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FABIA BERTRAM

BLAKE BOWMAN

NICK COELHO

MEGAN DAVARI

CASEY GAMBILL

Interviewee: Cindy Gambill

Interviewee chronology: 

1958 FEB 12	Birth of Cindy 
Davenport, IA 

1963 -1972 Age 4 Cindy attended Bennett Community School 
Bennett, IA 

1972 -1976 Age 13 Cindy attended Bennett High School 
Bennett, IA 

1987 -1986 Age 28 Cindy attended University of Central Arkansas 
Conway, AR 

1987 AUG 19 Age 29 Birth of Cassandra Gambill 

1990 MAR 22 Age 32 Birth of Riley Gambill 
Little Rock, Arkansas 

1992 FEB 23 Age 34  Marriage of Cindy and Michael Gambill 
Greenbrier, Arkansas 

2003 -2007 Age 44 Cindy worked at Acxiom Corporation 
Conway, AR

Possible interview questions:

Full Name:  

Place and date of birth. 
Father’s name, place and date of birth, occupation. 
Mother’s name, place and date of birth, occupation. 
Grandparents: names, places and dates of birth. Any memories of them? 
When did family members come to America? 
What was their physical appearance? 
What stories have you heard about them? 
Were you told any stories about other forebears? If so, what were they? 

Childhood: 

Where did you grow up?
Describe the house you lived in. 
Describe the sort of food you ate. 
Describe the types of clothes you wore. 
Describe the games you played as a child (not only sports - skipping, marbles, etc) 
Describe the family chores.

Family activities: 

What sort of things did your family celebrate? (Christmas, birthdays, etc). 
Did you have any special traditions, perhaps ones with German influences?
What were your family’s attitudes towards alcohol? Smoking? 
What sorts of things were your parents strict about? How? Why?
Describe your siblings and your interaction with them.
How did your parents treat you and your sisters as opposed to your younger brother Dan?

Education: 

Where did you go to school? How did you get there?
How many classes were there? How many children in the classroom? 
Did you have any favorite teachers? Why did you like her/him? 
Were there any teachers you disliked? Why? 
What was the discipline like at school? Were you ever punished? Why? 
What were your parent’s views on college? When did you decide when you would go to college? When and why did you decide to be a CPA? 
Where did you go to college? 

Work: 

What was your first paid job? Where did you work? 
Describe what you did in your job. Hours of work? Wages? 
Did you give any to your parents? Did you need special clothes? Equipment? 
How did you feel about your job? Were you involved in a union? Which? How? 
What were your relations like with your workmates? With your boss? 
Why did you leave? 
What other jobs did you have during your adolescence?  

Leisure: 

What did you do in your spare time? 
(clubs/youth organizations/sports/games/dances/hobbies/cinema/theater/pub?) 
Describe what was involved. 
Did you go out in the evenings? What was a good night out when you were young? 
Did you stick to a group of friends? Did your parents expect to meet your friends? 
Did your parents disapprove of any of your activities? If so, why? 

Religion: 

Could you tell me how you spent Sundays during your childhood? 
Did you have different clothes? Did you play games? 
Did your parents think it wrong to work or play on Sunday? 
Did your parents attend a place of worship? Denomination? How often? 
Both mother and father? Did either hold any position in the church? 
Did you attend? Did you go to Sunday School? Outings? Choir? Evening classes? 
Other activities organized by the church? 
Were you taught to say prayers at night? 
Did you ever have family prayers? 
How much would you say religion meant to you as a child?
Were your neighbors and school peers religious?

Marriage/Partners: 

How did you meet your partner? 
How did you feel about him/her? Why? 
Why did you decide to get married/live together? 
Was there any pressure from your families? If so, what? 
Where did you get married? Was it a religious or civil ceremony? Why? 
Describe what you wore. 
Was there a reception held and what was it like? 
Honeymoon? Where? How long? 
How did you manage the housekeeping after marriage/living together? 
Who paid the bills? 
Who decided how the money should be spent? 
What did you do when you disagreed? 
How would you describe your relationship? 
Describe your relationship with Terry’s family.
 - How was Terry’s relationship with your family?
Did you talk to each other and share important things? 
Did you both have the same ideas about bringing up children? 
Was there anyone you talked to if you were worried about the children? 
Did you ask your mother for advice? Reasons? 
Describe your relationship with Terry. 
Did Terry hide things from you? Did you hide things from him?
How would you describe Terry? Was he controlling? Selfless? Self-absorbed?

Life Changes 

When and how did your father pass away?
When and why did you move to Arkansas? What was this time in your life like?
Did you keep in touch with family back home?
How did you become part of the community here? Was this difficult?
Describe your economic status at this time.
When did you decide to have children? 
How many did you want? Did you want a particular sex?
How did children change your daily life?
Describe “The Accident.”

The “Michael” Years

How did you meet your second husband? 
Pre-marriage, how did you and Michael enjoy time together? 
   - Can you recall any specific events or stories from this time?
How did you know that you would get married?
When were you married?
How did this marriage ceremony differ from your first?
Can you describe your adjustments to the “instant family” that came with your marriage to Michael? What was most difficult? What was most exciting or gratifying?
What has life been like in Greenbrier? How has your life changed?
Do you prefer living in Greenbrier to living in Conway? 
How long have you lived in Greenbrier?
How has this area changed since you moved there?

Current Life

How often do you keep in touch with your mother and siblings?
What are your current hobbies?
Describe your current job.
How did you decide to go back to school?
 - Describe your life as a student.
Describe your plans for the future.

Interviewee: Michael Gambill

Interviewee chronology: 

1955 OCT 17 - Birth of Michael 
Poplar Bluff, Missouri 

1960 -1962 Age 4  Michael attended Tucson Elementary 
Tucson, Arizona 

1962 -1963 Age 6 Michael attended Kinsey Elementary 
Flagstaff, Arizona 

1963 -1965 Age 7 Michael attended Flagstaff Elementary 
Flagstaff, Arizona 

1965 -1967 Age 9  Michael attended Dardanelle Elementary 
Dardanelle, Arkansas 

1967 -1968 Age 11  Michael attended Dardanelle Junior High 
Dardanelle, Arkansas 

1968 -1970 Age 12 Michael attended Trumann Junior High 
Trumann, Arkansas 

1970 -1973 Age 14 Michael attended Trumann High School 
Trumann, Arkansas 

1973 -1974 Age 17  Michael attended Central Baptist College 
Conway, Arkansas 

1974 -1975 Age 18  Michael attended East Arkansas Community College 
Forrest City, Arkansas 

1975 -1977 Age 19 Michael attended University of Central Arkansas 
Conway, Arkansas 

1977 AUG 5 Age 21  Marriage of Michael and Karen Speer 
Forrest City, Arkansas 

1981 SEP 15 Age 25  Birth of Matthew Gambill 
Cidudad Valles, San Luis Potosí, Mexico 

1987 -1992 Age 31  Michael worked at David Paul Builders, Inc. as Project Manager 
Searcy, Arkansas 

1987 JUN Age 31  Divorce of Michael and Karen Speer 
Searcy, Arkansas 

1992  FEB 23 Age 36  Marriage of Michael and Cindy Gambill 
Greenbrier, Arkansas 

1994 -2007 Age 38  Michael worked as a residential builder (Homegrown Designs); Self-employed 
Greenbrier, Arkansas 

2007 -2008 Age 51  Michael attended University of Central Arkansas 
Conway, Arkansas 

2007 Age 51  Michael worked at University of Central Arkansas as Part time carpenter 
Conway, Arkansas, Arkansas
 
Possible interview questions:

Full Name:  

Place and date of birth. 
Father’s name, place and date of birth, occupation. 
Mother’s name, place and date of birth, occupation. 
Grandparents: names, places and dates of birth. Any memories of them? 
When did family members come to America? 
What was their physical appearance? 
What stories have you heard about them? 
Were you told any stories about other forebears? If so, what were they? 

Childhood: 

Where did you grow up?
Describe the impact that so much moving around had on you as a child. 
Did it influence your siblings in a similar manner?
Describe the houses you lived in. 
Describe the sort of food you ate. 
Describe the types of clothes you wore. 
Describe the games you played as a child (not only sports - skipping, marbles, etc) 
Describe the family chores.

Family activities: 

Describe your siblings and your interaction with them.	
How did your parents treat you as opposed to your sisters?
What sort of things did your family celebrate? (Christmas, birthdays, etc). 
Did you have any special traditions, perhaps ones with German influences?
What were your family’s attitudes towards alcohol? Smoking? 
What sorts of things were your parents strict about? How? Why?

Education: 

Your first day of school has become somewhat of a family legend. Can you describe what happened that morning?
Did you have any favorite teachers? Why did you like her/him? 
Were there any teachers you disliked? Why? 
What is your clearest memory of grade school or high school?
What do you wish you could forget?
What was the discipline like at school? 
Were you ever punished in school? Why? 
What were your parent’s views on college? When did you decide when you would go to college? What did you originally want to be?
Where did you go to college? 
What caused you to drop out of college when you were young?

Work: 

What was your first paid job? Where did you work? 
How did you get this job?
Describe what you did in your job. Hours of work? Wages? 
Did you give any to your parents? Did you need special clothes? Equipment? 
How did you feel about your job? 
What were your relations like with your workmates? With your boss? 
Were there any problems getting time off? If so, describe them. 
Why did you leave? 

What other jobs did you have during your adolescence? 

Leisure: 

What did you do in your spare time? 
(clubs/youth organizations/sports/games/dances/hobbies/cinema/theater/pub?) 
Describe what was involved. 
Did you go out in the evenings? What was a good night out when you were young? 
Did you stick to a group of friends? Did your parents expect to meet your friends? 
Did your parents disapprove of any of your activities? If so, why? 
Did you ever wish that you could have done some activity that your parents denied you?

Religion: 

Could you tell me how you spent Sundays during your childhood? 
Did you have different clothes? Did you play games? 
Did your parents think it wrong to work or play on Sunday? 
Did your parents attend a place of worship? Denomination? How often? 
What was it like to have a father as a preacher?
Describe your mother’s involvement in the church.
Did you attend? Did you go to Sunday School? Outings? Choir? Evening classes? 
Other activities organized by the church? 
Were you taught to say prayers at night? 
Did you ever have family prayers? 
How much would you say religion meant to you as a child?
Were your neighbors and school peers religious?
As a “preacher’s kid,” did you ever feel that you had to uphold certain standards?
What did your parents tell you about religion?

Describe your time as a youth pastor. Did you enjoy this job?
How and when did your views on religion change?

Marriage/Partners: 

How did you meet your partner? 
How did you feel about him/her? Why? 
Why did you decide to get married/live together? 
Was there any pressure from your families? If so, what? 
Where did you get married? Was it a religious or civil ceremony? Why? 
Describe what you wore. 
Was there a reception held and what was it like? 
Honeymoon? Where? How long? 
How did you manage the housekeeping after marriage/living together? 
Who paid the bills? 
Who decided how the money should be spent? 
What did you do when you disagreed? 
How would you describe your relationship? 
Did you talk to each other and share important things? 
Did you both have the same ideas about bringing up children? 
Was there anyone you talked to if you were worried about the children? 
Did you ask your mother for advice? Reasons? 

Life Changes 

When and why did you decide to go to Aquismón, Mexico?
Did you know any Spanish before you left?
How did the adoption of your son transpire?
How was Karen’s response to the adoption different from your own?
How did your family and friends react to the adoption? Were they supportive?
When and why did you settle in Arkansas? What was this time in your life like?
Did you keep in touch with parents?
Describe your economic status at this time.
Did you and Karen want to have more children? 
How many did you want? Did you want a particular sex?
How did Matt change your daily life?
Can you elaborate on your divorce?
-	When did you first realize you would be splitting up? Where did you move? How often did you see Matt? What other recollections do you have of this time?
Can you describe your second marriage? 
-	How did you meet Lynn? Where was she from? What was her occupation? Did you meet her family? What did Matt think of her? Did she have or want any children? For how long were you married? Where did you live? 
-	What happened after you got divorced? 
-	How did you feel after two failed marriages? Did you believe that you would get married a third time? 

The “Cindy” Years

Did you date anyone in between Lynn and Cindy?
How did you meet your current wife? 
Pre-marriage, how did you and Cindy enjoy time together? 
-	Can you recall any specific events or stories from this time?
Cindy used to drive an older car during this time. Can you elaborate on this?
How did you know that you would get married?
When and where were you married?
How did this marriage ceremony differ from your first?
Where did you honeymoon?
Can you describe your adjustments to the “instant family” that came together with the marriage to Cindy? What was most difficult? What was most exciting or gratifying?
How did you go about constructing the house in Greenbrier?
-	How long did this take? Who helped out?
What has life been like in Greenbrier? How has your life changed?
Do you prefer living in Greenbrier to living in Conway? 
How long have you lived in Greenbrier?
How has this area changed since you moved there?

Current Life

How often do you keep in touch with your parents and siblings?
What are your current hobbies?
Describe your current job.
Describe your life as a student.
Why did you decide to go back to school? 
-	How is it different to attend college now than it was during your adolescence?
-	What is most frustrating? What is most gratifying? 
Describe your plans for the future.

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