Topics include where his family came from in Italy, how they came to the Ishpeming area, mining, his family's saloon during Prohibition, bootlegging, gardening, Italian-American mutual aid societies, mining, the Depression, holidays, learning English, boarding houses, food, prejudice and conflict with other ethnic groups, family stories of life in Italy, how close the Ishpeming Italian community was, and the importance of preserving traditions. Dates covered by the interview: 1920s-1940s. Recorded at Marquette, Michigan. This audio file includes both tape 1 and tape 2.