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Marie Hinners Oral History

Identifier: aql:22193

Description: Marie Hinners grew up in Whitestone, New York and still lives in the same neighborhood where she grew up with her five siblings and later raised her own five children. In the interview Marie speaks about the Flushing remonstrance and the John Bowne house museum as she was a docent for the John Brown House museum for five years. Marie provides an account of what it was like to live in a heavily German and Catholic neighborhood and the changes she has noticed over the years.

Collection : aql:16060

Summary/Description : Marie Hinners grew up in Whitestone, New York and still lives in the same neighborhood where she grew up with her five siblings and later raised her own five children. In the interview Marie speaks about the Flushing remonstrance and the John Bowne house museum as she was a docent for the John Brown House museum for five years. Marie provides an account of what it was like to live in a heavily German and Catholic neighborhood and the changes she has noticed over the years.

Identifier : aql:22193

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