Brooklyn
1929-2021
1929-2021
Who is Josephine, Nana, Aunt Joey?
Josephine was the queen of this dish for all gatherings!
What is rice and beans?
Adeline and Josephine have been actively practicing this religion for their entire lives, and 92 years.
What is Catholicism?
Adeline survived this disease in March of 2020.
What is Covid-19?
Adeline has a picture, from the early 1960's, of this famous singer kissing her on the cheek sitting in her living room. This was just a few months before he was tragically killed.
Who is Sam Cooke?
This is one thing Adeline will never eat on a Friday.
What is meat?
Adeline has served in this role for Councilman & Assemblyman Barron from East NY for the last 20 years.
What is treasurer?
If there's music at a party, Adeline can probably be found doing this at some point in the evening.
What is dancing?
A serious "crash" happened in this year, the year of Adeline's birth, which ushered in a "very sad time" in U.S. economic history.
What is the "Great Depression"?
Adeline can still say some things in this language of her mother.
What is Creole?
Adeline and Josephine attended this church and elementary school as young children growing up in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn.
What is St. Peter Claver?
Adeline's favorite type of thing to read is this.
What is a newspaper?
In the 1970's, Adeline began working for this city agency that she eventually retired from, that issues very expensive things that drivers hate to get.
What is Transportation/Parking Violations Bureau?
Adeline & Josephine's parents, Emilie and Henri Charlemagne emigrated from this region of Haiti to Brooklyn in the early 1920's.
What is Port-au-Prince or Anse-a-Veau?
Josephine was long term member of this church in Far Rockaway.
What is St. Gertrudes?
For many years, Josephine could often be found with her favorite beverage in hand, which was what?
What is Budweiser beer?
In high school (1940's), Adeline worked after school at a factory that produced these.
What are synthetic pearls OR handkerchiefs?
Adeline and Josephine spent time as they grew up in a robust Haitian community in this neighborhood of Brooklyn.
What is Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Adeline was embraced as an elder by this community, who joined her church community over a decade ago.
What is the African or Nigerian community?
Adeline was over 30 years old when she found out that her official name on her birth certificate was this.
What is Josephine?