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We talk to Mrs. Wilson about her family history and growing up.

I ask about life growing up, father's & mother's ancestry, and politics in the family. The interviews ends with wisdom to future great great grand children from my mother, Bonnie King.

In this interview, conducted on Thanksgiving, 2015 in a suburb of Cleveland, Dylan Caine (16) asks his mother, Shelly Pesick-Caine (56), about her quintessentially American upbringing in the suburbs of Detroit. Born into a caring and hardworking family of six,...

My grandparents and their childhood

Chiquitta Clemons-Howard (50) talks to her husband Lamar Howard (46) about when they first met, how they fell in love, and what they are most grateful for in life.

Henry Rutledge Laurens [no age given] and James E. Lockemy (72) talk about Henry's ancestors, John Laurens and Henry Laurens, Jr.

A interview with my mother-in-law at Eaton's Ranch

In this interview we spoke about many of Sarah Winther’s experiences and past. This ranged from good and bad influences in her life, at work and at home, to her childhood experiences. We spoke about how she used these influences...

Sisters Christine Roberson (60) and Kathleen Masterson (64) reminisce about their childhood, share stories about their family, and remember their parents.

Merideth Chelberg mainly talking about her ancestors. I’ll do a more current interview in 2018.

Siblings Margaret Rodríguez Callahan [no age given] and Robert “Bo” Rodríguez [no age given] have a conversation about their great-grandmother, Rosa Bernal, who was captured and enslaved in Las Vegas, NM in 1860. They mourn her difficult life while also...

Jo Corona (34) interviews Melissa Espinoza-Smart (54) about her great, great grandmother, Maria Guadalupe Garcia Lucero and her journey learning more about her indigenous heritage.

Spouses, Robin Reshard (56) and Lloyd Reshard (64), sit down for a conversation about how their early relationship unfolded, their similarities and differences, and what they have learned from one another.

Me and my dad have a talk about the past.

Carolyn Hyppolite (39) talks with her new friend and roommate, Kiplyn Primus (57), about their participation in the Jamestown to Jamestown Year of Return trip to Ghana.

My father and I converse about our Celtic ancestry and what it was like growing up as a “military brat.”

Korbyn Pullen interviews his grandfather, Mark Gormley, on November 21st 2017. His grandfather shares stories of his ancestors and life as a child.

Interview about Mary Ann Wall and Rory Wall’s childhood, adulthood, values, how America used to be, etc.

It is Novermber 26, 2018. This interview was conducted in the only quiet place in the house, my bedroom. I, Olivia Jardin, age 17, am the interviewer, and my father, Mark Jardin, age 54, is the interviewee. Some of the...

Ancestry of my family

My grandma and I talked about our history and stories of childhood

We talked about my grandma’s childhood and her advice for future generations.

Long time friends Estevan Rael-Galvez (54) and Edward "Eddie" Joseph Chacón-Lontín (68) share a conversation about Eddie's family heritage, his mother’s practice of silence in the interest of survival, and his experience understanding and embracing his mixed identity. The two...

My mom talks about her unique childhood experiences ranging from living with her grandparents to surviving a major illness.

My grandmother and I talked about her life, family memories, and our ancestry.