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Story of Dad's childhood in Chicago, about his parents, WW2, going to school and college, and getting drafted into military service.
In this interview, I spent some time with my grandmother as she discussed her daring mother’s trip from Italy to America, her childhood in the face of poverty, her parents’ influence on her life, her experience in the military, and...
My interview had a variety of questions covering her life before she had me and my siblings.
Friends Donald "Don" Hild (93) and Lauren Warren (35) discuss Lauren’s grandmother and recall the search to find the owners of a lost suitcase.
I asked my mother some questions about her life back then. I learned a lot of things that were very interesting to me. Like for example: I did not know she went to school to be a doctor. And I...
Twin sisters Rhonda Winters (47) and Rebecca "Becki" Kuchenberg (47) share memories of small town life.
We basically talked about what my mom's childhood was like and what's she did throughout her life.
Rita Morrel talks about growing up in her native city of Chicago. Also addresses changes that Rita had observed in Chicago and current politics from her childhood (1930s) to present day (2019). Recorded in Hoffman Estates, Illinois on November 28,...
Childhood memories, the Cuban middle crisis and advice for President Trump.
En los años que vivo Michelle Figueroa avían unos momentos alegres pero unos tristes también.
An evening interview with grandmother, Belinda Lane, on November 26, 2017. Inside her Chicago home where her granddaughter came to visit! Ms. Lane tells stories about her life when young and older. She also shares how her events and adventures...
This interview consists of my father’s childhood and his school experience as a teenager when he just immigrated here to the U.S from Mexico
I interviewed my father on his childhood and some of his low and high points in his life.
In this interview, conducted on November 2017 in Cicero, Illinois, Jose interviews older brother, Javier, about his upbringing in the US from Mexican immigrant parents. Javier shares stories about his childhood and teenage years in the city of Chicago. He...
In this interview, conducted on November 25, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois, Rosetta(Rose) Corbisiero talks about life and experiences from her childhood in Italy. She gives many memories with her husband, siblings, and children. We receive Rosetta’s best advice for living...
We spoke about my moms upbringing and experience immigrating from Cuba to America.
I talked to my Nani and she told me about her struggles as a child with losing her father, brother and mother. She went with her siblings at the age of 18 to live with her uncle. Shortly after, she...
childhood recollections of Germany in 1937, leaving Nazi Germany as as a jewish boy
This was a interview I conducted with my Grandmother about her life in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a child and what it was like growing up. We also talked about my ancestry and what it was like moving to the...