Andreatta, Chuck

Abstract The Matthews interview discusses immigration, housing and living conditions before and during the Great Depression (cobblestone streets, no electricity, washed clothes on washboard, house was cold, candy sales were down) and the World Wars (supplies were scarce, sons enlisted, her husband predicted Pearl Harbor, she threw a bottle at a man who said he was sorry World War II was over). She talks about the Flu Epidemic of 1918 (lemon and whiskey as a remedy, deceased were put into wooden...

Abstract The Matthews interview provides information about the ethnic identity of Highlandtown and his feelings about Highlandtown in general (believes his family is rooted there and will be there 100 years from now). He also talks about the mortuary business (clientele, customer service). There is some information about the Great Depression (his father gave things away, made bean soup for people, George’s family didn’t suffer much). He comments on politics (favors two-party system, talks about...

Abstract The Renneburg interview is a source of information about the rise of business and industry (waterfront shipbuilding, tobacco and fishing), including changes like overseas expansion and economic hardship in Baltimore during the 1900s. He discusses the family business, which found work during World War I in the food processing industry, marine work, repairing boilers, and other areas related to the war industry. During the Great Depression, they had work overseas. During World War II, they...