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Matt: So the house on 14th street. That was grandpa's parents house?
Do you know when they moved in there, how old it was?
Mother: mmm, I don’t know. They had an outhouse! I don’t know when the bathroom was put in. They had a bathroom when I moved in. Grandpa fixed the bathroom up. It was one of those old claw foot tubs. He put a front on it. A little front on it with a cabinet. No shower. He remodeled the kitchen and the room upstairs where all the 4 kids slept. We had a bedroom downstairs; we slept down there, at first, but then when the family was getting bigger. He made 2 rooms upstairs, one for us and one for the 4 kids. He was always doing something!
Matt: I remember he pointed out the fence to me, with the bent wood. He said that was a real chore.
Susan: I remember when they built it. Father and uncle Tony working on it. Man, there was an awful lot of cussing going on.
Mother: I know it; I said how can you talk like that to him! Tony, I said, if I were you I wouldn’t even help him. Tony was a big help.
Matt: So when you moved in you probably had a lot of dishes that were already there?
Mother: No, not too many. I think aunt Irene took most of them. She bought me a set. That light and dark green.
Matt: How long did it take you to move?
Mother: I don’t remember, I know it took a long time to collect banana boxes. I had 25 of them. I got them from the A&P. It was just a block away. I am trying to think who else helped us move… I think Aunt Irene, Jim, and father, were the only ones…
Susan: Jim was little though.
Mother: No, Jim Mancuso
Matt: That’s why I was confused. Grandpa would refer to a Jim.
Susan: He was Judy husband. Aunt Irene’s daughter.
Mother: So I used to pack thing slowly in these boxes, and I would mark where to put it when they moved here. One box I had marked notions. Do you remember in the department stores, where they had thread, sewing stuff? It used to be called notions. Jim Mancuso said, “What the heck are notions?” Where does that go? Most of the boxes were pilled up in the basement, where grandpas chair was. I think aunt Rose was here to to help wash the cabinets.
Matt: What year was it you moved?
Mother: I don’t know. I think we live there 14 years, we bought the house in 51. We got married in 50. We bought this house in 63? I think we paid 21 for it. It did’t take long to sell the old house. The living room in this house was terrible. Terrible worn out maroon rugs were in here. We took off all the doors. All the rooms down here had doors on it. We’ve been here 36 years. Grandpa fixed the two small windows in the living room. They had some ugly looking drapes over them. He came up with the ideas of louvers. You can see right into the neighbors house.
Matt: What was your first job after you got married.
Mother: I worked at masterlock. I started out assembling locks, on a table like this. There was 100 blocks, and you had to make 10 of these tables in a day. I couldn’t do it in the beginning’s didn’t have to do that too long. I don’t know why. I got on the good side of the manager. He moved me over to do special work. At a desk. I had a phone I like that. I worked there for many years. I would get calls from other departments to bring things.
Matt: How long did you work at masterlock?
Mother: After we were married I worked for two years. I worked even when I was pregnant. I was expecting twins. I worked until I was 6 months. It didn’t take long, one month. You were born at 7 months. That was bad. 8 months would have been better.

Marcian was so thin! She was sickly. She had parkinsons. She was a real good housekeeper. She loved to bake and cook. She could come up with a big meal, when someone just dropped in to visit.

Dorothy Kowalski on her first communion		Click photo below to play movie. Matt: So the house on 14th street. That was grandpa's parents house? Do you know when they moved in there, how old it was? Mother: mmm, I don’t know. They had an outhouse! I don’t know when the bathroom was put in. They had a bathroom when I moved in. Grandpa fixed the bathroom up. It was one of those old claw foot tubs. He put a front on it. A little front on it with a cabinet. No shower. He remodeled the kitchen and the room upstairs where all the 4 kids slept. We had a bedroom downstairs; we slept down there, at first, but then when the family was getting bigger. He made 2 rooms upstairs, one for us and one for the 4 kids. He was always doing something! Matt: I remember he pointed out the fence to me, with the bent wood. He said that was a real chore. Susan: I remember when they built it. Father and uncle Tony working on it. Man, there was an awful lot of cussing going on. Mother: I know it; I said how can you talk like that to him! Tony, I said, if I were you I wouldn’t even help him. Tony was a big help. Matt: So when you moved in you probably had a lot of dishes that were already there? Mother: No, not too many. I think aunt Irene took most of them. She bought me a set. That light and dark green. Matt: How long did it take you to move? Mother: I don’t remember, I know it took a long time to collect banana boxes. I had 25 of them. I got them from the A&P. It was just a block away. I am trying to think who else helped us move… I think Aunt Irene, Jim, and father, were the only ones… Susan: Jim was little though. Mother: No, Jim Mancuso Matt: That’s why I was confused. Grandpa would refer to a Jim. Susan: He was Judy husband. Aunt Irene’s daughter. Mother: So I used to pack thing slowly in these boxes, and I would mark where to put it when they moved here. One box I had marked notions. Do you remember in the department stores, where they had thread, sewing stuff? It used to be called notions. Jim Mancuso said, “What the heck are notions?” Where does that go? Most of the boxes were pilled up in the basement, where grandpas chair was. I think aunt Rose was here to to help wash the cabinets. Matt: What year was it you moved? Mother: I don’t know. I think we live there 14 years, we bought the house in 51. We got married in 50. We bought this house in 63? I think we paid 21 for it. It did’t take long to sell the old house. The living room in this house was terrible. Terrible worn out maroon rugs were in here. We took off all the doors. All the rooms down here had doors on it. We’ve been here 36 years. Grandpa fixed the two small windows in the living room. They had some ugly looking drapes over them. He came up with the ideas of louvers. You can see right into the neighbors house. Matt: What was your first job after you got married. Mother: I worked at masterlock. I started out assembling locks, on a table like this. There was 100 blocks, and you had to make 10 of these tables in a day. I couldn’t do it in the beginning’s didn’t have to do that too long. I don’t know why. I got on the good side of the manager. He moved me over to do special work. At a desk. I had a phone I like that. I worked there for many years. I would get calls from other departments to bring things. Matt: How long did you work at masterlock? Mother: After we were married I worked for two years. I worked even when I was pregnant. I was expecting twins. I worked until I was 6 months. It didn’t take long, one month. You were born at 7 months. That was bad. 8 months would have been better. Marcian was so thin! She was sickly. She had parkinsons. She was a real good housekeeper. She loved to bake and cook. She could come up with a big meal, when someone just dropped in to visit.