Episodes

  • Ep. 2 – Family Rewind - Polio Epidemic (Audio)
    May 31 2025

    Family Rewind, Episode 2: In 1947, a polio epidemic swept through the Northeastern Ohio communities of Barberton and Akron. My mom, Donna Romig Tipton, came down with the virus when she was 9 years old. This is her story.

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    13 mins
  • Ep. 1 - Growing up in Coal Country - Tilley Family Saga 1 (audio)
    Apr 13 2025

    Karla Tipton presents the story of her grandmother Edna Tilley Romig's childhood years in the Appalachian coal country of Southern Ohio. In interview excerpts recorded in the 1990s, Edna speaks of what life was like growing up poor in the early years of the 20th century. Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uIwXvXfstdM

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    11 mins
  • Ep. 1 - Growing up in Coal Country - Tilley Family Saga 1 (video)
    Apr 13 2025

    Karla Tipton presents the story of her grandmother Edna Tilley Romig's childhood years in the Appalachian coal country of Southern Ohio. In interview excerpts recorded in the 1990s, Edna speaks of what life was like growing up poor in the early years of the 20th century. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uIwXvXfstdM

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    12 mins
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