I was just a little kid. My memory was of men knocking on our door looking for food for work. Mom would say we had no work but to wait a min. She would cook an egg, a pc of toast on a paper plate with napkin and a cup of coffee, hand it out to them. Our church collected $ for those out of work.
LogginInn my mother is 76. she told me that her parents used to feed the “hobos” in the forties. her and her parents were all little tiny irishmen. too much funny business going on to allow someone to sit at the table with my wife and kids.
My grandpa talked of "hobo" riding the train.......he was born in 1897.... passed in 1998.... ww1 vet......he was the family back bone.......rip grandpa.....
Fight for true communism and smash the capitalist system of economics. My bet is that you will now defend capitalist exploitation tooth n nail. This is why I say let the working class arse holes suffer, they deserve to.
@@jenniechurch5337 I am not insane, the capitalist media has brainwashed you. Do you believe in freedom of speech? The capitalists media has blocked Russia Today TV channel. The capitalists are actually stating that you are mentally retarded and therefore unable to decide what is right or wrong.
7 Million men, women and children died in America during the depression, my uncle was one of them. He died all alone along a dirt road somewhere in Oklahoma. TODAY, NEVER put your money in a bank. Banks have you sign a deposit card today when you put money in their bank and it now says any money you put in the bank belongs to the bank.As a retired banker, I know for a fact banks took all savings and checking accounts then the Fed's came in and broke open all of the safe deposit boxes and took everything that was inside them. My Father and Mother lost everything and I was raised on goat milk. My father was a doctor and he took care of people for food for us children.
@@yliadoflower3556 you cant hack decentralized blockchains aka ethereum or Bitcoin, and it would be a tough time confiscating gold and silver if you hide it well too
we should have continued in this way. Living simply and relying on our own efforts to survive. Instead we got greedy and forgot how to be grateful for the little things.
It's good to know how to do things like canning jarring and basic survival. But I suppose your prediction didn't come to fruition. Luckily the socialists havnt taken over yet
@@drunkandhighsportstourname5415 Getting sick, laid off, hours cut down at work, family member moves in etc are all great modivations for being more prepared in our lives. Start small. Buy what you eat and eat what you buy. Don't waste food, eat or create new meals with leftovers. Just a thought.
@The Trashman how many times in 150 years have "banks" failed? Prepping is different than fear mongering. Pulling yourself out of "the system" will only make it fail even quicker. Like those who take out giant loans than leave the country only to have the debt burden the rest of us. Don't give up.. the american system is pretty efficient. We just need to toss the socialism and the too big to fail mentality. Capitalism is King and the ultimate equalizer.
O'BlowZo the brown clown 8 years = No growth, lost jobs, and in his words "Americas best days are over and the jobs will never come back". Trump in just 2.5 years with the DEMONrat's fighting against him. And O'BlowsO saying "What ca gawin ta do wave a magic wand" ? =LOWER unemployment, Jobs coming back, Economy booming, and "Illegal's pushed back to were they belong and a wall being built. Pull your head out of your a$$ and look around. This is no were near a GREAT DEPRESSION. Your just a LibRETARDed LOON.
@@essentialone3934 you're hatred for one man blinds you to reality. You can still not like him but do it for a reason, not because your local news station or friends told you to.
I have watched every show about the Great Depression. I have learned so much. It was something I wanted to do so many times. But life would not let me until now. I thank those who was able to tell all their stories. I was able to learn so much. And thank you so much. Definitely should learn how to can things now while I can too. I heard we are not to far from hitting another Great Depression, and that is another great reason to learn from these folks who survived it.
Wow these stories are incredible. I always enjoy listening to history although I don't think I would have wanted to live in the 30's. That woman who said she started college in 1931 doesn't look that old, these people have aged pretty well.
Im 60. I had wonderful grandparents. I used to listen to them talk. My grandfather was so lucky to have worked at kodak. Kodak built his house. $1400.00. I will always remember that. He raised a family. 3 boys. He worked hard. Forman. 3rd shift. His whole life. His 3 boys all fought in the war. All came home. Looking back. I think things were better than today. I have a good life today. I think alot has to do with my grandfather. They always had a garden in the back. Today both parents need to work just to get by. Every sunday we went to church. Today its traffic jams and cell phones. I remember lots of good times. Every week we went and saw my grandparents. I remember. Its sad.
@Joy Ann El-Khouri In the late 19th/early 20th century people thought war would never happen because the technology of the time was so powerful and destructive. Look how wrong they were......
The Greatest Generation of People were the people who lived and survived the Great Depression. Todays people are sugar and chocolate compared to the people of those days.
Ain’t That the Truth! My parents were children during the Great Depression & were both hard working honest people as a result. I really never knew that kind of hardship but I did learn a lot from them. Today’s “parents “ don’t make any demands on their kids much less Discipline them!! It’s called “entertainment “ on these stupid “court” shows to Even find Out Who the Father IS.!! That’s ridiculous to me.
Listening these stories I hear a lot of people HELPING eachother. This is a time long long gone, nowadays people would just assume step on you than help you.
Social gardening is helping in cities now. Toronto has a pay what you can grocery store with almost all fresh produce. We would pull together now if need be.
The people, who endured the 1929-1939 economic depression and have known about today's economy and the fiat currency, would have been the biggest promoter of the preppers in current times. www.preppersclub.org
How true MH . Gives a mind set that isn't practiced today. Home paid for, a garden, long term storage and $ saved. I want to be the one giving rather than having to ask. I'm into my 80's but never really thought it possible or probable I would see that happen again in my life time.
texshelters very cool. These were/are the people of my parents' generation. Very good and hardworking people. It is very cool to see them speaking about what they went through. God bless you and yours.
Some of the stories that my parents told me who were old enough to be my grandparents. I have sisters who are the ages of my parents instead of sisters. All went through the Great Depression and none have forgotten those nightmare years and it has taught me quite a lesson.
It may be worse next time around because we have mutated into a much more violent and self-centered species. Yet there still are many good people on which to rely our hope.
@@em55527 Hard to trade when no one else is even trying to grow food. I started by look up the old victory garden requirements for feeding a family. Here re two sites that covers the subject in some detail. morningchores.com/vegetable-garden-size/ theprepperproject.com/how-big-a-garden-will-your-family-need/
The Depression was brought on by easy credit and the belief the sky had no limit on getting rich, quick along with few actually putting money into savings for a rainy day. Sound familiar? This is one reason why people prep.
Great Depression was brought on by banks and those that created banks ... to take farmland and control farmland, to usher people into cities, getting as far away from nature and self-sufficiency as possible, top become dependent on the federal government, etc. And where did people put their savings? Into banks which crashed. Poof! Self-sufficiency is the key now and banding together locally in small groups. Cities will become nightmares for everyone living there. Grow your own food starting now everyone. Organic seeds.
Problem is, even Roosevelt's own cabinet admitted that his programs failed, and failed miserably. Morgenthau wrote in his diary that all of their programs failed to achieve anything.
Even though it was the depression my relatives didn't even know it, they had everything to eat in the fertile soil of California. One thing they lacked was money they lost that when the bank closed, but they bartered for all their needs. My grandfather loved his mom's cooking and only had happy memories of their games and toys they created!
My great grandparents lived in Los Angeles...i know my great grams had a malt shop in a drug store! Maybe after the great depression? I never heard of any hard times from my family!
We are now August 2022, and we start to hear the word " A great depression! Coming!". I hope that I'm well prepared to face that challenge. My mother spoke to me so much about what life was in those days and how their parent help some people they knew, in the village to survive (food).
@giddymoon I was not informed by "THE media" but by the people who lived through it. I have no desire to dance through your neo political reality tv commentary. Good day.
This sounds so much like times today! Families having to move back in with elderly parents, etc. My Mom and Dad both lived on farms so the had plenty to eat but lacked store bought goods. My Mom still talks about her oldest sister bringing store bought mayo and white bread back from the city and how she maked a mayo sandwich, which was such a treat!
ibemamo, Exactly! Mirroring...however, sadly, people have since lost family values. They prefer to "look the other way" instead of banning together to survive. Humans became greedy and selfish. Gotta "keep up with the Jones's" don'tcha know...
Yeah, but today this is caused by excessive taxation most places in the west. I guess we have to hit rock bottom, then elect some president offering free stuff, and the circle is complete. LOL Or else we just turn the world upside down and try something different.
@@Countrygirlwithasideofgangsta mostly only white people tho! Most other ethnic groups take care of their families at home! I worked in nursing homes for years...and all white (with no visitors) maybe a few! Sad...
My mom and pop lived thru the depression We are going to go through it again All signs point to it We are also on the way to a thermo nuclear exchange of biblical proportions
@giddymoon yes these older people who actually lived through it or had it handed down to them by word of mouth from the horses mouth. LOL Hoover was the bad guy in this story as was Grover Cleveland who probably knew flack history would give Hoover. Same scenario as the 80s. Taxes lowered on cronies and unrestrained banking practices. Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it...true words especially since it appears we have been remiss in teaching history to you guys.
Reminiscing is not teaching anyone about survival there are many channels that will teach you about making good dirt storing your food what grows good enough to feed you etc. this is reminiscing go to ice age farmer or adapt2030 these channels are trying there best and many many more
1) Talking about hard times may motivate folks today to prep up and grow their own food now, 2) this series shows respect to our now-elders for sharing their memories and giving their voices a voice even though they were children and young adults during the Great Depression. Adapt 2030 is fantastic! GRAND SOLAR MINIMUM is a life-changing game changer for everyone and it is here now. October 2024 looks like the mini-ice age will become apparent to all. Growing/raising your own food is critical.
War Farms and War Kitchens(how they had to cook) is good videos to watch. They were in England and they rationed food for 15yrs. This is WWII, but relevent. Also, watch the Victory Gardens project put into place during WWII, by the gov.
My father lived in Ferrel (outside of Pittsburg) PA (Herman Prizant 1925-1983) He was a depression little boy, and my mother lived in OH (1934-present), was a depression baby. They both said times were very tough. Mom doesn't remember much, but dad did - with 9 kids in the family (my mother's only had 3) it was very hard, and they (grandma or grandpa had been farmers from Hungary) but I am thankful they were here and so were they anyway because the whole other half of the family, being Jewish, perished in the Holocaust. This was a good report. Thank you. Shalom and G-d bless! Did any of y'all know my father? He left with my mother for CA in April of 1959.
If she could see how crowded State College is now! Even in 1988, when I moved there with my late first husband, there was room to breathe. My husband and daughter both went to Penn State. My daughter lucklily graduated in 2019 and is now a successful architect; my husband a retired ekectrucal engineer. My Dad was dirt-poor in Paris, IL, but my mother fared better as the only child of a college professor near my Dad. These stories are great.
When were these interviews made? 🤔. 2009? Just curious, as these people would have been in their 90s or close to 100 if they were adults in the 1930s. Very fascinating and interesting video.
How I wish my grandparents and patents were still around. I have memories of stories but so many questions now. I am 78 and seeing we are heading for a full blown depression .
Why not stay with parents for 122 years and pay rent to parents in a multi-generational home to save more than $1 million of mortgage interests and investment opportunity costs per generation so your parents and eventually yourself when you are old will have funds to pay the doctors for medical bills and surgeries to extend your life by a year to see your grandchildren? Why not pay your children or grandchildren a monthly salary, so they let you stay with them and nurse you until you pass away?
Videos like this act as if everyone suffered through the Great Depression, and it's nonsense. Seventy-five percent of people never lost their jobs, and a good many of them came out of the depression far better off than when it started because and steady job meant you could live very well. Even a little bit of money had a huge amount of buying power. And while many rich people lost everything, many more, the smart ones, made millions off the depression, and multimillions when it ended.
I've heard lots of black people say that they didn't realize the depression was going on because they we're already poor. The less you have they less you can lose.
