These are interviews of people around Monroe County conducted by Marion Childs between 1956 and 1962, although I found a few interviews between 1949 and 1956. Most of the interviewees lived in Southern Monroe County, especially Erie Township, and Central & Western Monroe County. I believe Marion was from Erie Township so she probably started there. There are not as many interviews of people around Ash, Berlin, and Frenchtown Townships, but there are a few.

All interviews are different in length, some containing only a few paragraphs and some up to several pages long. Many of the stories are cute little anecdotes but most contain valuable genealogical information. However, if it is your family being interviewed all the stories are priceless.

These typed interviews are in two binders and are currently located in the archives at the Monroe Museum. There are 584 pages of recollections by probably over 200 interviewees. Little by little I hope to add each of the interviews to this site, as well as an index to all the names mentioned.

To search for a particular name, click on search then type in the name you are looking for in the search field. To narrow your search, uncheck all the search catagories except "Search stories and topics". Select "Recollections of Monroe" under the Topics section or keep the topic on "All" to search through all Topics.

INTERVIEWS

Mr. Bruce Agnew
Mrs. James Albain (Estella Smith)
Mrs. Will Amendt (Miss Munch)
Mrs. Vincent Barker
Bay Creek Settlement
Mrs. C.W. Beck (Zaida Kolb)
Mr. Charles Bengelsdorf
Mrs. James Bentley (Elnora Leonard)
Ernest Bidigare
Mrs. Beula (Hulda) Moore Billmaier
Nellie Blouch
Dr. E.G. Bockhoven re: Dr. Amos M. Long
Misses Emma & Lena Borgmeier
Rev. John Bradner
Miss Bettie Bragdon
Mrs. Leonard Morrin (Minnie Murphy)
John Clark
Alice/Ransom Squires
Rev. Chas. Bragg
Mrs. Lydia Durocher Brancheau
Mr. Wm. Braunlich, Sr.
Adolph Breitner
John L. Bronson
Mr. Fred R. Brossi
Rev. Ronald Brunger
Mrs. Kirks Bumpus
Mrs. John Callahan
Mrs. Norman Capaul
Mrs. Nicholas Castel (incomplete)
Cominess (incomplete)
Mrs. Arthur Cousino
Mr. George Crabb
Elwyn Crowe
Miss Mary Crowther - Dorsch Library
Mrs. William Day
The Dewey Familyc
Mrs. Guy Doty