Mahoney, Sylvia Gann 2022-09-11
Sylvia Gann Mahoney discusses her family background and heritage, growing up in Levelland, Texas, and moving to Lovington New Mexico at age nine. She describes her childhood homes, her father’s farms, her mother’s traditions, and what her family did for entertainment. After she graduated high school and married, she and her husband moved to the Four Corners area of New Mexico, where she lived in a mobile home and raised her first child. Mahoney provides anecdotes of the neighboring Native American population and the general atmosphere living in that mountain region. She also tells about a childhood neighbor in Lovington (Uyless Black), trips she took with her grandsons, her interest in Russian literature and a recent trip to Russia with the Rotary Club, the assisted living community she lives in currently in Frisco, and stories of famous people she has encountered.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Sylvia Gann Mahoney
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: September 11, 2022
Location: Frisco, Texas
Interviewer: Elissa Stroman
Length: 03:18:31 (3 hours 18 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and background notes; Czech heritage; shopping in downtown Levelland; Memories of the World War II era; farming; Getting a piano and piano lessons; entertainment and fun; Childhood education and schooling; moving to New Mexico; The farm in New Mexico; Books written by her friend Uyless Black; The schools in Lovington, New Mexico and the town; Her high school years and experiences; Visiting her grandparents; dirt storms; Other memories and experiences she had; Getting married and moving around New Mexico; Native American Indians; Life in Ojito, New Mexico; stories from that time in her life; The birth of her daughter; her grandchildren; Interest in Russian literature; trip to Russia; Connections to people and events; famous people she’s met
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/375178 >
Related Interview: Mahoney, Sylvia Gann 2022-09-12; Mahoney, Sylvia Gann 2023-07-17 Mahoney, Sylvia Gann 2023-07-18
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