00:00 - Daily life - born in October 1918 in Lafayette - Great Flu epidemic. Says her mother was very scared that she would get the flu as a newborn;
01:58 - Speaking on her Acadian ancestry;
03:20 - Attended Carencro High School during Great Depression. She says she didn't know she was poor during this time, but she always had food to eat;
05:45 - Dust bowl;
7:05 - Started teaching in 1939;
07:25 - Had plenty to eat during the depression - Her family grew fruits and vegetables; They had chickens; Her family would have a small boucherie on Christmas Eve (Le réveillon);
10:25 - Clothing - Wore many hand-me-downs. Her mother taught her how to sew, so she eventually made her own clothing out of feed sacks;
13:20 - Rationing during WWII - Coffee, gas, food items;
14:00 - Morale of the community during the depression;
15:10 - One of her brothers passed away at 10;
16:00 - Talking about Lafayette - would visit for swimming lessons, movies, etc. Mentions that the streets of Lafayette were laid out where cow paths were, says she doesn't know how true that is.
17:40 - Getting electricity in their house in the 30s, listened to the news about Pearl Harbor on the radio. Would always listen to the news on the radio;
18:40 - Spoke French and English at home.
20:00 - She would occasionally speak French in schools.
22:00 - Fondest memories
23:45 - Lived close to other family members;
24:10 - No festivals during this time. Talks about the first "Carnival Parade," says chariots were drawn by horses.
25:22 - Talks about her family trip to Spanish Lake
25:45 - Mardi Gras - Talks about remembering being scared of the Mardi Gras runners;
26:50 - She was teaching at Myrtle Place during the start of WWII - Many of her friends went to fight. Would be woken up by airplanes being used for training every morning.