Oral History project at the DJJ
The middle and high school girls at ARJDC spent a portion of their class time this summer working with HITT on an oral history project exploring the toys and games of childhood, past and present.
The following are videos of several of the interviews they conducted with leaders, teachers and mentors in the Gainesville community.
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Tony Jones, Gaineville Police Chief, answers questions about the games he liked to play as a child, and some life lessons he learned along the way. |
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Lynn Padgett, teacher at ARJDC, shares with student interviewer how her imagination and creativity developed as a result of her playtime experiences in childhood. |
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Jennifer Presley talks with student interviewer about her favorite childhood games. |
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Gail Celli-Mansour tells about some of the games she played growing up in a Chicago suburb and in Gainesville. |
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Frances Dickey shares details about her childhood filled with “extreme fun”, and how the games she played with others taught her something important about ‘how you play the game’ in life. |
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