How did Americans in the 1930s do it? Where did they find the wherewithal to survive, to maintain hope, to carry on? What can their ability to band together to help each other teach us today? The Lorenzo Cultural Center’s upcoming series, And Still They Prospered: Living Through the Great Depression, takes a look at the inspiring stories that carried people through one of the country’s darkest decades. The program series runs from Feb. 27 through May 8, 2010, exploring not only the context of the financial collapse, national political landscape and leadership, but also focusing on the local stories of ingenuity, courage, creativity and compassion that helped Americans transcend the Great Depression.