Profiles: Luanne Durst
Dec. 24, 2011
Luanne Durst was born in 1931, and spent the Depression in Rice Lake, Wis. "My father had to work so hard, and my mother tried to save so much. But I keep thinking it’s the same for families now, so uncertain."
Profiles: Martha Rutherford
Dec. 24, 2011
Martha Rutherford, born in 1935, spent the Depression in Portland, Ore. Her family grew much of their own food, and "everything was canned or dried, preserved in some way, salted," she remembers.
Profiles: Neita Dudman
Dec. 24, 2011
Neita Dudman, born in 1927, lived in Texas during the Depression. "They put plant flour sacks in nice prints, and mothers would save those flour sacks and make dresses," she says.
Profiles: George and Marge Franz
Dec. 24, 2011
George and Marge Franz, now married, both grew up in Chicago during the Depression. "My older brother, five years older, couldn’t find a job at 16. He got a job at Westinghouse and was there for 44 years," George says.
Profiles: Phyllis Lenhard
Dec. 24, 2011
Phyllis Lenhard, born in 1919, grew up in Dearborn, Mich. "Many times you’d find people out on the street, and they were begging for food. They were sitting there, and many of them were even veterans from the other war," she remembers.
Profiles: Queen Moore
Dec. 24, 2011
Queen Moore was born in 1920 and grew up in Brookneal, Va. "What you didn’t have, you had to do without and make ends meet the best way you can. I learned a whole lot by not having anything," she says.
Profiles: Margaret and Richard Deitrich
Dec. 18, 2011
Margaret and Richard Deitrich, now married, both grew up in Colorado's San Luis Valley during the Depression. "Nobody had much money. I didn’t really realize how poor we were. It was just the way everybody was," Margaret recalls.
