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Arshia Patel (17) talks to her neighbor’s mother, Jeannine Dickerson (~71), about her memories of the 1960s in St. Louis, Missouri. She shares stories about the teenage culture at the time, along with the moon landing, JFK’s assassination, and the...

Suzy Beinecke (35) interviewed her dad Glenn Clement (69) for a school assignment. The real reward was learning about his life, hearing him laugh at his favorite memories, and learning what he has found most valuable gazing back and looking...

Personal Memories of Space Program

Grandma has been living with Gavin (age 6), his sister Audra (she 3) for 5 months. Today he asked her questions about growing up in Illinois and raising her family in Colorado

My Uncle Dan recalls his teenage years as the news cycle gradually revealed the horrors of the Vietnam war.

A story of growing up in Baltimore in the 1950s and 60s, and how the riots after Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination affected one family.

For my interview, I had a conversation with my grandmother Barbera Monnin. My grandmother was born in 1942 and she is currently 81 years old. We talked a lot about what he life was like growing up, what it was...

This interview was conducted on January 7, 2018 via Skype. Cecilia Cain from Niskayuna, NY interviews her father, Gerry Cain, in Norfolk, VA. Gerry talks about what it was like growing up with a chronic illness in an African American...

Grace Sepiol, Bryn Maxwell, Sharon Winkelman Interview: 2024-04-09 16:40:43

Dan (grampy) Maynard discusses what times in the '60s were like through his eyes.

Tammy Reynolds: 2023-06-13 22:42:05 In this interview, Eastern Michigan University student Tammy Reynolds interviews her grandmother Sharon Reynolds to learn what her life as a young girl was like in the 1950s, 60s, etc. This was done as an assignment...

Interview with my grandpa about the sixties and Kennedy election

Dylan Van Veldhuizen (17) talks with his grandparents Steve and Pat Wetlaufer about their experiences in the 1960s: 2024-03-22 21:28:13.

My grandpa started working when he was thirteen, he never dated and he looked up to his dad. After his dad retired he bought Napa and worked very hard there for 42 years before he retired.

Interview with Grandpa who lived during the 1960s.

Gabbi Cline: 2024-04-05 21:18:20 Gabbi Cline interviews her Grandpa Phil about his life in the 60s.

Lincoln Belser speaks with his grandfather Fred Belser about his time living in the 1960s.

Interview with Joan about her life throughout the 60s.

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The Doyles share their experience of the 1960’s. Showcasing major events, including the Vietnam war, civil rights, and assassinations.

Folksinger and Old Town School teacher Ed Holstein talks with his student Rick Weiland about growing up on Chicago's south side, stories of the city's folk scene over the past 50+ years, and memories of his brother and collaborator Fred...

Kimberly and Derek Rylicki (54) and (53) work with Kristina Rylicki (17) to share Gary George Schuett’s history - from Immigration to the US to September 11, 2001.

Lynn shares with Sarah her experience of going to the 1965 Presidential Inauguration, of attending Northwestern in Chicago in 1965-1969 during the campus uprisings, and recognizing the importance of living in diverse places with water roots.

Mark Bauerschmidt and Judy Somershoe: interview about teaching and education in the 1960s.