Thanksgiving Bonus Activity

Me and grandfather talked about his life and how my family came to this country.

The Life of Penny Martin

On November 25th, 2018 Madison Hall (16) interviewed her Nana Penny Martin (59) in Lincoln County, Oregon. They spoke on her youth and family. This leads to Penny recounting past regrets resurface from a young age, discussing education and children....

Hugo van Waardenburg and Frank van Waardenburg

Frank age 98 on Providence Hospice, of Dutch Indonesian heritage born in east Indies shares reflections with his son Frank who lives with his father about serving in the Dutch Indonesian army and being a prisoner of war for three...

Grandpa Interview

In this interview, conducted in Andover, MN, Trea Houska (14) interviews her grandpa, Bob Houska (84) about his life growing up in a small town in northern Minnesota. Bob talks about his favorite hobbies as a child during the Great...

Brothers and Sisters

I interviewed my mother about her younger brother, who passed away last year. Despite her openness and expressive personality, she never actually spoke to me about how she felt about her brother after he had died a year prior. Wanting...

John Babcock Part 2: “You’re not a man if you’re not scared; you’re not a man if you don’t cry”

Discussion of John's relationship with his siblings and parents. We talked about the death of his father and later on, his mother. Childhood stories and memories and how his sister affected him. His life from the streets to Brookdale. He...

Bye, Bye Mom

A son how lost is mother at age 5, wants to find some answers about what his mother was like

Life Lessons

This interview was about life lessons and fulfilling your dreams and goals. In this interview was Jaden Williams and Linda Williams. She is my grandmother, I am 14 years old and this interview is located in Inglewood, California. The best...

My Past Is Your Past

Although I never knew my great great grandparents, this interview with my grandmother made it feel like I knew them my whole life. On December 31, 2018, I, Kate Godfrey, interviewed my grandmother Carol Burns in Scottsdale, Arizona. The stories...

Interview with Lynn Edmunds

We talked about her childhood memories growing up in northern California in the 70s. She discussed a funny childhood story, the loss of her best friend when she was eleven, the interesting farm life of her parents, and the jobs...