Georgene “Genie” Pashkevich Taggart

Name/Title

Georgene “Genie” Pashkevich Taggart

Entry/Object ID

2025.74.1

Scope and Content

Margaret Molnar and Genie Taggart discuss Genie's life and experiences. Genie, a 1961 Lorain High School graduate, shares her family's Russian and Czechoslovakian roots, her father's coal mine accident, and her mother's journey to Russia with her nephew. Genie recounts her education at various schools, her involvement in clubs, and her friendship with Caryl Feicks Chance. She details her teaching career, focusing on second grade and kindergarten, and her husband John's career in book sales. Genie also discusses her interest in astrology, her active lifestyle in Florida, and her involvement in a therapy dog program.

Collection

Lorain High School Class of 1961 A&B Story Project

Acquisition

Accession

2025.74

Source or Donor

Georgene Taggart

Acquisition Method

Donation

Oral History Details

Interviewee

Georgene Taggart

Interviewer

Molnar, Margaret

Interview Date

Sep 29, 2025