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Q: When were you born? How did the great depression affect your life (childhood) at the time?

A: My Grandpa was born is 1925; his family was already poor but they didn’t have to have any money because they lived on a farm.

Q: During the depression, where did you live? How was the geographic area affected by the depression?

A: My Grandpa lives in northern California in a small farming town very close to the red woods. Because of this a lot of people weren’t affected by the depression but some of the rich people were.

Q: When did your family or community first feel the impact of the depression? How did it affect your community?

A: When the stock market fell the people who had invested in it were supported by other members of the community. People offered food and shelter for service.

Q: How was the school in your community affected by the depression?

A: The only difference was that the rich kids were now much poorer and many of their families were working on another person’s farm.

Q: Could you tell me how other people survived during the great depression?

A: People lived off the crops they planted and the livestock they grew.

Q: What did you do for entertainment during the great depression?

A: After school my classmates and I went to the creek to play and catch frogs.

Q: How would you describe society during the great depression?

A: Many people formed friendships through working for each other that still last