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Interview with grandpa who was in navy and police department

Spoke in Spanish with my mom (age 86 at the time of the interview), who was born in Cuba, eventually moving to Venezuela, where she met and married my dad. She was a college professor for decades before retiring. She...

This is an interview I did with my grandmother (Bubi) about her challenging childhood during the Great Depression. (Note: My grandmother has been previously diagnosed with dementia, which is why there were some aspects of her story that were repeated.)

My dad’s thoughts on his life and lessons in the transformation of his past 10 years.

Being on the Berkeley campus in the 1960s and 1970s; ageism and sexism; watching a parent go through Alzheimer's.

My sister's early interest in health care & her position in a large family led her to nursing school but her career & life path since required an adventurous spirit and self-propelled advanced education

The legacy of two people as shared by their children and grandchildren.

[Recorded: Friday, November 5th, 2021] Miles Efron and Marion Dembling have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Miles works for the Miller Center at UVA, and Marion is a retiree living in the Charlottesville area. During their conversation,...

Grandma and Warren and Heather talking in the hospital.

Krista and her husband Craig interviewed her maternal grandfather Robert Myron Wachter about his childhood, marriage, family, career and values.

Judith Peavey (71) shares her thoughts, feelings, and memories about her late husband's life and their relationship leading up to his diagnosis with dementia. Sonia Kinkhabwala (22) accompanies and listens to her stories.

The Holocaust and the different perspectives about what truly happened

I interview my grandpa about his life growing up in a quieter time yet facing threats like the Cold War, fear of World War III, and other events like the Cuban Missile Crisis

Interviewing my great grandmother

Do you ever wonder what it would be like to go on a search to find your birth parents? On December 31,2019, in Woodstock Vermont, Tsehay Driscoll sad down to interview her grandmother Titia Ellis to find the answer. Titia...

Andover Stories of American Identity: Andover resident Kevin O'Leary shares his story about his worldly upbringing, and how it all led to his profession of becoming a psychologist to help wounded veterans heal.

My mother has dementia and has difficulty remembering any details but she is this far as sweet as ever.

Irene Rodriguez Mendez recalls her family and baseball as a young child

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Questions about Alzheimer’s and learning to live with a patient.

My 91 year old grandpa, Joe Jedeikin, was a young Jewish boy growing up in Switzerland during the Nazi Era. He tells a story about a fearful incident with the Nazis during his travels to his aunt's wedding in Latvia.

My grandpa on aging, Alzheimer's, and growing up as a street kid during the depression.

Her family left Germany in 1934 when she was 2. Eva's journey of discovery & passion for social justice began in the American South; then she found shared values at Antioch College and with the U.U.community...

My friend Anne Hermann has long had a passion for and involvement with the field of mental health services, particularly for older adults.

Krista and her husband Craig interviewed her maternal grandfather Robert Myron Wachter about his childhood, marriage, family, career and values.