It is April 1945 and America doesn't yet know it, but it is only days away from the monumental German surrender in the European theater of WW II. A class of teenagers at Sequoia Union High in Redwood City, CA, have been assigned a special project: to transcribe interviews with notable founders of their respective neighborhoods and communities. Two of the students, Irene Winnick and Jeanette Giovannoni go home to Friendly Acres and interview their families and local merchants.
What follows in this post, is a transcription of Irene Winnick's homework assignment. Her original work, along with Jeanette's and other Sequoia students involved with this Oral History project are housed and may be viewed, with permission, at the Redwood City Archives.
