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Copyrig ht 1999 I I r I I Table of Contents 1 Introduction 3 Looking Back at the 20th Century Beth Stelson I 5 A Small Town General Store in the Early 1900s Joey Knelman 7 The Early Life of Jay Campbell Brooks Tricia Brooks I 11 The 1920s: What It Was Like Matt Boylan 23 The Great Depression through a Child's Eyes Jessica Caldwell 26 The Great Depression Andrew Breece I 29 To the Past Charles Chapman 31 The Depression Tony Gordon I 33 The Great Depression: 1929-early 40s Laura Demarest 41 My Grandma Addie NicoleProject Freeman 44 Great Depression and War Time Steven Holte I 45 Minnesota Life during the Great Depression BeccaLasky 47 The Great Depression Laura Levesque I 49 A Child during the Depression: Leon Price HistorySam Liebo 50 My Life in the Depression and World War IT SocietyRachael Penn 52 Great Depression Memories Caroline Wikman I 55 Leaving Germany in 1934 Oral Karee Shapiro 57 The Life of an Emigrated Lady from Russia RishiPuram I 62 Escape from Latvia Past Bill Kelly 65 Pearl Harbor Nate Wohl 66 My Grandpa Jack: WWIT, U.S.Historical Navy Jamie Hunt I 69 Dentistry and LifeThe in World War IT Bryan Highhill 72 My Grandpa, Who Worked on Base during wwn Jonathan Hatch I 75 One Man's Experience in the Navy during wwn LauraHamm 78 An EverydayFrom Man's War Experience Mariah Grovak 82 The Home Front in Char's Eyes Laura Field I 85 World WarMinnesota IT Chesney Engquist 88 Nazis in Norway Kelsey Deutsch I Voices89 Life in the Air Force during wwn Angela Kopp 91 World War IT: A Marine's Memories Ian Berg 95 Life in the U.S. Navy Katie Bennett I 97 Life in the Navy Justin Koester 100 Rationing during WW2 Mike Bamett I 102 My Grandpa during WWII Brett Nelson 103 World War IT Annie Meyer 105 World War IT Joe Bajda I 108 Punishment during wwn SamLiebo 110 Life during WWII Scott Leistiko I r I 112 Entertaining the Wounded of wwn John Lydon I 122 My Grandpa in World War Two ZackOlsen 124 Flying a B-17 Bomber in World War IT Merril Putnam I 127 A Jewish Soldier in World War IT Sam Tilsner 129 Life in the 40s and 50s Stacey Schumeister 132 World War IT and the Korean War Brad Liebennan I 134 Korean War Brennan Wand 137 Korean War: The Life of a Marine Brent Bohlig I 140 Richard Ash, and FBI Agent Laura Hutchison 149 Korean War Brianna Dreyer I 151 Operation Pipeline Jeff Kerzner 155 How My Parents Met Paula ProjectPiazza 158 The Wheaton School: 1952-1958 Kristen Blomme I 161 Country Boy in the Early Fifties Alicia Atwater 163 Changes in the Field of Medicine: 1953 to 1995 Will Amundson 167 Nancy's Childhood HistoryJenny Braun I 170 Memories of Okinawa in the 1960s Ellen Christiansen 172 Life in the 60s SocietyCarol Comp I 174 Vacations.and Schools during the 1960sOral Molly Hasbargen 176 . My Father and the Vietnam War Trung Nguyen 178 Vietnam: Training and Experiences Patty Haw I 180 Growing Up during the VietnamPast War Peter Frey 183 Growing Up during the VietnamHistorical War Sarah Frey I 185 Vietnam War The Mark Garretson 187 Vietnam WaI-High School through College Kristi Gerst 191 Vietnam War: The Navy Matthew Fishman I 194 Vietnam Eric Ohman 195 Peace FromCorps during the Vietnam War Mike Etten I 197 Vietnam Minnesota Jon Dosdall 199 Military Intelligence during the Vietnam War Kent Bigham 201 Wayne Bach: Experiences in Vietnam Catherine Bach I Voices203 Ideas from Home on Vietnam Sean Hunter-Siegert 205 Growing Up with Vietnam Andy Bryan I 207 The Draft and Education during the Vietnam Years Jane Anderson 210 Captain Curtis R. Bergey: Naval Dentist Bill Bergey 214 Vietnam Patty Peters I 216 Fighting in the Vietnam War Lizzie Peyton 218 Vietnam: Being Drafted into the US Anned Forces Andrew Prazich I 221 A College Student's Perspective on America's Involvement in Vietnam Ben Ransom [ r I 224 How My Mom and Dad Met Jon Snover I 225 Child in Communism Brian Reese 227 1950s and 1960s: The Drive-In Movie Mike Homolka I 229 Growing Up with the Indians Robbie Leer 232 The 1960s Jessica Nelson 235 The 60s: Attending a Catholic Girls' School Ben Macken I 237 FannBoy John Michaletz 240 The 60s Steve Dondlinger I 243 President Kennedy's Assassination in the Life ofaChild Christine Hirsch 245 Interview with Tim Crimmins on the JFK I Assassination Ryan CrimminsProject 247 The Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Tucker Weisman I 249 November 22, 1963: JFK Assassination Tricia Holden 252 Martin Luther King Junior: His Assassination Emma Stensvaag 254 Jean Thomson: Surviving a Tornado Britta Peterson I 257 The Tornado of 1965 HistoryJohn Evans 260 Studying in Austria SocietyDan Strong I 265 Tornado: Cottagewood., Minnesota,Oral 1969 Kevin Day 269 Music in the 1960s and 1970s Jack Roos 271 Growing Up in the 60s and 70s Karyn Zwickey I 273 1970 Earthquake in Peru Past Valida Prentice 275 Making Music Historical Matt Peterson I 277 Fashion in the 60s and 70s Anders Olson 278 Popular Bands inThe the 1970s with My Mom Matt Milbrandt 279 What Life Was Like as a Teenager in the 70s Kristen Maldeis I 280 How My Best Friend Died Cori Blauer 282 GrowingFrom Up in the 1970s Michael Mott I 284 High School in the 1970s Bethany Berg 286 An Art TeacherMinnesota in the 70s Jayne Christiansen 288 Airline Flight Attendant BenMerri1l I Voices290 The Flood of 1987 Katie Braun 292 How My Dad Met My Mom Matthew Kleiber I 293 Art School Matt Fossum 295 Visiting Jerusalem Michelle Frederick 297 Memories of the 1997 Red River Flood in I Grand Forks, ND Margie Guthrie 300 Designing Dream Works Max Halverson 302 The Tornado of St. Peter Krista Danielson I 305 Up Close with My Dad: An Owner of a VW Satyam Kalan I [ I I Alphabetical Listing by Student 163 Amundson, Will Changes in the Field of Medicine:1953-1995 207 Anderson, Jane Draft and Education during the Vietnam Years I 161 Atwater, Alicia Country Boy in the Early Fifties 201 Bach, Catherine Wayne Bach: Experiences in Vietnam I 105 Bajda, Joe Wor1dWarli 100 Barnett, Mike Rationing during WW2 95 Bennett, Katie life in the U.S. Navy: WWII I 284 Berg, Bethany High School in the 1970s 91 Berg, Ian World War II: A Marine's Memories I 210 Bergey, Bill Captain Curtis R. Bergey: Naval Dentist 199 Bigham, Kent Military Intelligence: Vietnam Project 280 Blauer, Cori How My Best Friend Died I 158 Biomme, Kristen The Wheaton School: 1952-1958 137 Bohlig, Brent Korean War: The life of a Marine I 11 Boylan, Matt The 1920s: What It WasHistory Like 167 Braun, Jenny Nancy's Childhood Society 290 Braun, Katie The Flood of Oral1987 I 26 Breece, Andrew The Great Depression 7 Brooks, Tricia The Early Life of Jay Campbell Brooks I 205 Bryan, Andy GrowingPast Up with Vietnam 23 Caldwell, Jessica The Great Depression through a Child's Eyes 29 Chapman, Charles To the Past:Historical Great Depression I 170 Christiansen, EllenThe Memories of Okinawa in the 1960s 286 Christiansen, Jayne An Art Teacher in the 70s I 172 Comp, Carol life in the 60s 245 Crimmins,From Ryan Interview with Tim Crimmins on the JFK Assassination 302 Danielson, Krista The Tornado of St. Peter I 265 Day, Kevin MinnesotaTornado: Cottagewood, Minnesota, 1969 33 Demarest, laura The Great Depression: 1929-early 40s I Voices88 Deutsch, Kelsey Nazis in Norway 240 Dondlinger, Steve The 60s 197 Dosdall, Jon Vietnam I 149 Dreyer, Brianna Korean War 85 EngqUist, Chesney WMI I 195 Etten, Mike Peace Corps during the Vietnam War 257 Evans,John The Tornado of 1965 82 Field, Laura The Home Front in Char's Eyes I 191 Fishman, Matthew Vietnam War: The Navy 293 Fossum, Matt Art School I I I 295 Frederick, Michelle Visiting Israel I 41 Freeman, Nicole My Grandma Addie 180 Frey, Peter Growing Up during the Vietnam War I 183 Frey, Sarah Growing Up during the Vietnam War 185 Garretson, Mark Vietnam War 187 Gerst, Kristi Vietnam War-High School through College I 31 Gordon, Tony The Depression 78 Grovak, Mariah An Everyday Man's War Experience I 297 Guthrie, Margie 1997 Red River Flood in Grand Forks, NO 300 Halverson, Max Designing Dream Works 75 Hamm, Laura One Man's Experience in the Navy during World War II I 174 Hasbargan, Molly Vacations and Schools during the 1960sProject 72 Hatch, Jonathan My Grandpa, Who Worked on Base during WWII I 178 Haw, Patty Vietnam: Training and Experiences 69 Highhill, Bryan Dentistry and life in World War II 243 Hirsch, Christine President Kennedy's AssassinationHistory in the Life of a Child I 249 Holden, Tricia November 22, 1963: JFK Assassination 44 Holte, Steven Great Depression and War TimeSociety 227 Homolka, Mike 1950s and 1960s:Oral The Drive-In Movie I 66 Hunt, Jamie My Grandpa Jack 203 Hunter-Siegert, Sean Ideas from Home on Vietnam I 140 Hutchison, Laura RichardPast Ash, an FBI Agent: 1948-1977 305 Kalan, Satyam Up Close Historicalwith My Dad: An Owner of a VW Beetle62 62 Kelly, Bill Escape from Latvia I 151 Kerzner, Jeff TheOperation Pipeline 292 Kleiber, Matt How My Dad Met My Mom I 97 Koester, Justin Life in the Navy 89 Kopp, FromAngela Life in the Air Force during WWII 5 Knelman, Joey Living with a Small Town General Store in the Early 1900s I 45 Lasky, BeccaMinnesota Minnesota Life during the Great Depression 229 Leer, Robbie Growing Up with the Indians I Voices110 Leistiko, Scott Life during Work:! War II 47 Levesque, Laura The Great