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Please State your full name and/or maiden name if applicable. (Required)

1. Were you born in Texarkana? If yes, please give date and place of birth. (Required) publicly displayed not publicly displayed

2. If you were not born in Texarkana, when did you relocate to Texarkana and under what circumstances? (Required) publicly displayed not publicly displayed

3. How long did you live in Texarkana? (Required) publicly displayed not publicly displayed

4. Did you live on the Texas side, Arkansas side or both?

5. Where else have you lived? List as many as possible as well as why you lived there.

6.What jobs have you had?

7. What do you do for a living now?

8. What do you know about your family name?
Are there stories about its history or origins?

9. Are there any traditional first names or nicknames in your family?
**What are they?
**How did they come about?
**Are there any naming traditions? What are they?

10. Do you know any stories about how your family first came to the United States?
**Where did they first settle? Why?
**How did they make a living?
**How did they come to live in this area?

11. What stories have come down to you about your parents and grandparents? Other ancestors?
**How did your parents, grandparents, and other relatives come to meet and marry?

12. Does your family have any special sayings or expressions?
**What are they?
**How did they come about?

13. What are some of your childhood memories?

14. What games did you play when you were a child?

15. Did you sing verses when you played games? What were they?

16. What kinds of toys did you play with? Describe your favorite toy and how it was acquired.

17. What kind of home entertainment was there?
**Was there storytelling?
**Music? Describe.
**Were there craft traditions? Describe these traditions.

18. What special food traditions does your family have?

19. Have any recipes been preserved and passed down in your family from generation to generation?

20. Include one family recipe along with any associated stories you wish to share.

21. Are there certain foods that are traditionally prepared for holidays and celebrations? Who makes them?

22. Are there family stories connected to the preparation of special foods?

23. What role did food play in your everyday life? (preparation, acquiring, growing, etc.)

24. Life in Texarkana has changed a great deal over the years. Name one thing (event, place, etc.) that has changed the most in your opinion .

25. What change has had the biggest impact on your lifestyle in Texarkana?