====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0338_2 from reel: NP 14838 (2008-08-18 to 2008-12-15) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/41677 Title: In His Own Words: Learning My Past Before It Disappeared Forever Summary: A personal narrative by Derek Zarda about uncovering his grandfather George Alvin Gunderson's hidden past, including his experiences working on New York City's Triborough Bridge during the Depression and military service. Category: features/profiles Subjects: family history; personal narrative; intergenerational storytelling; historical preservation Named Entities: Gunderson, George Alvin [grandfather]; Zarda, Derek [author]; Floyd [grandfather's brother] Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.