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Janet Hogue Thompson (77) talks with her daughter Michelle Thompson (51) about the life of her mother Mary Maxine McAninch Hogue (1920-1993) in rural Casey County, Kentucky.

Spouses, Trinh Jones (59) and Tim Jones (58), talk about their contrasting childhoods in Saigon, Vietnam and Troy, Missouri, as well as the shared values that bring them together. They also reminisce about their early relationship, raising their two sons,...

My mom and I talked mainly about her childhood and my family's history.

My mom grew up in Taiwan so I took the opportunity to find out what it was like.

Michael (54) asks his father Ted Heaton (86) about some activities of his youth in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NYC. Picking coal, vendors and street games

I asked my grandma questions about her past and her favorite memories. She was initially shy to the topic of an interview, but eventually warmed up to it.

Sisters Sara Nehrbass (38) and Valerie Nehrbass (33) interview their father, Kim Nehrbass (68), about his childhood memories, any advice he has for the two of them, and what he still hopes to accomplish in life.

Jenny Rask: 2020-10-05 01:22:49 Jenny Rask Interviews Father Gene Rask about his life. He and his brothers going to college, professional schools and being in the Air Force. His oldest brother Paul's broadcasting journey and becoming a lawyer after Ray...

Anusha Singh (17) interviews her father, Kripal Singh (47), about his time before immigrating to the US and his experiences acclimating to life in a new country. They also discuss his accomplishments and difficulties, what he appreciates about living in...

LuAnn Crist Laich (65) interviews her parents, Joseph "Joe" Hauser (92) and Helen Hauser (88), about their childhood, life, careers, and family memories.

Growing up in Irvington, NJ 1950

My father's recollection of his childhood in Montgomery, Alabama in the 1940's and 1950's.

My grandmother recounts traveling on the train with her sister by themselves when they were 8 and 9-years-old in the late 1930s; going to college and living in Alberta, Canada; and working at an advertising agency in the 1950s in...

In this interview conducted on November 27th, 2016 Hannah (19) asks her father Douglas Scofield (60) about his 32 year experiences as a criminal defense lawyer in Birmingham, Alabama. She asks about how he began to practice, what it is...

Interview between me, Cross Hogland, and my grandmother, Louise Hogland. We talk about her childhood, and she gives advice to her teenage self. She also tells about her parents, and of the many jobs her father had. She talks about...

Don Harrell talks about his life growing up and his time in the Army reserve during a time of hostilities in the world.

The son of a coal miner in Pennsylvania tells about life in the 1930s. Living off one ton of coal a year, wearing patched up socks, and helping dad with collecting coal in buckets.

Judy (Jackson) Lea shares her memories of growing up in Lebanon next door to famed agricultural agent James E. Ward.

Katherine Barriga interviews her mother, Maria Victoria Barriga, on her immigrant experience in the Unites States - after having married an American soldier, and leaving her native Colombia.

I talked about the biggest events in my mother's life and how they affected her.

In this interview, conducted on November 26, 2018 in Oxford, Mississippi, Addison Hunt (13) interviews her great grandmother Pebble Ewing (80) about life in the South during segregated and integrated times. Mrs. Ewing shares stories of going to segregated schools,...

My name is Terry Speakman and I interview my mother Sheri Speakman. I am 29 years old and she is 47. We discussed someone she would always remember, who was her biggest influence, the first time she saw me, and...

Vaughn talks fondly about his youth, family, love of basketball, and his first love.

Lucille Wilhoit passed away on September 3, 2016. I remembered I'd recorded two interviews with her for the National Day of Listening in November of 2010. She talks in this interview about the importance of music to her, and how...

I wanted to learn about my grandpa and what it was like to grow up in the 1940s and 1950s. He also told me about what my mother was like when she was a little girl. He also talked about...