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00:00:03 - Introduction

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00:00:48 - Circumstances of parent's arrival in 1892.

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00:02:48 - Father's employment--first fisherman, later works with railroad.

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00:03:49 - Learning English.

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00:04:42 - Parent's attitudes toward citizenship.

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00:05:38 - Mother assists with births--incident with naming of child.

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00:06:57 - Relatives in neighborhood.

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00:07:46 - Truck gardening, selling route.

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00:08:29 - Which vegetables raised; leek soup a staple.

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00:09:12 - Family eats first crops; a favorite meal.

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00:10:31 - Grandmothers--dress, language, activities.

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00:12:59 - Sign of cross before cutting bread.

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00:13:26 - Cheese balls.

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00:14:35 - Wheat from grain cars and potato peels cooked for pigs.

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00:15:43 - Raising pigs.

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00:16:16 - Holidays not big events in family.

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00:17:14 - Pigeon-racing.

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00:18:40 - Incidents with grandparents' arrival.

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00:20:45 - Home-center for new arrivals from Belgium--incident with unmarried couple.

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00:21:59 - Incident with young cousin's arrival--her dress looks 'strange.'

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00:22:42 - Pierced ears.

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00:23:06 - Relatives' arrival.

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00:23:31 - Marie teaches her uncle to read.

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00:26:33 - Belgian weddings.

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00:30:17 - Parents' social gatherings; dancing.

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00:31:21 - Celebrated Kermis in Belgium only.

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