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Dubois County: German Americans, 1993-1994

Interviewee
Nathan, Marilyn J. January 24, 1994 

Call Number
93-075

Physical Description

Not Transcribed; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 102 minutes

Interviewer
Muehr, Heiko

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Marilyn Nathan grew up in Gary, Indiana, but spent a year living with relatives in Germany during high school. She speaks about her experiences learning the language and customs. She also speaks about the influence her grandmother had interesting her in German heritage. She eventually studied German at Indiana University and moved to Dubois County to teach. She discusses teaching, the difficulty in being accepted into the community, and other vestiges of German traits persistent in the community.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Holy Family School
    • Indiana University
    • Occupation Names
    • German teacher
    • Personal Names
    • Jordan, Sabine
    • Subjects
    • exchange student
    • family history
    • gambling
    • German language
    • German traditions
    • German work ethic
    • holiday events
    • Little Jasper Germans
    • teaching