Appendix 11

50 years that have passed since then.

"Well, that is a long time, isn't it?” Mrs. Borman said, beaming proudly.

"Doesn't seem so long, now that it’s all over,” Mr. Borman replied gallantly.

Mr. & Mrs. Borman are 73 and 69 years old, respectively. They have 3 great-grandchildren, 40 grandchildren and 13 living sons and daughters.

They have lived almost 45 years of their married life in Valley Stream. Mr. Borman is a native of Germany. He was brought to this country when he was only seven years old, however, and he was reared in Brooklyn. Mrs. Borman was born in Brooklyn as Elizabeth Vollkommer. But when she was 13 years old, her parents bought a farm in Franklin Square, and there she lived until her marriage.