones?

Yes I have, I broke my middle finger playing

softball, and I broke my hand playing

basketball with two Hinderliter children. In

fact, I was in a cast for a while.


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Bones

How old were you when you broke your

finger? I was in high school, maybe 13 or

14.

What does a cast feel like? What is it made of?

I had a splint, it was awkward to use my hand,

because I couldnt bend my finger. A cast is

made with some kind of plaster.


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References

http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/snakes.

html


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Artist info.

Slide show by Cameron Hinderliter

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(1-815-this -is-not-a-real-number),E-mail

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