grandads life

this is about my grandads life growing up in England the UK. He now lives in the United States with my grandma and all of our family.

A Chat with Gemma and Eileen McLaughlin

Gemma McLaughlin (18), has a conversation with her mother, Eileen McLaughlin (57) (with the addition of some comments from her father, Bennett McLaughlin [60]). Listen while they discuss Eileen's life story from her childhood growing up in England and Ireland...

Life Growing up in the UK

I interviewed my grandad, Colin Powton, who is 75 years old. We discussed what it was like growing up in England in the 1950s like going to school and being in the military, the Falklands, and the Fire Service.

Son Asks Father On Growing Up in the UK

Ustat Nihal Singh (14) asks Mandeep Singh Rai (43) about his early childhood. He also asks about sacrifices that we’re made for him and how that shaped him as a person.

Meeting with Meagan

This is about our ancestors and how they came to the U.S..

Aleksa's Father Tells Stories of His Life and His Travels.
November 19, 2019 App Interview

British engineer Stuart Greenhalgh lives in the U.S. with his wife and daughter. In this interview, Stuart and his daughter discuss his experiences traveling around the world. Stuart also talks about many world issues that are important to him and...

Early Water Experiences in Bath, U.K.

Alex Brown talked with Mateo Scoggins about their early water experiences.

Jim Batchelder and Alex Wu

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Jim Batchelder, with thirteen generations in Massachusetts, recollects his life growing up in Andover. After becoming a beloved art teacher for many years, and working closely with the Andover Center for History and Culture to...

Interview with Paloma Gaos

We covered over the jobs she worked and her life experiences. We also went over her talking with her sister.

Grace Dagger’s interview for the Great Thanksgiving listen, 2018

In this recording, Grace Dagger at Coronado High School in Henderson, Nevada, records an audio file for the 2018 pilot of the Great Thanksgiving listen. Grace Dagger is in 11th grade and is studying english. My grandmother Shirley talked about...

A Life Lived Well and Long

I, Meghan Garren, interviewed my great-grandparents Pat and Charles Stumpf about their life.

Denis Probst 1

My grandfather, 95-year-old Denis Probst talks about his childhood, and his first wife’s struggles with mental illness.

Grandma talks about what life was like in England

In December of 2022, Anthony (15) interviews his grandmother, Sandy (67), who was born in England in 1955, about her life in England and adjusting to life in Canada, and then the United States. One of the main differences was...

Sophie Traube and her friend Max Hobhouse talk about the last seven years of his life.

In this interview, Sophie Traube interviews her friend and brother’s best friend, Max Hobhouse. They talk about their friendship, Max and Jack’s (Sophie’s brother) friendship, and his new life here in California for university after growing up in England. Max...

Bomber Pilot (Leroy Williamson) World War II

Leroy Williamson was a bomber pilot in World War II. He was shot down in Germany and he spent 14 months as a prisoner of war. He appreciate Russians who liberated him from the prisoner of war camp. He went...

Daniel Ireland's stories of traveling the world and immigrating to the U.S.A.

While growing up in New Port, England Daniel Ireland(40) decide at about 8 years old that he wanted to immigrate to the U.S.A, but before that, he wanted to travel the world and complete his college education. In this interview,...

Leeanne discusses identity, relocation, and emigrating to Norway. “When people ask where I’m from, sometimes they mean, why are you black?”

In this interview, Tania interviews Leeanne about growing up between England and the United States, and eventually moving to Norway, as well as the obstacles in moving. Leeanne talks a little about long-distance realtionships. They also discuss how what you...

Avery Eisaman interviews her grandmother, Carol Gavin, about her childhood and what it was like for her growing up.

In Port Jefferson, New York on November 25, 2022, Avery Eisaman (13) interviews her grandmother, Carol Gavin, (71) about what it was like growing up in England and her childhood there. They also talked about what it was like to...

My Interview with Joshua Slocum

He grew up surrounded by the ocean being the oldest of three. Joshua Slocum enjoys Christmas and the summer. He remembers playing baseball and being called “Squashua” and “JJ”. His favorite childhood vacation was going to Disney World with his...

Interview with Dad

We talked mainly about what life was like for my dad when he was a child and how things shaped him as an adult.

I Never Saw a Banana: And Other Stories About World War ll

In a both scary and touching interview, 15-year old Milo Silverstein sits down with his British Nana, Keitha Silverstein, and hears all about her childhood growing up outside of London in the 1940’s during World War ll. Keitha paints a...

Interview with Sebastian & Pamela Sinclair

This is an interview with my grandma on my dads side who was a child during World War Two. During the interview we mostly talk about her child hood but also her memories from life in general.