Eagle Creek Resident Bio: Amelia Longwood

Interview conducted Wednesday, August 31, 1910, by Sarah Conrad


(Amelia Longwood is a friend of Boo Zige)

1. Name: Amelia Carol Longwood

2. Date of Birth: Feb. 20, 1896

3. Place of Birth: River City, Montana

4. Parents: Arthur and Annette Longwood

5. Siblings: Annette Joanne (1899-), Mary Jo (1900-), Tracy Pearl (1902-), Pamela Katherine (1904-), Michael Brandt (1906-), Jeremy John (1909-)

6. Describe your childhood. I grew up in River City. My Dad makes wagons. My mother works at Jeremiah's Dry Goods part time.

7. What did you enjoy doing as a child? I enjoyed going to school. I have made straights A's since I was in second grade.

8. What is your earliest memory? Climbing up on the roof of my house. My Uncle Jay was fixing the roof and I climbed a ladder to say 'hi' to him.

9. How old were you when you went on your first date and where did you go? I've never been on a date.

10. Married?

11. Pets? I have an Afghan Hound named Jerry.

12. Education: I am in seventh grade at Eagle Creek School.

13. Current friends: Boo and Henry Tyler are my closest friends. Jan Smithers invited me to go over to her house on Saturday.

14. Occupation: Student.

15. What was your first job? I used to work at my Grandpa's market in River City.

16. How much did you make? Fifteen cents an hour.

17. What is your favorite quote? All Love is sweet. Given or returned. Common as light is love, And its familiar voice wearies not ever. - Percy Bysshe Shelley

18. What are you doing now? Walking back home after school.

20. Do you admire a famous person? Thomas Edison

21. What makes them admirable? He invented... everything.

22. What is your favorite food? Cheese

23. What is your favorite color? Silver

24. What is your favorite song? A Mighty Fortress Is Our God by Martin Luther

25. Hobbies: I like playing Backgammon but it is hard to find good players. I wanted to be on the River City Jr. Backgammon Team, but we moved here instead.

26. Name of the last book you read? A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain. It's his record of travelling Europe.

27. Tell me about a memorable moment in your life; a time you will never forget. Going to the Eagle Creek Music Festival a couple of months ago. This real funny lady sang the song about rockets and flags. She also kissed a boy who carried her out on the stage. That was so funny.

28. What things do you find yourself doing that you said you'd never do? Wanting to run away from home. I really miss my friends back in River City.

29. What are the goals you are still working toward? I'd like to start a backgammon team here in Eagle Creek.

30. When people look back at your life, how do you want to be remembered? As a girl who liked to have fun.

31. What is your favorite outdoor activity? Ice skatng. I used to skate on the Sheridan River in downtown River City when it would freeze. I lived only a couple of blocks from the river. Me and my best friend Britney would skate to town and have fun.

32. Do you attend church or religious services? My family went to 3rd Avenue Church of Christ in River City. I wish I could go back there but Kimberly said Eagle Creek Memorial is a neat church. They have some cute boys in the teenage class.

33. What is your favorite Bible verse? Nahum 1:7 The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

When I was baptized, my minister gave me a Bible which had that verse on the dedication page.


34. What makes you happy? Making good grades on tests.

35. What makes you sad? Missing my friends. My mom says I need to concentrate on making new ones down here, but, it's just not the same.

36. What frightens you? Avalanches. I saw one in the mountains last winter. It looked like the world was falling apart.

37. What is there about you that would surprise people if they found out? I can hold my breath for four minutes.