About This Item

  • Call NumberOSOS_OH_0014-accs
  • TitleOral history interview with Victoria Heath conducted on 2016 June 13.
  • Summary(0:18) Senior activities in Brooklyn -- (0:48) Moving to different neighborhoods in Brooklyn -- (1:23) George Gershwin Junior High School -- (2:30) Summer camp and roller-skating in the streets -- (2:58) Childhood in the library -- (3:50) Yard sale -- (4:21) Lasting friendships at Empire Skating Rink -- (8:08) Brother's swing set accident -- (11:16) Summer activities and retirement.
  • Date2016-06-13
  • Formatsound recording-nonmusical
  • Physical Description1 sound file (13 min.) : digital, MP3
  • GenreinterviewsMP3
  • NoteAudio interview conducted on June 13, 2016, by Emerald Carter at Quincy Senior Residences. Collected through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is a partnership with Services for Older Adults and the Brooklyn Collection.
  • CreatorHeath, Victoria
  • SubjectOlder people ; Childhood ; Garage sales ; Playgrounds ; Retirement ; Summertime
  • PlaceConey Island (New York, N.Y.)East New York (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsOur Streets, Our Stories collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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