Growing Seeds

00:29 Y: When I was little and started farming, I was given a small tool. And they tell you to get the weeds. And when you get bigger you would start plowing the dirt, big pieces. The mothers and fathers...

Gary Jackson’s family history

The history and story of the Jackson and Gunn family located in Lamar County Texas. The story told from Gary Jackson's perspective.

Grandma’s Panties Fall Down

My lovely great grandmother talks about the wars and hard times she has endured in her life.

Life as a woman in the 1930s

An interview with Mary Drewes on her mother’s life as a woman, wife, and mother in the 1930s.

Discussing Technological Advancements With My Grandfather

Throughout this interview I ask my grandfather, Carl, a series of questions relating to the technology he grew up with and what he has experienced through his life up till this point. He sometimes drifts off topic as a result...

Najee Greenlee (15) and his aunt Pallestean (56) discuss her past and the shortcomings of the legal system.

Najee Greenlee interviews his great aunt Pallestean and she recounts her childhood. She talks about growing up on a farm with her fairly large family and how her life was like. Later the interview goes on to her post-secondary education...

Lessons learned: Growing up in a sharecroper’s family.

This is an interview with my stepmother’s mother. We talked about what it was like growing up in a poor sharecropper’s family, and how through hard work and education anyone can achieve a successful happy life.

Mom explains her work as a young RN then public health nurse, antiques dealer, furniture refinisher.

Beverly talks about being the eldest daughter on a farm and becoming a caregiver early, then as one of the first BSN’s graduating from UNC, plus her side job in the antiques business and how furniture and Mr Bowen influenced...

Jane Smith talks about growing up on a farm in Pennsylvania

Jane Smith talks about growing up on a farm in Friends Cove, Pennsylvania

Vida de Nerlin García pt 2

we talked about what it was like for my mom growing up in the dominican republic