Long-time residents Peter Giuliani, Willis Bryan, Paul Guare, Stan Frenier, Rosendo Cueto, Olive Franzi, Daisy Doyle, and Landale Edson relate memories of Montpelier, Vt., in the 1920's and 1930's. This lively and oftentimes humorous "kitchen table" discussion includes the following topics: the prohibition days and local liquor production, storage, and the law; relations between the various Italian, Spanish and other ethnic groups; educational opportunities for the children of immigrants; swimming holes in the Montpelier area; high school sports teams and events; sledding and plowing of roads; living through the Depression; strikes and labor unions in the granite sheds; ice racing with horses on the Winooski River; the trolley and its route through town; Daisy Doyle's father and his contribution to the construction of buildings in downtown Montpelier and the Hubbard Park tower; listing of stores and businesses on Barre Street at the time; women working outside the home; and speaking native languages at home. Within these broad-based topics other subjects are also discussed.
