Generation Exchange

Irene Zamrripa Lopez - 7/15/2014

Irene Zamarripa Lopez was born November 9th, 1937 in Turner Kansas. Irene moved to Kansas City at age thirteen in 1951. She attended West Junior High and graduated from Westport High School. Interviewee Birth Year: 1937 Interviewer Birth Year: 1993 Interviewer Relation: Volunteer at Don Bosco Senior Center Church: First Mexican Baptist Church Faith: Baptist Tags from Generation Exchange:(Part 1) 1951 Flood, Architecture, Baptist, Fads / Trends, First Mexican Baptist Church, Hobbies, Homes, Inner City (Urban), Jones Store, Kansas City Public Library, Kennedy Assassination, Korean War, Marissa Elias, Music, saxophone- alto p, Starlight Theater, Theater, Vietnam War, Visual Art, Volunteer at Don Bosco Senior Center, Westport High School, WWII Tags from Generation Exchange: (Part 2) 1951 Flood, Architecture, Baptist, crafts, Fads / Trends, First Mexican Baptist Church, Hobbies, Homes, Inner City (Urban), Kansas City Public Library, Kennedy Assassination, Korean War, Marissa Elias, Music, saxophone- alto p, Starlight Theater, Theater, Vietnam War, Visual Art, Volunteer at Don Bosco Center, Westport, Westport High School

Lynn Wild - 4/10/2014

Lynn Wild is a Wild Senior Outreach Librarian that grew up in Nebraska. Interviewee Birth Year: 1951 Interviewer Birth Year: 1970 Interviewer Relation: Co-worker Faith: Baptist Tags from Generation Exchange: 1950s, Baptist, Childhood and family, Co-worker, Faith communities, Johnson County Library, Michelle Holden, Neighborhood life, One room school house;, Rural (Farm), Schools, The Great Depression, Work

Eugenie Maynard - 05/03/2015

Eugenie Maynard was born in Minnesota in 1950. She went to school in Moorhead, earning a degree in Accounting. During her school years from 1969-1972 she was only one of two females students in the accounting program. In early 1972 she was the only female on staff during her internship. She held several high-level positions in a field dominated by men, essentially breaking through the glass ceiling. When she started her first job in 1972 she was only one of two women on the professional staff. As she moved on to become the GM of a tax-based software company in 1985, approximately 50% of her staff of 100 were female. Interviewee Birth Year: 1950 Interviewer Birth Year: 1988 Interviewer Relation: None Tags from Generation Exchange: Kirsten Turnbow, Mid-Continent Public Library, None

Gail "Randy" Randall Thompson, Jr.- 4/6/14

Gail "Randy" Randall Thompson, Jr. was born in Bakersfield, CA. At the age of two, his family moved to Kansas City, MO where his folks bought at house South of Waldo at 97th and Warnall. He attended Boone Elementary School and then Center Junior High School. His family later moved to the Westbook neighborhood of Overland Park, KS where he attended and graduated from Shawnee Mission West High School. This interview covers the schools he attended, neighborhoods he lived in, his memory of the JFK assasination, and his first job. Interviewee Birth Year: 1948 Interviewer Birth Year: 1979 Interviewer Relation: daughter Tags from Generation Exchange: 1950s, 1960s, Boone Elementary School- Center School District, Center Junior High School- Center School District, Childhood and family, daughter, Kansas City, Kansas City Public Library, Kennedy Assassination, KS, Mary Olive Thompson, Overland Park, Schools, Shawnee Mission West High School- Shawnee Mission School District, Suburbs, Work

Cecil Simons - 06/27/2014

Cecil H. Simons was born in a log cabin in Lindy, Missouri on January 24, 1921. Lindy, Missouri was a small town (that no longer exists) in New Madrid county in the bootheel of the state. At a young age his family moved to Amboy, Lee County, Illinois. Cecil served in World War II as a radio operator and mechanic with the 89th Fighter Squadron, the 25th Fighter Squadron, and the 27th Troop Carrier Squadron. Cecil flew in 187 combat missions, mostly in China, and was discharged as a staff sergeant in June, 1945. Cecil has a son, grandson and granddaughter. Interviewee Birth Year: 1921 Interviewer Birth Year: 1957 Interviewer Relation: Friend Tags from Generation Exchange: 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Friend, Linda Railsback, Mid-Continent Public Library, Military service, Music, WWII

Colleen Power -8/4/14

Colleen Power was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She remained there until 1985 when she moved to Kansas City, Mo to go to Rockhurst College. She lived in the dorm for 2 years and then completed her 3rd year in France. She returned to Kansas City, but not Rockhurst. She lived in several apartments in Midtown and eventually completed school at Park University. She worked at Kristen's Sandwich Shop located adjacent to Kelly's bar in Westport. She currently lives north of the river in the Carriage Hills neighborhood. Interviewee Birth Year: 1967 Interviewer Birth Year: 2005 Interviewer Relation: daughter Tags from Generation Exchange: Aurelia Rose Power, daughter, Mid-Continent Public Library

Margaret Pixley James - 05/02/2015

Margaret Pixley James was born March 7, 1927 in La Jolla, CA. She has been active in community service all her life and worked to promote racial harmony. Mrs. James was a school teacher and school board member in Liberty, Missouri. She has also taught Red Cross classes and at 88 is raising a great grandson. Interviewee Birth Year: 1927 Interviewer Birth Year: 1954 Interviewer Relation: Friend Tags from Generation Exchange: Friend, Mid-Continent Public Library, Norma King

Jo Newsom - 8/4/14

Jo Newsom was born in Carrolton, Mo. She was raised on a farm and came to Kansas City to teach where she remains in the Northland. Interviewee Birth Year: 1945 Interviewer Birth Year: 2005 Interviewer relation: granddaughter Tags from Generation Exchange: Aurelia Power, Granddaughter, Mid-Continent Public Library

Susan Hiland- 05/02/2015

Susan Hiland went to Oak Park High School. A love of storytelling in high school led to theatre, announcements, broadcasting, and journalism. She grew up in an age when the storytelling methods and technology were very different from what is prevalent now. Social media has been a game changer in journalism, allowing quicker response times. A web department is a four-person operation whereas ten years ago- completely unexpected. Now exclusivity of reality is the new reality. Susan Hiland went to Missouri State and got a radio internship at a station in Springfield. After that, she worked with a local TV station to get a resume tape together. Susan got her first job in Evansville, Indiana. Perseverance and determination are her words of advice. Interviewee Birth Year: 1959 Interviewer Birth Year: 1996 Life in general: Pop culture Tags from Generation Exchange: College, Computers, Fads / Trends, Isaac Knopf, Mid-Continent Public Library, None, Pop culture, Social Media

Morgan Fleming - 05/02/2015

Morgan Fleming is the owner and operator of Jewelry by Morgan. He is a Kansas City resident and local history buff. Interviewee Birth Year: 1951 Interviewer Birth Year: 1979 Interviewer Relation: Just met Tags from Generation Exchange: 1900, Andie Paloutzian, General John J Pershing, Just met, Mid-Continent Public Library

Benjamin F. Farney - 06/20/2014

Benjamin F. Farney was born in Kiowa, Kansas. He left there to attend the University of Kansas, where he graduated with a law degree in 1957. He married and moved to Johnson County where he became one of the first city attorneys for Overland Park and later, probate and juvenile judge. Interviewee Birth Year: 1933 Interviewer Birth Year: 2002 Interviewer Relation: Grandchildren Tags from Generation Exchange: 1960s, Grandchildren, Johnson County Library, Legal, Nick and Carly Saia

Ryne Dittmer - 05/03/2015

I was born in Liberty in 1989 and have lived in Liberty my whole life. I attended Liberty High School and Iowa State University where I got a degree in Journalism. I have worked at the Liberty Tribune since September 2011. I cover county government, education, and operate our social media accounts. I have had the opportunity to cover a speech by President Obama, breaking news around Kansas City and written several personality profiles. Interviewee Birth Year: 1989 Interviewer Birth Year: 1997 Tags from Generation Exchange: Bryttany Hollovach, Mid-Continent Public Library, None

Stan Cramer - 05/31/2014

Stan Cramer worked 35 years in various news and management positions at CBS affiliate KCTV. He spent the bulk of his career producing and airing consumer/investigative news reports, special projects, and interview programs. He exposed rip-offs and scams and helped consumers recover millions of dollars when they were cheated or misled. His nightly reports became the most recognizable news series in the market. Numerous national and local organizations recognized him for his service to the community. A Kansas City Star newspaper columnist wrote that Stan’s stories “are hard-hitting and hardnosed and more often than not get results, probably because he knows his effectiveness depends on how much he can help his constituency rather than how much he can malign business owners and operators”. Since accepting early retirement, Stan formed a new company, Trust Stan, LLC, to enable him to continue helping. He advises businesses on ways to improve customer service, consults television stations on how to successfully operate consumer units and operates a program to continue giving consumers a place to turn. Stan checks out companies and recognizes a select few with his “Seal of Excellence” if they meet his standards for outstanding customer service. If accepted into the program, businesses pay a fee and Stan produces their commercials when desired. “In the past I warned about bad businesses. Now, I am able to talk about the good ones”, Stan says. “The idea is to make it easier for consumers to find reliable businesses, not just avoid the bad ones. And by promoting the good ones it makes it more difficult for scam artists to stay in business.” Stan hopes this website will be helpful whenever you need to hire a company or file a complaint about one. Interviewee Birth Year: 1940 Interviewer Birth Year: 1990 Interviewer Relation: Neighbor Tags from Generation Exchange: Allison Goldbach, Johnson County Library, Neighbor

Barbara Craddock- 08/22/2014

Interviewee Birth Year: 1945 Interviewer Birth Year: 1992 Interviewer Relation: Volunteer at Don Bosco Center Faith: Baptist Church: Friendship Baptist Tags from Generation Exchange: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Allyson Todd, Baptist, Emmanuel High, Faith communities, Friendship Baptist, Inner City (Urban), Kansas City Public Library, Music, Neighborhood life, Theater, Visual Art, Volunteer at Don Bosco Center, Westport

Ken Cowles- 07/14/2014

Born in 1945, February 21st, grew up in Kansas City. He went to South High School. Ken says he didn't do much work in school because he hated working, but he does love the city of Kansas City! Interviewee Birth Year: 1945 Interviewee Faith: Christian Interviewer Birth Year: 1992 Interviewer Relation: Don Bosco Center Volunteer Life in General: Entertainment Tags from Generation Exchange: Allyson Todd, Architecture, Christian, Don Bosco Center Volunteer, East High, Entertainment, Faith communities, Inner City (Urban), Kansas City Public Library, Neighborhood life, Schoolwork, South High, South Kansas City, Teachers, Theater, Visual Art, Work, WWII

Dr. Serese Cannon - 05/31/2014

Serese M. Cannon, D.D.S. has over 20 years experience in pediatric dentistry and surgery. In 1992 she began her own practice, Children’s Dental Care, in Kansas City, MO. A graduate of Howard University Dental School in Washington, DC, Dr. Cannon serves on the Alumni Board and as the schools Regional Representative. Dr. Cannon gives back to her professional field by being a mentor. Dr. Cannon will be in conversation with a fellow mentor, Dr. LaTedra M. Collins. Dr. LaTedra M. Collins is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry and continued her education at the Louisiana State University’s Health Science Center earing a certificate in Hospital General Dentistry. Outside of Dentistry, Dr. Collins mentors young girls, takes pleasure in traveling, golf and fishing. She is joined by Dr. Cannon for today’s program. Interviewee Birth Year: 1960 Interviewer Birth Year: 1980 Interviewer Relation: Mentoree Tags from Generation Exchange: Dr. LaTedra Collins, Johnson County Library, Mentoree

Flo Biehl - 12/15/2014

Flo Biehl was born in 1930, at home on the family farm near Burns, KS, on the edge of the Flint Hills. She lived and attended public schools there until she enrolled at Kansas State University at the young age of seventeen. After graduation, she taught high school Home Economics in a number of Kansas schools before marrying and raising a family. Moving with her husband and sons to Olathe in the early 1960s, she participated in K-State Research and Extension programming, particularly clothing construction and the tailoring classes. As a result, she was offered the position of Home Economics Agent (later Family and Consumer Sciences) and began her thirty-seven and a half year Extension career in 1963. She retired in 1999. Flo remains an active participant in many organizations and in Extension programming with her Family and Community Education Unit (FCE). Interviewee Birth Year: 1983 Interviewer Birth Year: 1998 Interviewer Relation: Co-worker Tags from Generation Exchange: 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Burns, Burns, Co-workers, Education and housing at K-State after WWII. Household management on a farm in the 40s, Johnson County Library, Kan., Kan., Neighborhood life, Olathe, public schools; Kansas State University, Schools, Valeria Edwards, Volunteering, WWII

Cathy Betz - 02/24/2015

Cathy Betz was born in Grundy County, MO and has lived in Liberty, MO for the past 25 years. She has a Master's degree in Library and Information Services and a Specialist degree in Education Administration. She taught 37 years in Kansas City area public schools districts including Kearney, Liberty and Raytown, where she was a teacher, library media specialist, and district library coordinator. Cathy is currently working in a public library setting. Interviewee Birth Year: 1954 Interviewer Birth Year: 1984 Interviewer Relation: Co-worker Tags from Generation Exchange: Co-worker, Kansas City, Katie Schneider, Liberty, Liberty Public Schools, librarians, Libraries, Libraries, Library, Literature, Mid-Continent Public Library, reading, Suburbs

Karen Baiers - 05/02/2015

Karen Baiers was born in Watervliet, Michigan. She grew up on the farm, then moved to Kansas City in 1968 after graduating from Michigan State University. Interviewee Birth Year: 1945 Interviewer Birth Year: 1997 Interviewer Relation: Grandson Tags from Generation Exchange: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Childhood and family, Civil Rights, Govement, Germany, Grandson, Holocaust, Kennedy Assassination, Louis O'neal, Michigan, Michigan State University, Mid-Continent Public Library, Rural (Farm), Schools, Vietnam War, Watervliet, Work, WWII

Hollie Westring - 05/02/2015

Hollie Westring spent her childhood in southern Illinois, attending high school in Hale, Mo. She later received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Central Missouri. She now lives in Kansas City, Missouri and has gone on to become a successful author and freelance editor. She enjoys baking and exploring historical locations around the mid-west. Interviewee Birth Year: 1983 Interviewer Birth Year: 1998 Tags from Generation Exchange: 1980s, 1990s, Amazon, Anne Accardi, Author, Career decision making, College, Computers, Editor, Facebook, Journalism, Literature, Mid-Continent Public Library, None, Online Publishing, The Internet, University of Central Missouri

Cody Croan - 05/02/2015

Cody grew up in the Parkville, MO area and went to school in the Park Hill School District. He works with the Mid-Continent Public Library as the Woodneath Press Manager. He has a Bachelors Degree in English Writing from Park University and is currently in the Masters of Library Science program at the University of Missouri. Interviewee Birth Year: 1989 Interviewer Birth Year: 1996 Tags from Generation Exchange: Alexa Marie Straws, Co-worker, Mid-Continent Public Library

Teresa Leggard - 05/02/2015

Teresa Leggard started writing poetry in high school and began to write short stories shortly thereafter. She was an English major in college, then applied for a writer position at Hallmark. Teresa got an editorial job there and also pursued an MFA at UMKC. While at UMKC, Teresa connected with play writing in a powerful way. She has had her work produced at the Fringe Festival and at DC. Tags from Generation Exchange: ???, Mid-Continent Public Library, None

Chris Eaton - 05/02/2015

Chris Eaton had been a teacher for 30 years before retiring. She went to SW Missouri State for Education, and was married in 1976. She taught in Buffalo from 1975-1977 and taught 3rd grade in the Liberty area for 28 years at Platte County R-3.She emerged from her retirement in 2007 to become a page at the Liberty Branch of Mid-Continent Public Library. From there she had the chance to become a Substitute Clerk. Her favorite job is being with people and challenging herself. She takes great pride in connecting with people and making their day better. She believes that everyone has wisdom to share. Interviewee Birth Year: 1953 Tags from Generation Exchange: ???, Mid-Continent Public Library, None

Pat Stidham- 05/02/2015

Pat Stidham was born in Longview, Texas in 1954. At the age of five, his family moved to the West Texas town of Kermit. Pat graduated in 1973 before attending Rice University on a football scholarship. He married and welcomed his daughter into the world during his years in college. Pat spent the first 26 years of his career in sales and marketing before making a career switch in 2002 when he decided to earn a Masters in Teaching from CMSU. He has spent the last 12 years as a teacher, which was his first career choice. Pat is married with three children and two step-children, and has lived in the KC area since 1996. Interviewee Birth Year: 1954 Interviewer Birth Year: 1997 Tags from Generation Exchange: 1970s, Allison Marbry, Career decision making, College, Computers, Methods of education, Mid-Continent Public Library, None, Schoolwork, Technology today vs. 70s, Vietnam War, Work

Jasen Ballenger- 05/02/2015

Jasen Ballenger is a wildlife biologist with degrees from Missouri State and Baker Universities. He has varied experience working for the Missouri Department of Conservation, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, and Clay County parks, among others. He is a plant geek and an avid outdoorsman and enjoys hunting, fishing, and caring for Ozarks streams. Interviewee Birth Year: 1969 Interviewer Birth Year: 1996 Tags from Generation Exchange:

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