Category: Family History
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LSSI Amicus Certus Transforming Lives for 150 Years
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, one of my favorite clients, asked me to produce their annual Amicus Certus video about the great work with Post-Adoption, Adoption Preservation, Search and Reunion Services and Birth Mother’s Support Groups. When a cholera epidemic hit Northwest Illinois over 150 years ago, Lutheran congregations rallied together responding to the needs…
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Caesar Giovannini Testimony
Recently I interviewed Chicago born pianist, band arranger and composer Caesar Giovannini for Lutheran Life Communities. Caesar is a resident at the Lutheran Home in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Giovannini gained fame in the 1950’s through appearances on the Dave Garroway Show. He also served for two years as music director for the Kukla, Fran and…
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How’s this for a selfie?
How’s this for a selfie? Working on a documentary on the history of WCFC TV38, I unearthed these vintage 1980’s stand-up’s featuring your’s truly as a cub reporter on the weekly news magazine, Page Two. We covered all kinds of stories, often with a conservative bent that makes me cringe these days. Thanks to Wade…
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LSSI Why Become a Foster Parent?
Through this foster care video, Ron, a Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) foster parent, shares his foster parent story. For Ron, foster parenting is a way to give back to the community. Though foster parenting has its challenges, Ron’s two eldest foster children have overcome these challenges, graduated high school, and are now in…
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John and Rose: Looking Back at a Lifetime
This is an interview I did several years ago with two of my aunts, Merc Bruss and Ione Driggs. They share some family history and talk about growing up in the depression in and around Milwaukee, Wisconsin.