Sierra Dayen interviewed her mother about her family history. Her mother's side originally immigrated from England, with her great-grandmother being born there. Her great-grandmother came to the United States for greater religious freedom and first settled in New York, but disliked its urban environment and moved to more rural Rhode Island. Her great-grandmother was extremely Catholic and wealthy, with her husband working as a professional sports player. Some family traditions from England were passed down, such as religious traditions, though Sierra's mother later became a Christian after meeting her father.

1. FAMILY HISTORY
PROJECT
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Sierra Dayen
2015

2. FROM THE
INTERVIEW:
my mother

3. where did they come
from?
• my mother’s side of the family immigrated
originally from England. My great grandmother
was born in England.

4. why did they come
here?
• My great grandmother came to the United States,
because as my mom said, “she wanted more
religious freedom.”

5. where did they first
come to?
• My great grandmother first came to New York,
which is extremely urban and didn't like it. So she
then migrated to the more rural Rhode Island,
where she met my great grandfather.

6. where have they moved
since?
• As far as my mother knew, Rhode Island was the
only place that my great grandmother lived until
she passed away. My grandmother then moved
her family, including my mother at age 7, to
California.

7. how did they originally get
here?
• My great grandmother originally came here on
the mayflower, first wave of immigration (great
grandmother) and the second wave of
immigration (great grandfather)

8. what kind of work were they
involved in?
• My great grandmother did not work at all. Her
husband, my great grandfather was a
professional, and apparently well known, sports
player (my mom does not remember the name of
the sport at that time, but she thinks it was similar
to croquet.) They were extremely wealthy.

9. what kind of food did
they eat?
• As i mentioned in the last slide, both my great
grandparents were extremely wealthy, so my
mom remembers them eating all kinds of
fancy/expensive dishes.

10. does religion fit into the
story?
• As i mentioned earlier, religion plays a huge part
in the story, according to what my mom has told
me. My great grandmother was extremely
Catholic, so her lifestyle was very much so
affected by this.

11. do politics fit into the
story?
• Being a strong Catholic, my great grandmother’s
political standpoint was Republican, which
heavily swayed much of her opinions.

12. was there anything they
changed when they came
here?
• Surprisingly, my mom said that according to my
grandmother, my great grandmother was the
same her entire life - always needed the best and
most expensive of everything. There was never
any kind of transformation in personality or
traditions.

13. are there any traditions from
where they came from that they
still hold?
• Religious traditions were still held, and also
passed down to the next generations. However
when my mom met my dad, my mom became a
Christian.

14. were they affected by
U.S. war?
• It is unknown whether or not they were affected
by U.S. war, but i do know that my grandfather
fought in multiple battles, including WWII