Grandma Interview Paper

I chose to interview my Grandmama for this Biography Interview paper because she has had a very interesting life and she likes to tell stories about her experiences. I am fortunate enough to be able to see my Grandmama several times a week and we do many fun things together. She has been an important part of my life growing up. My Grandmama was born with the given name of Sarah Janis Herring. Most know her as Janis. All of the grandchildren call her Grandmama. She was born in a small town in Georgia called West Point. West Point is about an hour north of Columbus. She lived there with her parents until she was about two years old and then moved to Columbus. My Grandmama has one sister that is just a year younger than her. They

In fact, Grandmama said that the school is still there, but is no longer a school. She attended 16th Street School from Kindergarden through 7th grade. Her mother even taught there! After 16th Street School Grandmama went to Columbus High which is located in the same place as it was when she attended. For college, she enrolled in North Georgia College in Dahlonega, GA. It was there that she met her husband, Glynn Eberhardt. He was going to military school. After graduating he joined the Army and later was stationed at Fort Rucker, Alabama so they moved many places after they were married from Alabama, Oklahoma, Kansas, Germany, Hawaii, and back to Columbus. Glynn was a pilot who flew little, fixed-winged planes and helicopters. At first she was worried, but she knew he was a very good pilot so her fear went away. They have been here in Columbus ever since. Grandmama liked being married to a husband that was in the Army. He was a soldier for 20 years and they enjoyed traveling to different places. She said that sometimes it would be lonely in the places they were stationed, but most of the time they were together with their