Dora Munyon Interview - 06/24/2015
Dora Munyon experienced many difficulties in her early life. Family troubles resulted in a separation from her siblings and placement in an orphanage. After unsuccessful marriages and issues with alcoholism, she eventually met and married the love of her life. She also became a foster grandparent working with Kansas City, Kansas 5th graders which she found very fulfilling. She credits her faith for carrying her through the difficult times and would like to write a book about her life some day.
Interviewee Birth Year: 1935
Interviewer Birth Year: 1973
Tags from Generation Exchange:
1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, alcoholism, alzheimer's, Anne Lacey, Armourdale, Changing neighborhoods, Childhood and family, Christian, Faith communities, Foster care, Inner City (Urban), Kansas City, Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, KS, KS, living in Kansas City, None, Volunteering, welfare, Wyandotte County
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Collection
Reference
Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, Dora Munyon Interview - 06/24/2015, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri, 24 June 2015
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Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, “Dora Munyon Interview - 06/24/2015,” Genealogy Gallery, accessed April 25, 2024, https://content.mymcpl.org/items/show/9334.
Title
Dora Munyon Interview - 06/24/2015
Description
Dora Munyon experienced many difficulties in her early life. Family troubles resulted in a separation from her siblings and placement in an orphanage. After unsuccessful marriages and issues with alcoholism, she eventually met and married the love of her life. She also became a foster grandparent working with Kansas City, Kansas 5th graders which she found very fulfilling. She credits her faith for carrying her through the difficult times and would like to write a book about her life some day.
Interviewee Birth Year: 1935
Interviewer Birth Year: 1973
Tags from Generation Exchange:
1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, alcoholism, alzheimer's, Anne Lacey, Armourdale, Changing neighborhoods, Childhood and family, Christian, Faith communities, Foster care, Inner City (Urban), Kansas City, Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, KS, KS, living in Kansas City, None, Volunteering, welfare, Wyandotte County
Interviewee Birth Year: 1935
Interviewer Birth Year: 1973
Tags from Generation Exchange:
1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, alcoholism, alzheimer's, Anne Lacey, Armourdale, Changing neighborhoods, Childhood and family, Christian, Faith communities, Foster care, Inner City (Urban), Kansas City, Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, KS, KS, living in Kansas City, None, Volunteering, welfare, Wyandotte County
Creator
Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
Publisher
Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri
Date
24 June 2015
Rights
Language
English
Type
Sound
Identifier
kckpl_dora munyon.mp3
Duration
00:20:09
Interviewer
Anne Lacey
Interviewee
Dora Munyon