KALISPELL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
This
is an outline of basic questions. You will need to add to these based
on the person you are interviewing. After the interview, you will use
your questions and answers to write up your interview.
1.
Do you mind if I ask where and when were you born?
2. If you are not a native, when did you move to Kalispell?
3. What do you remember about the changes in transportation, the buildings
in downtown, and the shopping centers?
4. What did you do for fun growing up in Kalispell?
5. What movie theaters did you go to?
6. Did you ever eat/stay at the Kalispell Grand Hotel?
7. Where did people go out to eat? Fast foods? Restaurants? Name them.
8. Describe Main St. during the decades beginning with the first years
you remember.
9. Besides movies, what other recreation was available in Kalispell for
adults, teens and for small children?
10. Do you remember how much various things cost in the 50's, 60's,70's
or 80's?
11. What schools did you attend? Elementary, Middle and High School.
12. How many grades were in your school? What kinds of subjects? What
sports were played? What rivalries among schools existed? How were kids
punished? Favorite hangouts?
13. How many cars did your family own? How old did you have to be to get
a license? What was driving like then? Describe the roads of Kalispell
then.
14. Did your family own a TV? More than one? What were your favorite TV
programs? Did many people listen to radio? Favorite radio station?
15.
Name several popular dances and songs.
16. Did your family own a stereo or record player?
17. What do you remember about the Great Flood of 1964?
18.
What are the changes that stand out in your mind that have happened in
Kalispell since you've lived here?
19.
What is your best memory about growing up/living in Kalispell? Worst memory?
20.
Why is Kalispell a great place to live?
BE
SURE TO THANK THE PERSON YOU HAVE INTERVIEWED!!
GET
THEIR AUTOGRAPH AND/OR TAKE A PICTURE OF THEM.
****WRITE
UP YOUR INTERVIEW IN PARAGRAPH FORM.****
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