growing up and learning with the natural world

Kerissa Battle (42) an ecologist in the Catskills talks with a close family friend Leana Tishim (13) a student on Long Island about her childhood and the experiences and lessons learned. She also shares a few lessons about finding oneself...

Interview with Poppy

Asking him about his childhood and things I didn’t know about his life.

Bob Burgess shares details of his life from childhood to fatherhood, and how things can change.

In this interview conducted in December of 2017, Alex Burgess interviews her grandfather Bob Burgess about his life as a child, husband, and father. Mr. Burgess shares some of his favorite stories about his 3 kids growing up in Niskayuna,...

Life is Good

My grandfather Peter Murphy, age 64, was born in Long island. He was the UCONN lacrosse captain of 1980 and graduated with a degree in Civil engineering. He founded his own software company that has billions of users globally using...

My Motha

This is a quick interview of me and my mom talking about her life and some experiences she had had over the years.

My grandfathers childhood

In conclusion my grandfather survived through the Great Depression survived WW2 enlisted in korean army in 1950 had four children and 12 grandchildren now lives a peaceful life

Interview with Dad!

Stella Charbonneau (16) interviews David Charbonneau (47) about his job, childhood and experience raising a family.

Jim Batchelder and Alex Wu

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Jim Batchelder, with thirteen generations in Massachusetts, recollects his life growing up in Andover. After becoming a beloved art teacher for many years, and working closely with the Andover Center for History and Culture to...

Interview with Ned Micelli on 1/31/16

Words of wisdom from my grandfather during the last year of his life.

My Papa Jack

My papa Jack says he is very boring, but to me, I always love learning about about him. He told me about my mom, how he loved school and his jobs.

Mother's Day chat with Eileen Clark.

We discussed Eileen's early life in Queens, New York, her marriage to Henry Clark, and how they moved to Long Island to raise a family.

Mother's Day chat with Jean McNeill

We discussed what it was like for Jean growing up in NYC and then raising a family on Long Island.

Stina Nanavati: A mother’s day interview

This is an interview with Stina Nanavati (mother) being questioned by John Nanavati (husband) and Ravi Nanavati (son). We asked questions about her family, the history of her talking feet, and a bit about her experiences with racism while growing...

Interview with my mom about her childhood & how things were like growing up.

I interview my mom about growing up, mostly about her school experiences and how they defined the rest of her adolescent years.