My Family History Padlet by Heidi Alarcon https://padlet.com/1025465/2vr3ugidrout6h1v Heidi Alarcon 2021 en-us 2021-05-27 15:47:59 UTC 2026-01-19 16:31:10 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. How and why did your family come to the United States? 1025465 https://padlet.com/1025465/2vr3ugidrout6h1v/wish/1565641926 Our family came to the United States from Scotland to Chicago, Illinois during the Great Depression.  They moved here because of a lack of employment options in Scotland.]]> 2021-05-27 15:50:48 UTC https://padlet.com/1025465/2vr3ugidrout6h1v/wish/1565641926 2. What were the obstacles that they met? 1025465 https://padlet.com/1025465/2vr3ugidrout6h1v/wish/1565643760 Some obstacles they met were crossing the Atlantic Ocean by boat. They also had trouble finding a place to settle in America, where there was also a scarcity in jobs.]]> 2021-05-27 15:51:16 UTC https://padlet.com/1025465/2vr3ugidrout6h1v/wish/1565643760 3. What was going on historically in the United States during that time and did it affect your family? 1025465 https://padlet.com/1025465/2vr3ugidrout6h1v/wish/1565644485 Historically in the U.S. when my family moved here, it was the Great Depression. This affected my family because it made it hard for them to find places to settle in the Americas.]]> 2021-05-27 15:51:27 UTC https://padlet.com/1025465/2vr3ugidrout6h1v/wish/1565644485 Family Photo #1 1025465 https://padlet.com/1025465/2vr3ugidrout6h1v/wish/1565652698 My great grandma Maddie and grandpa Sam Johnstone.]]> 2021-05-27 15:53:31 UTC https://padlet.com/1025465/2vr3ugidrout6h1v/wish/1565652698 Family Photo #2 1025465 https://padlet.com/1025465/2vr3ugidrout6h1v/wish/1565653329 2021-05-27 15:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/1025465/2vr3ugidrout6h1v/wish/1565653329 Family Video(30 seconds) 1025465 https://padlet.com/1025465/2vr3ugidrout6h1v/wish/1565653795 2021-05-27 15:53:50 UTC https://padlet.com/1025465/2vr3ugidrout6h1v/wish/1565653795