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  • Jane Siedband

    Jane Siedband has lived in Northbrook since 1978. Her family came to the United States…

    Recorded on February 24, 2025. Length: 15 Minutes.

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  • Morris (Mo) Anderson

    Mo Anderson was born and raised in Northbrook. In this interview he talks about growing…

    Recorded on November 13, 2015. Length: 31 Minutes.

  • Linda Kunstmann Anetsberger

    Recorded on February 13, 2015. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Suzy Anetsberger-Carter

    Recorded on June 14, 2013. Length: 29 Minutes.

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  • Nanette Barber

    Recorded on July 27, 2011. Length: 24 Minutes.

  • Robert Bassler

    Rob Bassler was born and raised in Northbrook and now owns an insurance there. In…

    Recorded on April 13, 2012. Length: 25 Minutes.

  • Beth Bassler

    A fifty-year resident, Beth Bassler describes her experience of growing up in Northbrook, attending the…

    Recorded on February 8, 2013. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Jim Bauer

    Jim grew up in Northbrook, living and working at Techny where his father worked on…

    Recorded on January 11, 2013. Length: 27 Minutes.

  • Laurie Baum

    Recorded on August 8, 2014. Length: 31 Minutes.

  • Ron Bernardi

    Ron Bernardi, a businessman in Northbrook since 1966 and a resident since 1970 talks about…

    Recorded on March 9, 2012. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Gary Biederer

    Recorded on April 18, 2016. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Neil Blatchford

    Neil Blatchford moved to Northbrook in 1950 when he was five. In this interview Mr.…

    Recorded on April 11, 2014. Length: 33 Minutes.

  • Howard Borchardt

    Recorded on October 11, 2013. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • William Borchardt

    William Borchardt (Bill) was born in Northbrook as was his father. Bill is related to…

    Recorded on February 10, 2012. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Nancy Brejc

    Recorded on December 12, 2014. Length: 31 Minutes.

  • Jill Brickman

    Recorded on February 8, 2013. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Pam Buchholz

    DG: Good morning.  Today is Friday, September 14, 2013, and welcome to Northbrook Voices, an oral…

    Recorded on September 14, 2012. Length: 31 Minutes.

  • A. C. Buehler

    A.C. Buhler has served as a Village Trustee for 19 years after living in Northbrook…

    Recorded on November 8, 2013. Length: 32 Minutes.

  • Chuck Burke

    Chuck Burke has lived in Northbrook since the early 1960s and was heavily involved in…

    Recorded on July 12, 2013. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Bill Byrne

    Recorded on February 14, 2014. Length: 31 Minutes.

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  • Clifton Capp

    Cliff Capp has lived in Northbrook since 1957 and was a faculty member at Glenbrook…

    Recorded on February 10, 2012. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Susan Carrington

    Susan Carrington has lived in Northbrook since the mid ‘80s and has raised her three…

    Recorded on April 11, 2014. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Eleanor Chambers

    Eleanor Chambers moved to Northbrook with her family in the early 1950s to a new…

    Recorded on March 9, 2012. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Mary Ann Chambers

    Mary Ann Chambers reflects on living in Northbrook in 1963 and what it was like…

    Recorded on June 12, 2015. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Ainsley Charlesworth

    Anisley Charlesworth talks about being a part of the Gender Sexuality Alliance while attending Glenbrook…

    Recorded on July 24, 2020. Length: 27 Minutes.

  • Kathryn Ciesla

    Recorded on July 10, 2015. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Muriel Collison

    Muriel Collison is a fifth generation resident of Northbrook. She talks about her and her…

    Recorded on March 11, 2016. Length: 31 Minutes.

  • Jack Coombe

    Jack Coombe and his wife Peg moved to Northbrook in 1961 choosing a home near…

    Recorded on November 11, 2011. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Pat Crown

    Pat Crown has lived in Northbrook for nearly his entire life. He reflects on his…

    Recorded on February 6, 2015. Length: 30 Minutes.

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  • Oscar Dahl

    Oscar Dahl has lived in Northbrook since the mid 1960’s. He moved to one of…

    Recorded on June 14, 2013. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Ron Dahlquist

    Architect Ron Dahlquist grew up in Glenview where his father, also an architect had his…

    Recorded on April 13, 2012. Length: 26 Minutes.

  • Mark Damisch

    Mark Damsich served as Village President for 12 years. He and Judy discuss his career…

    Recorded on January 10, 2014. Length: 28 Minutes.

  • Debbie DePalma

    Recorded on October 11, 2013. Length: 28 Minutes.

  • Barb Dettman

    Recorded on December 11, 2015. Length: 26 Minutes.

  • June Dettman

    Recorded on May 10, 2013. Length: 25 Minutes.

  • Marcia Doniger

    Marcia, a long time resident, spoke about moving to Northbrook, raising a family here and…

    Recorded on April 12, 2013. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Doug Downey

    Recorded on October 10, 2014. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Dennis Downes

    Recorded on January 9, 2015. Length: 33 Minutes.

  • John P. Drengenberg

    Recorded on February 14, 2014. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Dale Duda

    Recorded on May 8, 2015. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Tony Dussel

    Tony Dussel a lifelong resident shares his perspective on the changes that have occurred in…

    Recorded on April 12, 2013. Length: 29 Minutes.

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  • Melissa Earley

    Recorded on March 13, 2015. Length: 31 Minutes.

  • Gary Eberlein

    Gary Eberlein is a livelong resident of Northbrook. He describes his experiences growing up in…

    Recorded on January 13, 2012. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Susan Schwall Ellwanger

    Susan Ellwanger describes her experiences growing up in Northbrook in the 1960s and 70s when…

    Recorded on March 8, 2013. Length: 31 Minutes.

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  • Cheryl Fayne-dePersio

    Recorded on January 9, 2015. Length: 34 Minutes.

  • Iman Hazim Fazlic (Fazlich)

    Recorded on June 10, 2016. Length: 33 Minutes.

  • Margery Strub Fejes

    Recorded on September 13, 2013. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Don Ferris

    Recorded on May 13, 2016. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Debbie Bojan Figge

    Debbie Bojan Figge was raised on the western edge of Northbrook and grew up as…

    Recorded on July 13, 2012. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Danny Fong

    The first Chinese restaurant in Northbrook was opened by Danny Fong's parents in 1967. Danny…

    Recorded on July 30, 2020. Length: 35 Minutes.

  • Gerald Friedman

    Gerald Friedman served in Village Government during the rapid development of the community. He offers…

    Recorded on January 13, 2012. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Carlos Frum

    Recorded on May 9, 2014. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Sandra Frum

    Sandra Frum details the reasons she and her husband Carlos moved to Northbrook and the…

    Recorded on August 10, 2012. Length: 30 Minutes.

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  • Tensley Garris

    Recorded on November 14, 2014. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Laurie Geiger

    Recorded on August 12, 2016. Length: 28 Minutes.

  • Lorraine Georgeff

    Lorraine Dettman Georgeff grew up in Northbrook. She was born prior to WWII and lived…

    Recorded on November 11, 2011. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Doug Gerleman

    Recorded on January 13, 2017. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Steve Gianni

    Recorded on June 13, 2014. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Honore Gibson

    Honore Gibson has lived in Northbrook for 65 years in her home on Willow Road,…

    Recorded on March 1, 2012. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Nancy and Lee Goodman

    Recorded on January 13, 2017. Length: 31 Minutes.

  • Chris Greulich

    Recorded on July 10, 2015. Length: 30 Minutes.

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  • Charlotte Hadley

    Recorded on November 13, 2015. Length: 31 Minutes.

  • Shirley Hallen

    Recorded on December 9, 2011. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Rick Hanetho

    Recorded on February 13, 2016. Length: 32 Minutes.

  • Julie Hanson

    Recorded on November 8, 2013. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Linda Blessing Hapner

    Linda Blessing was raised in Northbrook, worked in Northbrook for a number of years and…

    Recorded on September 13, 2013. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Sam Harris

    Sam Harris, a holocaust survivor, came to Northbrook in 1948 and was adopted and raised…

    Recorded on November 11, 2011. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Mary Hayes

    Recorded on November 14, 2014. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Meredith “Merry” Nelson Hedrich

    Recorded on October 11, 2013. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Jan Heine

    Recorded on December 12, 2014. Length: 31 Minutes.

  • Donald Hintz

    Recorded on August 5, 2011. Length: 32 Minutes.

  • Jim Hoover

    Jim describes his experience of growing up in Northbrook, raising his own family here and…

    Recorded on October 12, 2012. Length: 32 Minutes.

  • Judith “Judy” Hughes

    Recorded on March 13, 2015. Length: 45 Minutes.

  • John Hultman

    Recorded on April 8, 2016. Length: 31 Minutes.

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  • Janis Irvine

    Janis Irvine owned the popular local bookstore, The Book Bin, from 1972 to 2015. In…

    Recorded on October 12, 2012. Length: 30 Minutes.

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  • Dr. Ernst Janzen

    Ernst Jazen was the first Orthodontist in the Town of Northbrook. He has lived here…

    Recorded on May 11, 2012. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Daniel Jariabka

    Recorded on December 12, 2014. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Terri Jones and Cindy Ullrich

    Terri Jones and Cindy Ullrich, daughters of the founders and now the owners of Red’s…

    Recorded on April 13, 2012. Length: 29 Minutes.

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  • Larry Kanar

    Recorded on May 9, 2014. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • James Karagianis

    Recorded on May 9, 2014. Length: 31 Minutes.

  • Lucinda Kasperson

    Recorded on March 9, 2012. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Tracy Katz Muhl

    Tracy Katz Muhl has lived in Northbrook since 1979 and is the state representative for…

    Recorded on August 15, 2024. Length: 17 Minutes.

  • Dan Kaye

    Recorded on December 11, 2015. Length: 32 Minutes.

  • Colleen Keaveny

    Recorded on February 8, 2013. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Richard Kelly

    Recorded on July 12, 2013. Length: 36 Minutes.

  • Harley Korman

    Recorded on April 13, 2012. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Esmail Koushanpour

    Recorded on June 14, 2013. Length: 31 Minutes.

  • Jim Kucienski

    Recorded on May 11, 2012. Length: 32 Minutes.

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  • Fred Lafnitzegger

    Recorded on November 14, 2014. Length: 37 Minutes.

  • Bill Landwehr

    Recorded on April 8, 2016. Length: 32 Minutes.

  • Irv Leavitt

    Recorded on January 13, 2017. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Marc Lonoff

    Recorded on June 12, 2015. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Alice Lonoff

    Alice Lonoff has lived in Northbrook for 40 years. She discusses her work with the…

    Recorded on March 25, 2024. Length: 22 Minutes.

  • Lona Louis

    Lona Louis has lived and worked in Northbrook since 1968. In this interview, Lona explains…

    Recorded on November 9, 2012. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Joyce Lucaccioni

    Recorded on August 9, 2013. Length: 28 Minutes.

  • Bill Lutz

    Recorded on July 8, 2016. Length: 31 Minutes.

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  • Gina Manski

    Recorded on May 9, 2014. Length: 32 Minutes.

  • Dave Masters

    Recorded on May 13, 2016. Length: 31 Minutes.

  • Co Pfingsten McArthur

    Recorded on March 10, 2017. Length: 31 Minutes.

  • Lauren McGinnis

    Lauren talks about the racism she experienced growing up in Northbrook and being the co-creator…

    Recorded on August 3, 2020. Length: 32 Minutes.

  • Gregg Melzer

    Recorded on December 27, 2013. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Dan Mennemeyer

    Recorded on April 11, 2014. Length: 32 Minutes.

  • Vernon Mennemeyer

    Recorded on April 11, 2014. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Julia Miller

    Recorded on March 11, 2016. Length: 31 Minutes.

  • Tom Moore

    Tom Moore recalls his participation in multiple athletic programs while growing up in Northbrook in…

    Recorded on December 16, 2011. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Meir Moscowitz

    Recorded on May 10, 2013. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Susan and Glen Moss

    Recorded on May 10, 2013. Length: 31 Minutes.

  • Sondra Mount

    Recorded on September 11, 2015. Length: 26 Minutes.

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  • Rich Nahrstadt

    Recorded on March 13, 2015. Length: 26 Minutes.

  • Elaine Nekritz

    Recorded on August 8, 2014. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Barry Nekritz

    Recorded on September 12, 2014. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Joan Nemmer

    Recorded on October 9, 2015. Length: 31 Minutes.

  • Mike Neumayer

    Recorded on May 12, 2017. Length: 32 Minutes.

  • Don Nord

    Recorded on October 9, 2015. Length: 31 Minutes.

  • John Novinson

    John Novinson came to Northbrook in 1975 to work as the Assistant Village Manager under…

    Recorded on December 9, 2011. Length: 32 Minutes.

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  • Anita Oberg

    Recorded on April 10, 2015. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Samantha Shoden Odisho

    As a Diplomatic Security Special Agent, Samantha needs to be able to work with people…

    Recorded on August 2, 2020. Length: 31 Minutes.

  • James “Jim” Olinski

    Recorded on February 6, 2021. Length: 31 Minutes.

  • Mark Orr

    Recorded on October 10, 2014. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Fred Outa

    Recorded on January 13, 2017. Length: 38 Minutes.

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  • Sharon Carol (Randall) Paolini

    Recorded on January 11, 2013. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Franz Pintz

    JH: Hello.  Today is January 20, 2012.  Welcome  to Northbrook Voices, an oral history project…

    Recorded on January 27, 2012. Length: 32 Minutes.

  • Jay Pollak

    Jay Pollak grew up in Northbrook in the 1940’s and as an adult, lived and…

    Recorded on June 14, 2013. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Alex Prager

    Recorded on July 11, 2014. Length: 27 Minutes.

  • Judy Pringle

    Recorded on September 12, 2014. Length: 30 Minutes.

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  • Yasmine Ramachandra

    Yasmine talks about what it was like growing up in a mostly white suburb, discrimination…

    Recorded on September 16, 2020. Length: 32 Minutes.

  • Chadwick Raymond

    Recorded on June 3, 2011. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Jim Reynolds

    Recorded on November 3, 2014. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Mike Riggle

    Recorded on December 13, 2013. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Richard Rushkewicz

    Recorded on February 13, 2016. Length: 27 Minutes.

  • Richard Rivkin

    Recorded on January 8, 2016. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Eric Robbins

    Recorded on November 8, 2013. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • James Rohrabaugh

    Recorded on June 8, 2012. Length: 31 Minutes.

  • John Rupley

    Recorded on July 8, 2016. Length: 31 Minutes.

  • Mary Yore Rusch

    Mary Yore Rush grew up in Northbrook in the same house on Church Street built…

    Recorded on October 14, 2011. Length: 27 Minutes.

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  • D. Milton Salzer

    Recorded on November 11, 2016. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Harold “Sam” Samorian

    Sam Samorian is a former teacher and coach for the Glenbrook schools, talking about teaching…

    Recorded on May 11, 2012. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Patricia Scherer

    Recorded on January 10, 2014. Length: 31 Minutes.

  • Donald Schevers

    Recorded on February 3, 2016. Length: 31 Minutes.

  • Gary Schiappacasse

    Recorded on October 10, 2014. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Bill Schildgen

    Recorded on January 10, 2014. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Bernie Schmidt

    Recorded on October 21, 2011. Length: 44 Minutes.

  • Howard Schultz

    Recorded on December 11, 2015. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Barbara Schulz

    Recorded on September 12, 2014. Length: 28 Minutes.

  • Rob Schinleber

    Recorded on October 12, 2012. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • John Sellers

    Recorded on June 8, 2017. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Walter Sherman

    Walter Sherman has lived and worked in Northbrook since 1930. Sherman describes his life experiences,…

    Recorded on June 8, 2012. Length: 31 Minutes.

  • Edward “Bud” Smith

    Edward “Bud” Smith has lived in Northbrook since 1938 when his family moved here. His…

    Recorded on March 9, 2012. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Irwin Smith

    Recorded on November 9, 2012. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Rae Stone

    Recorded on September 11, 2015. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Sally Stone

    Recorded on August 12, 2016. Length: 32 Minutes.

  • Pat Strong

    Recorded on August 14, 2015. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Adele Sturgis

    Recorded on May 10, 2013. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Cameron Swanson

    Cameron talks about what it was like being one of the few black students in…

    Recorded on August 5, 2020. Length: 32 Minutes.

  • Steve Szumowski

    Recorded on May 8, 2015. Length: 30 Minutes.

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  • Alta Thiel

    Recorded on October 12, 2012. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Ginnie Gilles Thinnes

    Ginnie Thinnies has lived in Northbrook for almost her entire life. She recalls what it…

    Recorded on January 10, 2014. Length: 32 Minutes.

  • Ed Thompson

    Ed Thompson has lived in Northbrook since the 1970’s, and he talks about what made…

    Recorded on July 11, 2014. Length: 28 Minutes.

  • Kathy Tschaen

    Kathy Tschaen has lived in Northbrook for 43 years. Originally from New York, Kathy shares…

    Recorded on April 8, 2016. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Terry Turgeon

    Terry Turgeon has lived in Northbrook his whole life. He explains how small Northbrook was…

    Recorded on June 8, 2012. Length: 30 Minutes.

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  • Terri Jones and Cindy Ullrich

    Terri Jones and Cindy Ullrich, daughters of the founders and now the owners of Red’s…

    Recorded on April 13, 2012. Length: 29 Minutes.

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  • Susan Vaickauski

    Susan Vaickauski has lived in Northbrook since 1975. She talks about how she was a…

    Recorded on August 12, 2016. Length: 31 Minutes.

  • Bill Valentine

    Bill Valentine has lived in Northbrook since 1959. He shares his memories of growing up…

    Recorded on April 1, 2024. Length: 36 Minutes.

  • Mary Ann Salvi Visoky

    Mary Ann Salvi-Visoky has lived in Northbrook her whole life. She is well known in…

    Recorded on January 17, 2013. Length: 23 Minutes.

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  • Judy Warchol

    Judy Warchol has lived in Northbrook since 1963 and is a volunteer in Northbrook with…

    Recorded on April 12, 2013. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Mort Wax

    Recorded on July 12, 2013. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Karen Wells

    Recorded on February 10, 2012. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Will Werhane

    Recorded on August 8, 2014. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Richard Werner

    Recorded on December 13, 2013. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Jack West

    Recorded on August 10, 2012. Length: 27 Minutes.

  • Ann Weston

    Recorded on May 2, 2011. Length: 25 Minutes.

  • Richard Widmark

    Recorded on January 11, 2012. Length: 30 Minutes.

  • Debbie Williamson

    Recorded on December 12, 2014. Length: 29 Minutes.

  • Linda Ann Wilson

    Recorded on November 8, 2013. Length: 31 Minutes.

  • Elizabeth Wolf

    Elizabeth Wolf celebrates her 100th birthday in 2012. She is a current resident of Crestwood…

    Recorded on December 30, 2011. Length: 33 Minutes.

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  • Denise Young

    Recorded on November 8, 2012. Length: 25 Minutes.

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