“When one door closes, another opens…" (Alexander Graham Bell). My Grandma never looked regretfully upon the closed door.

Clay Campbell (31) talks with his grandmother, Charmian Waggaman (89) about her life growing up in DC in the 1940s, meeting the love of her life Thomas Waggaman, raising three kids, and sharing loving words to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

A Chit Chat with Nan

My grandmother, Philomena, told me about life growing up in Ireland, her experiences as an immigrant, her career as a nurse, and her thoughts on generation Z.

Me and my popo

Me and my poop sitting down and having a chat

Savannah Hill and her Grandpa Adolph Svec’s experiences from college, the military, and his family.

An interview with my grandfather about his experiences and reflections on his life during his different careers. He talks about his military life, teaching life, important people in his life, and the history of his parents and grandparents.

Interview With My Grandpa Herbert Prochnow

This interview is with my grandpa and I while we met during thanksgiving. We covered areas of his younger life, and I certainly learned a lot of things about him that I never knew!

An interview with my grandfather.

Mahogany Huguley (14) interviewed Paul Everett (86), and they talked about his life growing up and his family. Deborah Everett-Croom (64), his daughter, assisted during the interview by asking questions in a way that he can give his best answers.

Interviewing my mother about being the “Odd One Out”

We talked about the experiences my mother went through as growing up in a white community as an African American and how it has molded her into who she is today. Around 22:50, I asked my mother out of her...

Chiefs life and how it has changed

In this interview conducted in November 2017 in Annapolis Maryland Willie Burson(15) interviews his grandpa John Morton 111 (74)about his life and how it has changed. He talks about his childhood and meeting his wife. What he liked to do....

Interview With my Dad

My dad, Charles E. Johnson Jr., talked with me about him life growing up in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. We discuss racism, segregation, life lessons, and family. We end on talking about the funny story of my birth.

Life in the 40’s

Growing up in the 40’s and how it impacted Bernice through out her 80 years of life

In Their Own Words: Discovering Community Narratives of Healing & Resilience

How the African American community “copes and pivots” to ensure that they have a seat at the table.

My grañdpa

We talked on how he was like as child.and we talked on how my grandma and his mom impacted his life and my aunts

Maryann’s Story

This story was about family history from my maternal grandmother. We talk about her life and my mothers life as well.