“Thanksgiving is a time for family to come together but this year everyone is separated”

This interview was recorded in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. The recording took place in My Aunt’s garage in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. The interview took place in November 20, 2020 around 7:30 pm. The participants in this video...

Looking Back at High School Memories and Family Stories

This was recorded in Bellmawr, New Jersey in Signe Osborne’s dining room. The date was November 26, 2020. Kaitlyn Rice interviewed her mom mom, Signe Osborne. Signe Osborne is in her 70s with blonde hair and bright blue eyes, coming...

The Great Thanksgiving Listen

Riley Finn (16) interviews her mother, Christine Finn (49). This interview was recorded in EHT NJ on November 29 2020. Many aspects of life are talked about including funny family stories.

Amber Minuth learn about her grandmother and mothers life growing up

We recorded this video in Brigantine, New Jersey which is where my grandmother lives. We talked about her life and about how she is really proud of her children. Also how there was an influential figure in her life. I...

Thanksgiving Listen

In this interview, I (16M) talk to my Mother (38F) after Thanksgiving and we discuss what her childhood was like, culture between Honduras and The United States, and influences in her life.

“I thought he was stuck up…”

A high school student, Brandon Sechrest, 16, interviews his mother Lee Ann about her life in America and Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. Having been born and raised in Connecticut and growing up on the east coast, she talks about...

Ajani Young interviews his grandfather Steve A. Gresham about his life and what he has learned during it.

Ajani Young, a junior at Egg Harbor Township High School, interviews his grandfather Steve A. Gresham. Steve highlights what he sees as important things in his life. This list includes morals taught to him by his parents, growing up with...

“Be the best you, you can be.”

For "The Great Thanksgiving Listen 2019", Namira Asif who is is 16 years old interviews her mother Farhana Sultana In Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. Farhana speaks about what it was like growing up in Bangladesh with her 4 siblings...

Great Thanksgiving Listen 2017: Mom

This interview was recorded in the front room of our house in Egg Harbor Township, NJ on November 25, 2017. Amy Bruno (44) shares stories of her life to her son, Oliver Bruno (16). Topics discussed included her marriage, school...

Payton Keblish interviews her mom Dana Keblish for the Great Thanksgiving Listen 2019.

In this interview, Payton Keblish (age 16) interviews her mom Dana Keblish (age 45) in December of 2019. They both reminisce over childhood memories and talk about hopes for the future. They talked about hardships of the past and how...

GG Jones winter 2017

Jennifer Jones Yeager interviewing her mom, Jan Sheets ‘GG’ Jones.

Mommish

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. Nova Lee Migliore (17) talked to her great grandma, Genowefa Mis (also called Mommish, age (88) about living conditions back when she lived in Poland and America,...

“The happiest memories were probably everyday living”.

In this interview, conducted in December 2017 in Egg Harbor Township, NJ, Kate Sansom (17) interviews her grandmother Joan Conover (74) about her childhood, her life as a parent, and her life as a grandmother. Mrs. Conover shares stories about...

“I Don’t Worry About Little Things”

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Cecilia Munoz (16) interviews her past teacher history teacher, Ralph Bernard (65) about the events that shaped him into the influential person he is today. Mr. Bernard...

“Everything Can Be Possible”

Natasha Iqbal, student of Egg Harbor Township High School, interviews her mother, Rosanna Iqbal, about her life. They talk about her childhood, how immigrating to America was, and motherhood. Rosanna Iqbal is an American citizen and a citizen of Dominican...

"Being the center of my family, I recall how everyone's attention was always on me. This led me to sometimes act out, like when I pulled my

This interview, conducted on November 26, 2023, features Dhruv Trivedi, a 16-year-old from Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, and his father, Neerav Trivedi, a 47-year-old. The conversation, unfolding in their dining room, captures a heartwarming father-son dialogue. The discussion inquiries...

It’s A Beautiful Country

This interview took place in Egg Harbor Township, NJ, between Zonja Kaja (16) and her mother Eljona O'Brien (45). They discuss about life in a communist country, such as Albania when Eljona was younger. The feeling of wonder and dream...

The Importance of Family and Religion

In this interview for the 2019 Great Thanksgiving Listen, Jennifer Barralaga interviewed her mother, Maura Martinez asking about her life before moving to the United States, and the importance of religion to her. Maura explained that the country she grew...