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Grandpa’s summary of his experience living his teenage years in the 1950s.

My uncle grew up in Arlington Virginia and enjoyed his life. when he grew up he became a self employed bricklayer.

My grandmother, Carol Butscher, tells a story about the time she picked up a navy base captain in her car and her ability to talk openly with anyone, no matter their rank or place in society.

On November 26th, 2021 Alexa Michael and her grandmother Jill Handy talk in their hometown of Hicksville, Ohio about Jill’s life growing up as a woman in the 1950s and 60s. They talk about Jill’s parents, and her sister Sally....

It was cool

Stick through to the things you say you’d do.

I sat down to talk with my grandparents about how they met, fell in love, and got married. We hit the 45 minute cutoff point without wrapping up, but talked about how they navigated conversion to Catholicism, family tensions, and...

In this interview conducted on November 26, 2017, Jonathan Rhodes (17) interviews his maternal grandmother, Betty Ann Coble Emmert (76) about her life. She talks about what her childhood was like while living in Texas with her older sister and...

Me and my dad talk a lot about his past and all the sports he played what he did with his friends and he told about how my grandma was like and stories about his past I think this interview...

My name is Anica Cajayon and I interviewed my father, Jaime Cajayon, about what it was like growing up in a less technologically advanced society. We compared many different aspects of broadcasting and television in general such as streaming services,...

Ray Evins and Barbara Rosen Evins tell the story of how and why they met in Philadelphia in 1953. Barbara Met Ray’s cousin Frances Klinman in the water at Atlantic City and Frances later introduced Barbara to Ray back in...

This is an interview with Stanley Ray. He is a family man who grew up in Boise during the 1950s. He is the oldest of five and has five children himself who were raised in Elko Nevada. He shares his...

An interview of my Grandmother Alison Quinn. She shares her most memorable moments from her early life and her hopes for the future. (For the Story Corps “Great Thanksgiving Listen”)

I went to my local Masjid the other day trying to find a wise person that I could interview. I spot an elderly man who is always in the Masjid and praying as hard as he can, and ask to...

My grandmother discusses the way she grew up in rural Alabama and her years in boarding schools in Virginia and England throughout the 1940s and 50s

My grandma recounts stories from her childhood in Puerto Rico as well as her time in Cleveland in the 50’s.

“Everyone has to watch each others backs.” (1:22) On January 6th of 2020 in Laurel Canyon, Mike Badalian was interviewed by Jessie Reitz on his experience in the Korean War and why it made such a big impact on his...

Grandmother Betty Hansel discusses her life growing up on a farm in rural Virginia before tragically losing her parents and beginning life on her own. She discusses the evolution of her faith in God and the role that Christianity has...

Dad ww2 vet, occupation, school life/home life

I asked him couple fo questions about the past

This interview is centered around memories of a kind grandmother in Ohio and her affect on her granddaughter and future generations.

Stories and lessons from Avanell Wilson Maxey

The early life of my grandfather

Audrey borak and her grandma, talk about her grandma’s childhood and what life was like in the 1950’s. They discussed what Emmalyn’s teenage self would do on the weekends for fun. What the normal fashion trends were, and how they...

Travel in remote Mexico to visit the Lacandon Indians in the jungle of Chiapas with a young documentary film maker in 1959. Travels of 19 year old Brigitte Heberle Stehlik and Manhattan Montana hitchhiking