Date: Time Period: 1917 - 2013; 2013-03-28; Interview recorded: March 28, 2013Material: Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe SoundBooth.Dimension:
Total running time: 1:57:10
Description: In this interview, Gerard Tate discusses his life, historical events and how the community of Ridgewood has changed from the early 20th century to the present day. His formative years coincided with the Great Depression and the Second World War: a period of relative poverty and little mobility. As he notes, few people frequented areas beyond their immediate neighborhood. He attended P.S 88, graduated from Grover Cleveland High School in 1953, attended Cornell University and subsequently served on active duty in the army for two years to 1962, before the escalation of the Vietnam War. Back in Ridgewood, Gerard became a junior high school teacher. He has also traveled extensively throughout the world. He notes that today, the community of Ridgewood has become much more diverse; once home to a mostly German population, the neighborhood now has people of Hispanic, Indian, Muslim and Chinese heritage.
Date : Time Period: 1917 - 2013; 2013-03-28; Interview recorded: March 28, 2013
Summary/Description : In this interview, Gerard Tate discusses his life, historical events and how the community of Ridgewood has changed from the early 20th century to the present day. His formative years coincided with the Great Depression and the Second World War: a period of relative poverty and little mobility. As he notes, few people frequented areas beyond their immediate neighborhood. He attended P.S 88, graduated from Grover Cleveland High School in 1953, attended Cornell University and subsequently served on active duty in the army for two years to 1962, before the escalation of the Vietnam War. Back in Ridgewood, Gerard became a junior high school teacher. He has also traveled extensively throughout the world. He notes that today, the community of Ridgewood has become much more diverse; once home to a mostly German population, the neighborhood now has people of Hispanic, Indian, Muslim and Chinese heritage.
Subject : World War, 1939-1945; Depressions--1929; Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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