Interviews: Categorizing Content

	OBJECTS	OBJECT CATE-GORY	GENEA-LOGY	STORY TELLER	AGE	MOOD	MIMIC PAST
Erin	clatter ring, grandma's birthstone ring, Irish sweater, yearbooks, college photos	Jewelry Attire Photos Books	Interested in past, big family, recent immigration	Yes	30	Candid Happy Laughs at antics	Yes Strong family traditions
Sally	Virgin Mary statue	Relic		Yes	88
Nick	grandpa's shoes, grandpa's bag, minimal photos, work ethic	Attire Functional Objects	Indifferent about past, close with family, far away	No	29	Reserved	Not verbally Not attached to tradition Carry on work ethic
Martha	bible with family records, wedding and school photographs through generations, clog trinket from Grandpa	Books/Records Photos Trinket	Studies the past, close with family, local	Some-times	52	Animated Engaging Excited	Yes Revives past through actions Cherishes objects as memory
Suzanne	locket with family photos, photographs, parent's yearbooks	Jewelry Photos Books	Studies the past, close with family, not local	Yes	29	Interested Flat	Yes Researches past in work Carries on tradition
Daryl	photographs, uncle's harmonica & music, grandma's portrait painting,	Photos Functional Object/Instrument Artwork	Studies the past, close with mother, not local	Yes	60	Tired Anxious to tell stories Emotional	Yes He’s a saver Tells stories constantly of past
Jill	Lessons learned, photo ‘cleansing’, pact with siblings, look to future	Experience Relationships	Interested in the present and future, close with siblings, not local	No	29	Decisive Reserved Cautious	No Learned from past mistakes Makes new traditions
Brian	Opa's cuff links in baby food jar, one current family photo, recipes	Attire Photos Rituals	Interested in the past, close with family, not local	Some-times	25	Articulate Even Dry	Yes Cooking No Challenges tradition
Darlene			Interested in past, tells stories, close with family (many deceased), local	Yes	85	Elderly Carefree Happy Confused	Yes Tells stories and values positive memories Ignores negativity
Julie					33
Joe					51
Jessica	Salvaged photos of family/marriage/friends/baby, borrowed a handkerchief for wedding and returned it	Photos Utilitarian object Documentation	Not local, shapes present based on past mistakes	No	29	Fun Insightful Fearless	No Adapts new life from broken past
Chris	Mom’s furniture, Lukas’ photos	Photos Func-tional Objects	Not local, emotional bond with family – accepts lifestyle difference	Yes	31	Enlightened	Yes Embraces family bond No Change lifestyle
Jessie	50 porcelain dishes, Rituals	Tradition Objects based on tradition	Local, moved to be with students	Yes	28	Cautious Insightful
Hilary				Yes	30		Yes