Family History Inteview 3-18-12 Dan Hall

Family History Interview

Name of Ancestor: Dan Hall

Relationship to me: Parent

My name: Amy Anderson

Date of Interview: 03.18.2012

On Skype

1.       What type of house did you live in as a child?

a.       1740 E 1700 S when he was 4 years old

b.      Sugarhouse – torn down

c.       1840 E 2100 South – house with 2 office bliding in front.  Daily B Cleaners, corner Grocery store

d.      1914 S 1300 E

e.       Near Kmart at Parley’s  - 1 block down from that

2.      What did your dad (Norman Hall) do for a living?

a.       Electircian, City Electrical Inspector

3.      Your mom? (Leona Green)

a.       Waitress in restraurants

b.      Litton Industries – electrical department making gyroscope systems.

c.       Owned ceramic shop

4.      How was your home heated?

a.       First home had a coal furnace that was eventually converted to gas.

b.      He remembers the snow turning black with coal

c.       Clinkers – traction on the road (Clinkers are burnt coal.)

5.      Gardens?

a.       Grandpa Green (Leona’s dad) was a farmer

b.      Grandma Hall lived up on 5^th Avenue and had a garden on the west side of the house.

c.       As a child no yards with gardens – Norman liked to plant tomatoes where ever they lived.

6.      How did you spend Sundays?

a.       He did not attend church until he was 12.

b.      His dad was always remodeling the homes they lived in and that is what they did on Sundays with their dad.

c.       His Dad wanted him to learn to be a dentist and so he didn’t get to learn all about the circuits and electrical stuff.

7.      When were you baptized?

a.       When 9 years old in 1951 – by his Uncle Frank Haight

b.      He had to be dunked 3 times because his toe came up the first time, the prayer was said wrong the 2^nd time.

c.       He was baptized in the Salt Lake Tabernacle Font – that was the font for the Sugarhouse area.  His Brother Jim was also baptized there.

8.      How did you celebrate Birthdays?

a.       With a  big birthday party with cousins and neighbors

b.      Baked a cake

c.       Presents were usually coloring books and crayons.

9.      Didn’t have a lot of money as kids.  His dad spent money on remodeling and fixing houses.

a.       Dan got a job at 13 so he could buy things he wanted rather then saving his pennies like his brother.

b.      50 cents an hour at Harmon’s Variety Store (like a 7-11)  The were only closed on Christmas.

c.       Next job was at Harmon’s café as a dishwasher – 75 cents an hour.