And so it began.

This story is about the process my mother went through when raising three children in her early 20’s and her dreams for us.

Dylan Caine (16) Asks His Mother, Shelly Pesick-Caine (56), About Her Detroit Youth, Jewish Ancestry, and Worldview

In this interview, conducted on Thanksgiving, 2015 in a suburb of Cleveland, Dylan Caine (16) asks his mother, Shelly Pesick-Caine (56), about her quintessentially American upbringing in the suburbs of Detroit. Born into a caring and hardworking family of six,...

Single Fathers vs The State of Maryland

This a social injustice that has been lingering sometime throughout my peer group and community and I feel the need to take steps by bringing it to light. Featuring a good friend of my Roan Ottey.

Eleanor N.

Eleanor talks about her life.

Interview of Damion Anderson

Marcus is a mostly white 14 year old, autistic, homeschool student. Damion is a half black-half white, 44 year old. geriatric nurse. This interview is actually an Oral History project that Marcus was doing for school. Marcus ended up talking...

Parker Brown and her Aunt Morgan talk about current and past events

In this interview, conducted in November of 2018 over the phone, 14 year old Parker Brown interviews her Aunt Morgan about her childhood and her thoughts on current events. Morgan Green shares that the horrible days spent in high school...

The Life of Jennifer Nixon

A short interview talking about raising children and going through life with a learning disability

My mom Nancy – Wachusett2017

My mom and I talked about her childhood and what it was like growing up on her family farm. We talked about one historic event that gave her a new perspective on life. We also talked about the loss of...

Interview with Suzanne Garrett

An interview with my grandma about her last, present, and what she wants future generations to know

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Tammy Henry, Wilbertine Calhoun, and Tiffiny Benton-Hoke

Sisters Tammy Henry [no age given] and Tiffiny Benton-Hoke [no age given] sit down with their mother, Wilbertine Calhoun (73), to ask her about the parts of her life story that she has not shared with her daughters. As she...

Interview with Eleanor Townsend Hawkins
November 28, 2021 App Interview

Interview with my grandmother, who we know as Honey. Short talk about her life as a nurse, wife, and mother.

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Allison Tant and Courtney Atkins

Longtime friends Allison Tant [no age given] and Courtney Atkins [no age given] sit down for a conversation about their advocacy work, their parents, their children, and the strong women who inspired them to become the community leaders they are...

thanksgiving interview with grandma

i talk to my grandma about her life growing up and her experiences moving and life with family

Mi Papi y Mami

My grandparents speak about how they met in Cuba, what they did for their first date, what their wedding was like, what it was like to raise children in Cuba, and also what it was like to come to a...

Interviewing Mom

This interview was conducted with my mother, Vanessa Steckel, in which I asked her about her childhood, work life, and about me. This interview was heartfelt and it told me more about my mother that I may not have known...

Yasser and Mother

As life moves on, people will reflect upon their past so that future generations could learn from the mistakes others have made. I, Yasser, reflect upon my Mother’s, Hanaa, past as she approaches the conclusion of me becoming an adult...

Rob Lesko on growing up and raising kids

An oral history of how a parent grew up and took those lessons to teach his kids

Tom

His previous jobs, parting from his wife, learning to fly a plane