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Caelan (15) interviews their grandfather, John Anastas (75), about his life.

talking about her difficulties and what she’s most grateful for throughout her life

I learned about my dad a lot more and how my grandpa was as I kid. I had no idea that someone in my family was an indentured servant.

In this interview Alyssa Norton and Mary Matthews talked about Mary’s past and some of her greatest memories. Mary shared her stories of when she was a child and how she met her first love.

A biracial couples view on racial equality, talking about their past and present. And discussing the future of civil rights.

Talking about growing up in Boston.

My grandfather, Harry, was a rocket scientist for General Electrics. My grandmother, Marie, worked in an atomic power lab and chemistry research lab. They were married in 1951.

This interview took place on November 22, 2018 in Milan, NH. Interviewee Lorraine discusses her childhood growing up in Fall River, MA, her relationship with her mother and father, the death of her father, and her absentee brother’s experience during...

My Nana and Popop have been married for 51 years, in this interview they talk about their childhood, experiences in these years, and family.

Ralph Papile, one of 16 siblings, learned barbering on GI bill, raised 4 children with wife Anna, & is going strong as he nears his 90th birthday.

My grandma and I talked about her life.

Carina (13) interviews her mother mainly about what she is feeling during the Covid-19 pandemic. Both talk about what life has been like during this time and moment in this country as well as her mother's childhood memories.

From earliest memories in the 1940’s to the civil rights movement in the 1960’s American south to thoughts about the future beyond 2018 Nancy talks about her life and points of view.

Spouses Beverly Kinner [no age given] and Edward Kinner [no age given] talk about their involvement in the Columbus, GA community. While Edward describes the work he did on the Columbus Riverfront and Whitewater Project, Beverly shares her experiences volunteering...

Long before texts, emails, and snapchat, if you wanted to talk to someone you either had to write a letter, or use the phone, and not a cell phone. Jake Freedman interviewed his grandfather Saul Freedman about his mid-high school...

On Thanksgiving Day 2020, Alexa Scanlon (13) interviewed her maternal grandmother, Frances Piscatelli (66) about growing up in a large Italian family in Boston, MA. In the interview, Alexa also asks her grandmother about their family traditions and how she'd...

Nadine Lutz (48) speaks with her mother, Rola Jbeily (69), about the stations of her life.

Nicholas Jakoulov is an immigrant from Russia who came to America for adventure and ended up staying.

We talked about my mom's experience growing up in a large family with a single mother and then becoming a mother herself.

My grandmother and I discuss her disease-ridden past, and look forward to her impressions on a life time of tribulations.

College, growing up in the 70’s, childhood, work, and marriage

I interviewed my grandmother from my mother's side. I asked her some questions about her life, why she immigrated to the United States in 1988, and what she was thankful for Thanksgiving.

My mother loves her family very much. It is one of the most important things in the world to her.

We talked mostly about my Grandma’s childhood and how she grew up.

Dennis Murphy (53) and daughter Olivia "Liv" Murphy (18) discuss Liv's high school and college experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, and her plans for the future.