Betty Hansel discusses her life and how she has journeyed to find meaning.

Grandmother Betty Hansel discusses her life growing up on a farm in rural Virginia before tragically losing her parents and beginning life on her own. She discusses the evolution of her faith in God and the role that Christianity has...

Thanksgiving 2018 with MawMaw Shirley

The Great Thanksgiving Listen with MawMaw Shirley. We discussed her childhood, her family, and her schooling.

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Jeannette Holland and Erik Townsend

Jeannette Holland (68) speaks with her son Erik Townsend (31) about her experience transferring high schools her Junior year at the onset of integration in Nashville, Tennessee. Jeannette recalls the safety and support she felt at her all-Black high school...

For school

Interviewing Tom a friend of my family’s for many years I ask him about jobs he has held his childhood and growing up was born in 1940s had many siblings and along life.

Reminiscing with Mom

I talked with my mom about her memories of her upbringing and parenting me and what life has taught her.

Rose Rezaee and her mom Soheila Mansourianpour talk about her childhood in Iran and immigration.

In this interview, conducted in December 2018 in Memphis, Tennessee, Rose Rezaee interviews her mother Soheila Mansourianpour about her upbringing in Iran and emigration. She explains the place and atmosphere of her childhood as well as her family’s influence. She...