Oral History Interview With Mark Edmiston

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Title

Oral History Interview With Mark Edmiston

Description

Mark describes growing up in Yonkers as the son of a politician, participating in community events, and working in the magazine business.

Creator

Yonkers Public Library

Source

Mark Edmiston

Hudson River Museum

Publisher

Yonkers Public Library

Date

2/22/2017

Contributor

Mark Edmiston

Hudson River Museum

Format

MP3

Identifier

2018.015.012

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Rosa Sudol

Interviewee

Mark Edmiston

Location

Yonkers Riverfront Library

Duration

27:37

Time Summary

00:38-Living on Shonnard Place and south Yonkers.
1:10-Parents born in Yonkers.
1:48-Description of neighborhoods where Mark lived.
4:00-Father working in politics in Yonkers.
6:22-Working for Time, Inc. after college.
7:33-Going to high school at Manhattan College.
11:23-Moving to Undercliff Street.
12:23-How Undercliff Street has changed.
15:44-Family history.
18:30-Shows and movies being filmed in Yonkers.
19:22-Accident in street and rupturing spleen.
22:36-Hanging out on Van Cortlandt Park Ave.
23:47-Going to a lot of wakes as a result of father being politician.
25:37-Doing non-profit work since retiring.

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Citation

Yonkers Public Library, “Oral History Interview With Mark Edmiston,” Yonkers Public Library Archive, accessed March 28, 2024, http://archive.ypl.org/items/show/524.