Have you ever wondered what the 1970’s were like? I interviewed my grandma Mishell that was my age during the 1970’s. She lived in Sun Prairie with her mom, dad, and five other sisters. She explains her life growing up in the 1970’s pretty easy. Her life was very different from the life I have today. Her and her friends didn’t have technology to just sit around and play on, she went outside, rode bikes, or went to the swimming pool everyday. The topics I will be comparing and contrasting between now and the 1970’s are: school, fashion, and daily life. I learned many things I never knew from interviewing my grandma. School was very different but also kind of the same when my grandma went to school. My grandma did not have any extra classes like …show more content…
The only technology my grandma had was a three station tv. For fun most teens would hang out with friends, go to the swimming pool almost everyday, macro may, and ride bikes. The swimming pool my grandma would go to was a rock cory or a gravel pit. The type of music that was listened to was rock and roll or hard rock. Chores that my grandma had to do was to clean, mow, babysit, and work at a family owned restaurant as a waitress. My grandma’s parent used to own Prairie Dinner, and my grandma had to work there without any pay when she was my age. The daily routine for my grandma was to get up, get ready, eat, walk to school, have school, walk home, eat dinner, and then go to bed. On the other hand, most kids my age listen to hip hop or rap music. We have much more technology now than the 1970’s, so most kids spend a lot of their time on their phones or electronics. However, most kids have chores still and for fun I like to hang out with friends and go swimming. My daily routine is the same as my grandma’s was when she was my age. All in all, there are many differences, but also many similarities of the daily life of a
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When interviewing my grandmother, she automatically told me how different things were back in the day. She mentioned that she was born in a bedroom rather than a hospital setting. She grew up on a farm with her mother and father, and all of her siblings; I think there was eight all together. Her parents did not have electricity growing up, and they did not have indoor plumbing for the longest time. Her parents were religious, but they did not have the time to go to church. Joyce has always been very dedicated Episcopalian, a form of Christianity. She would have to find ways of transportation herself since her parents could not afford to go. It was almost considered a luxury. She actually met her first husband by going to Church every weekend. She would get a ride to church from family friends, and they had a son who was a few years older than she was. My grandmother, Joyce had become pregnant at the young age of sixteen. This actually is not all that surprising, considering her family was very conservative and sheltered her for the majority of her life. Growing up on the farm she was not even allowed to go into the barn when the cows were giving birth to their
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We Americans have a fondness of looking back to certain times with bouts of nostalgia, clutching closely the burred images of better off and more secure conditions. We seek to revive those past years, hoping to cure all of our current societal ills. Why cannot we bring them back? The economy was good, and the family was happy, we say.
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In the early 1940’s Marie was born into a small tight knit family living in a small rural Kentucky town. Marie is now in her seventies and has led a very interesting life traveling the country, raising four children, and shaping her chosen profession. Our interview sessions were conducted over a period of time, as Marie is very active and has little “free time” to spare.
Hey there grandson! I’ve noticed a lot of unusual and crazy event taking place in our society, and most of these events can be confusing to understand. I am writing you to insure that when you get older and go through society as an American citizen, you can fully understand the nation that you came from and form an economic and political opinion about your nation. And what better way to give you advice about your future than to reflect on part of our nation’s past.
The older adult interviewed for the purpose of this assignment was Alice Margaret Cox, the interviewers grandmother. Alice was born on February 17th, 1932 in Brown County, Minnesota. Alice was the daughter of Rose Veldman and had three brothers and three sisters. In 1942, Hikel Veldman, after marrying Rose, legally adopted Alice and her six siblings. He brought four children of his own, making a family of 13. After the family was adopted, the majority of their childhood to early adult life was spent living in Hollandale, Minnesota. Alice spent the majority of her life farming and now helps out part time at a family owned thrift store. Alice currently resides in Lake City Minnesota, in her home of twenty plus years. Only four of the eleven
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