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FAMILY NAME
IN MY FIANCE'S FAMILY (MR. AND MRS. DONALD SULLIVAN), THE
MOTHER (AND WIFE) IS COMMONLY CALLED "GRANNY" AND THE ONLY
SON (DONALD JR.) IS CALLED SIMPLY "SON." THEIR FIRST NAMES
ARE RARELY USED EXCEPT FOR EMPHASIS. THE REASON BEHIND MRS.
SULLIVAN BEING CALLED "GRANNY" IS THAT MR. SULLIVAN (WHO HAS
SILVER HAIR) WAS NICKNAMED BY NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN AS
"GRANDPA" (THIS NO LONGER EXISTS). HE DECIDED THAT IF HE WAS
TO BE CALLED "GRANDPA", MRS. SULLIVAN WOULD BE "GRANNY." THE
NAME HAS SINCE STUCK WITH HER.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; ROCHESTER
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- FamilyGroup |
Date learned: 12-00-1968
CHRISTMAS CUSTOM
INFORMANT'S FAMILY OPENS THE GIFTS AT 12 O'CLOCK MIDNIGHT,
FOLLOWED BY A CUSTOMARY MEAL OF HOT PASTROMI ON DARK RYE BREAD.
Where learned: TOLD AT HOME ; NEW YORK ; ROCHESTER
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 24 Christmas Eve Single dishes CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Gifts, gift giving at Christmas |
Date learned: 01-00-1971
Paid Political Denouncement
George Wallace is Rosemary's Baby
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are brothers.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROCHESTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Art Craft Architecture Art, Craft, Architecture |