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"And he did have beautiful auburn hair" Recorded in December 2017: Granddaughter Aislinn (25) asks her grandparents, Pat and Owen Wright (both 84), about their decision to adopt five children between the 1960-70s.

The photo featured here is from 1992, our first year together. When Stonewall happened, neither of us knew. We became a couple in Chicago 23 years later. The chorus of CeCe Peniston's "Finally," a tune that was popular during our...

Clay Campbell (31) talks with his grandmother, Charmian Waggaman (89) about her life growing up in DC in the 1940s, meeting the love of her life Thomas Waggaman, raising three kids, and sharing loving words to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

questions answered about Grace's childhood and a story of how her Dad moved to the United States and met her Mom

This is the life of my dad who has lived 76 years in Vermont and lived a humble, hardworking life!

Henry Beveridge (14) interviews Judy Beveridge (76) about her grandmother, Eunice Faye McAvoy, later Enice Faye Rice.

In this interview, which was conducted on April 19, 2020, in Orange, California, Breanna Espinoza (21) interviews her aunt Angelica Avalos (37), about her life and the events and emotions involved. Angelica shares (family) stories and memories that Breanna may...

Sara McCusker, 15 years old, interviewed her grandfather Joseph McCusker, 88, at his home in Manchester, Vermont. Sara wanted to know about his childhood, youth, and adulthood, including what he remembers about raising her father.

Julia Torres: 2020-04-23 00:35:37 Married for 26 years, John and Julia are navigating their long-distance marriage impacted by the Coronavirus Pandemic. They share their emotions, logistical challenges, teachable moments and hopes for surviving this crisis.

Augusta Askari: 2022-01-27 01:10:14. Augusta Askari, 93, talks with her daughter, Emilia Askari, 62, about Augusta's childhood during the Great Depression. It was difficult being part of Cincinnati's German American community as World War II approached.

A continuation on the previous conversation

Stella Zhu (20) talks with her roommate Irene Lee (20) about exam, love, marriage and having babies.

Nell Schneider (6/18/1930-) talks with her grandson, Matthew Harrison, and Kaitlin Buerge at her Glendale Wisconsin home. Nell discusses some family members, the history of her Glendale home, and mentions the Chicago World’s Fair.

In this interview, recorded in Neosho, Missouri on November 12, 2021 in the home of Destiny (16) and her mom Samantha York (34) talk about how she met Destiny’s dad. They met in a school for troubled kids. They were...

[Recorded: Thursday, March 24, 2022] Ken Egan (81) and Janet King (73) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, VA. The pair discuss life after retirement and their relationship with spirituality and meditation. Ken discusses his views on public...

Juleia Smith (16) interviews her coworker Dawn Fausner (61) who is a hygienist and a nursing student. They talk about the medical field, life lessons, finding love later in life, career passion, and more.

My Grandfather, John Grey, has had an interesting upbringing moving from place to place with his family. He was raised as a young child in Chicago Illinois, and later moved to Dallas Texas with his family. In this interview, Me...

[Recorded: Monday, July 4, 2022] Latif (28) and Mozhipo Zypo (33) have an abridged One Small Step conversation at Monticello after the July 4th Naturalization Ceremony. Latif and Zypo were in Charlottesville as part of the Young African Leaders Initiative,...

In this interview, Yaya (Mexican daughter) and Lizzy (white mom) talk about holidays and family. They also spoke about books. The location is in Lizzy's room on November 28, 2021, in Neosho Mo.  

An interview with my father after he recovered from a life threatening head injury.

This eighty-minute 1974 interview of Anna Gertrude (Steinmetz) Paulus by her daughter Roman Catholic Sister Roma (Florence "Nancy") Paulus was recorded two years before Anna's death at age 86. Also present was son Bertram "Bob" Paulus. After some family singing,...

I talked with Molly about her experience having a high risk pregnancy in 2017.

On November 27th 2022 Anna Verwij (20) sat down to interview her aunt’s mother Noreen Czarnecki (82) about her relationship with her late husband Frank Czarnecki, her life growing up in the city, and her experiences as a mother. Noreen...

Gilda Bennett talks about her childhood in the 40s and 50s in rural PA. She was part of a local band, played the marimba, and had a pet goat!

This is an interview with my Grandma, Yolanda Costa, on her 96th birthday. She grew up in Greenpoint, New York. She was one of 11 children in a large Catholic family. She was married to her husband, Joseph Costa for...