My Cousin
Oneida Sound Recording
Description: A visit and talk about a radio told by Dennison Hill and read by Maria Hinton
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English Translation
My Cousin
I found my cousin’s house on February 23, 1939. He was married to a white woman and there I found my aunt (the one who greets me as my m other). She is 91 years old and she’s really his mother, that is, this cousin of mine. She talked a lot when I visited. She also told me that she was quite amused that they play music on this word catcher (radio). They say there is always music. So that’s this one.
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