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In this interview, we talked about family, life experiences and lessons learned throughout life.

Chuck Niswonger (who I am named after) recalls his life growing up in the 30's and inlisting in the Navy for World War 2. He met my great grandmother when he was 26 and she was 19. They are 7...

Gerard McGrinder was raised in the Bronx, New York by two hard working catholic Irish Immigrants. One of 12 siblings, Gerard had many experiences very unlike those children have today. Despite being raised in conditions that did not provide much...

Emilie speaks with her husband Matthieu about immigrating from France to New York for work. He speaks about their difficulties and identity.

This interview took place in Annapolis Maryland on November 26, 2017. Lucy Hardart (14) interview her Grandmother, Grannie about her childhood and a hard time in her life. She talks about the life lessons she has learned over the years...

We talked about our Irish heritage and how the exhibit photos related to our own experiences in NY and CA

Interview with Bill Marrero

My father talking about his memories of his mother having tuberculosis in the 1940’s.

Ruth remembers her college days, her first jobs, and her husband.

Nathan Shapiro (93) is interviewed by his daughter Roberta Shapiro (57) and granddaughter Anya Glandon (19) about his childhood, his time in the army, and his life now.

[Recorded: Friday, November 19th, 2021] Bob Pearson (70) and Carlos Rodriguez (20) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, VA. Bob is an Air Force veteran and Carlos is a second-year student at UVA. Bob grew up in a...

Growing up in the Bronx

Harumi Sasaki (88) talks with her daughter Nadine Takeuchi (64) about her experience living through the Hiroshima bombing and its aftermath as a Japanese-American teenager and what her life was like when she moved back to California to work as...

Lee Ann Marona (45) talks with her father, Don Wilson (72) about his childhood, religious involvement, time spent in the Navy, and his work experiences.

New York childhood

Historical Events through History

Question: tell us about growing up in the Bronx in the 1950s?

Stories of growing up in the Bronx and teaching in the South Bronx in the 60’s

Woman is interviewed by her grandson about growing up in St. Regis Falls, her family, meeting her husband and driving across the country, loss of her husband and son, and life now.

Susan Di Christina (40) interviews her mother-in-law, Joan Di Christina (73) about Joan’s family ancestry and the history of the Erie Canal.

Charles tells his daughter, Melissa, and grandson, Kyle, about growing up in Virginia, the many cars he owned, and his experience in the Air Corps

My 90-year-old grandpa talks about his experience in WWII on the east coast as a post-high school graduate. He mentions the G.I. Bill, the draft and volunteering, how it affected him, and his views on the atomic bomb.

Lauren M. Landau (30) speaks with her grandfather, Leonard M. Landau (99), about his childhood in the Bronx, serving in London and France during World War II, and getting by during COVID-19 compared to the Great Depression.

I talk with my dad about his life, his childhood, and how he got to where he is today.

Aaron Novy (27) talks with his grandfather-in-law, Frank Pomposelli Sr. (87) about his time serving as a P-47 Pilot in Europe during the final period of World War II, reentry to civilian life, playing baseball, meeting the love of his...