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In our interview Kathleen answers questions about growth, family, and how her life changes and goes through cycles in 7’s. She has taught me alot about how change is okay and natural during any time of our lives. There is...

Michelle Purvey (56), mother of Angelina Purvey (15), describes the time she "stole" a car at the age of 13. Some people call it stealing but she describes it as a joy ride. The disappointment from her mother was worth...

I (22 M) did an interview with my Grandmother Rachel McKeel-Abrahamsen (82). This interview focuses on everyday life as well as the impact of Elvis Presley's career on her life and the people around her.

We talked about Dan Eno’s life as a single parent and as a young teen in the country. He also spoke about his college life and how he coped with having a full time job and two small children. Christina...

Julie Peck: 2020-08-17 16:03:16. Julie Peck, 72, and Barbara Weber, 79, friends from Osher, a lifelong learning group. We discussed her decade as a Coast Guard Wife and new Mom living in California, the isolation of Hawaii, and re-engagement with...

Jackson Wright: 2024-04-11 20:55:41

Katherine Wang (81) talks with her granddaughter, Alexandra Lee (13), about her childhood in Hong Kong and living in Kansas City, Missouri.

Vicki tells Neissa about one thing that had a huge impact on her life trajectory. During her senior year of high school, her family moved from Long Island, NY to Otis, MA a small town in western Massachusetts.

Iyo Fujita, my mother is Japanese and lived in Japan for a large majority of her life. She grew up in Kobe, a city slightly south of Osaka where on January 17, 1995, the great hanshin earthquake hit. The earthquake...

Folklife Director Lesley Schierenbeck interviews Cape May native decoy carver Jack Murray about his apprenticeship with J.P. Hand of Cape May, his passion for carving, and why decoy carving is a unique folk art. Jack volunteers his time by showing...