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This interview is about how my great grandmother grew up, how she met her husbands and about her grandparents. She mostly spoke about her life in marriage, her husband from a young age and her other ones so on. She...

Jon talks about his time in the Navy, Navy reserves and the Olympics

Interview and conversation about life with my grandma. Stories of childhood, work, marriage, and raising kids.

Spouses Marie Santiago (31) and Danny Santiago (33) sit down for a conversation about the highs and lows of the years that they have spent together and offer some of the wisdom that they have gained along the way.

In this interview conducted on November 26, 2017, Jonathan Rhodes (17) interviews his maternal grandmother, Betty Ann Coble Emmert (76) about her life. She talks about what her childhood was like while living in Texas with her older sister and...

Mother’s journey growing up with a single mom, losing her husband to cancer and in her times in quarantine.

From September 1968 to September 2018, stories of courtship, love, travel and advice. Neil and Kathleen Pope Hughes, long-time Washingtonians married for 50 years.

Beverly’s childhood and beliefs.

In this Isabella Miya (16) interviewed with Jan Hildebrand (75) her grandma about her life growing up in the 50s and 60s. As a young adult, Jan experienced a lot of racial tension because of her friends she associated with....

This interview was recorded by Caroline Docherty on November 13th, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Caroline (age 16) asks her grandma, Margaret Haran, about her immigration to the United States from Ireland in 1963. Margaret describes her immigration experience and what...

Mrs.Joy was kind enough to share her life experiences with me and I am forever grateful. She is a military widow who owns her own daycare. Being a combat veteran myself, I had countless questions because of the many intersections...

In this interview, conducted on November 19, 2018 over the phone, Payton James (14) in McKinney, Texas, interviews her grandpa, Ed James (82), in Bonita Springs, Florida about his life and upbringing. Mr. James shares stories about his children and...

This interview was brought back to my mother, Christine Benedetto, life. She shared her feelings, attitudes, and relationships.

We talked about my mom's childhood and her journey coming to the U.S.

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...

A Francis Lewis High School student, Jake Min (14) interviews his mother Hyeryun Jun (45). Ms. Jun discusses how she moved into the United States from Korea on her first day here. She also discusses about how school was and...

Interview featuring Odile Zelenak (stepmom). Revisited her past, had some thoughts about the present, and looked into the future.

In this interview myself (Spencer Toth Age 14) talked to my dad (Steven Toth Age 59) In Towson, Maryland. We talked about about his life and his time in Ohio, Maryland , and Texas. We also talked about his past...

the questions were not in order because i didn’t use them through out. my grandpa immigrated to america in august because his family lived in hawaii. he talks about some experiences living in america, why he doesn’t miss living in...

Martha Colon describes her childhood, family, lessons learned, and advice she would give to those who need it.

Interviewing my grandmother, Elisabetta, who immigrated from Italy to America with 8 children and one on the way.

Edith discusses her 101 year life, highlighting music, including her time spent at Juilliard School and Columbia University. She also discusses her family; both while growing up and the family she started with her husband John. She also mentions how...

In this interview taken in Corpus Christi, TX on May 24th, 2022, Priscilla answers questions about everything from her childhood to her current job and work. She talks about her experience growing up and remembers her amazing father who passed...

I interview my Grandma about her relationship with our family, her transition from Peru to America, and more.

An interview about my grandfather’s life (cut short by technical glitch)