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This was a interview I conducted with my Grandmother about her life in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a child and what it was like growing up. We also talked about my ancestry and what it was like moving to the...

In this interview, we talked about how he was when he was young, when my parents met, when I was born, etc. As you can hear, while interviewing him he laughed while he was remembering the good times.

We talked about Lois's jobs as a teenager, my dad (Lois's son), and her life.

Clementina Gamboa described her life growing up in Jalisco, Mexico and making the journey to Chicago and finally Evergreen Park, IL.

I interviewed my oma who was an immigrant from Yugoslavia. We talked about her struggles coming over to the new country and how she grew up.

Blanca Rodríguez Valtierra is interviewed by her 17 year old granddaughter Stefi de la Torre. From early childhood struggles with learning English to a terrible flood incident, Blanca uncovers several family stories.

In this interview, my grandma and I talked about everything from her childhood, her accomplishments, COVID-19, and even gave me a heart-to-heart pep talk.

Maya interviews her grandmother about her immigration from Taiwan in 1969

In this interview, I sat down and chatted with my grandfather who is on my fathers side. In addition to that, we talked about how he grew up as a child in North Carolina and Chicago, his time in the...

I aske my 80+ year Old parents about the first holiday they hosted.

The interview revealed various details about both my parents' as well as their families' lives. The interview allowed me to learn how my great grandmother was an important woman in Indian History, and how my dad was almost a victim...

We talked about my grandfathers childhood and his life up to now, including his teenage years and how he met my grandma

We mostly talked about his childhood and life growing up

Family History of the Bannon, Stanner, Bryan, Nelson

Sharon and Andy Allison were discussing their youth, where they lived, their marriage and up to moving into Indian Head Park, interviewed by Tom Hinshaw

Susan Soric talks about her life and the path that led her to becoming a lesbian mother and minister.

My mother shares the story if fishing at Belmont Harbor in Chicago for dinner during the Great Depression.

In this interview, conducted on November 26th 2017, in Chicago, Illinois, I interviewed my father, Max, about his childhood in Mexico and in Illinois. We mostly went over some of his memories and what he accomplished when he was younger....

On September 12, 2019 in Chicago, IL, Ashley Bolton sat down with Lenae Brown and discussed her experience with growing up in a blended family. The 24 year old female spoke about the challenges of having step and half siblings,...

An interview with my awesome grandmother Judy.

childhood recollections of Germany in 1937, leaving Nazi Germany as as a jewish boy

Don Anderson discusses his childhood growing up in Chicago, what he's grateful for, and what kind of legacy he will leave to his children and grandchildren.

On November 24th, at her grandfather's house in Chicago, Illinois, Emma Mendez interviews William Lachat, husband to his deceased love of his life, Felicia Lachat, father of five daughters, and grandfather to twelve grandchildren. As a son of a biochemical...

My Grandpa talks about his child hood, wife, and message to future generations.

me and my mother talking about her immigration