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John Steinhauer (90) talks with his son, Matt Steinhauer (60), about having polio as a child and seeking treatment in Warm Springs, Georgia, where he met the president, Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Ezra Teshome (62) tells his daughter, Selomé Teshome (32), about growing up in Ethiopia, moving to Seattle to go to school, and his work in insurance.
Aubrey Garcia (33) interviews her grandmother Patricia Williams (88) about the "love blood" in their family, and discuss why relationships in their family are so deep and so strong.
James Hakim (58) and Myron "Mike" Cohen (62) talk about their involvement with HPTN trial 052, a very successful HIV treatment and prevention study. They talk about their own histories, the history of the trial, and how it felt when...
Danielle Hansen (43) talks with her mother Marguerite "Peggy" Tummino (81) about her childhood, her health history, and her career in teaching and health education.
Aidan Gray (16) interviews his grandfather Robert Bell (77) about his experiences as a father, grandfather, and scientist after contracting polio as young child.
Sheila Burns (81) shares her memories of growing up on a farm with her daughter, Sandy Ginger (55). Sandy asks questions about Sheila's experience with polio as a young girl, her relationship with her sister after the passing of their...
Courtney Horton [no age given] shares a conversation with her colleague, Ann "Annie" Scott (77), about Ann contracting polio when she was a child, about her family, the different jobs she has worked over the years, and about advocacy for...
Husband and wife Rick Yoder (55) and Dr. Bridgett Piernik-Yoder (53) remember Dr. Piernik Yoder’s mother Gloria Piernik. They discuss grief, coping with her death, and how they honor her mother.
Bill talks to his son about his career in the military before he was forced to change careers. His subsequent life as a civil engineer allowed him to stay closer to his family.
John Suarez starts by discussing his childhood and growing up in New York state. He talks about his experiences in the 1960s and 1970s. Suarez talks about learning to listen and avoid being judgmental. He discusses work and family around...
Emma Stettner (22) speaks with her grandmother Judith Stettner (82) about growing up in Brooklyn, NY, her parents, her life with Emma's grandfather, and her advice and philosophies for future generations.
In this interview, Laura Smith (16) interviews her grandmother Betty Hendrix (80). Betty shares her memories of growing up during World War II and living in Alabama during the civil rights movement. This interview was conducted on November 22, 2018,...
Curtis Morris (84) and his wife, Margaret Morris (83), tell their granddaughter Ashley Morris (35) about growing up together in South Georgia.
Natasha Herring (47) interviews her conversation partner Sandra "Sandy" Halvorson [no age given] about her experience getting into contact with her biological parents and how being adopted has impacted her sense of identity.
Spouses, Hans Westermark (72) and Lorraine Westermark [no age given], share a conversation about their childhoods and how they first met. Hans also talks about how he came to the United States from Sweden, and Lorraine talks about her career...
Susan Di Christina (40) interviews her mother-in-law, Joan Di Christina (73) about Joan’s family ancestry and the history of the Erie Canal.
Annie Thoms interviewed her father, John Thoms about growing up with parents who were deaf and his experiences as a child who had polio and is still has some physical issues as a result.
Roberta Zadow (70) talks to her daughter Kira Greer (32) about growing up with Polio and her time in the Haight Ashbury during the 1960’s.
John Henderson (77) speaks about his involvement in the Rotary Club and its impact on his life.
Siblings, Laura Douglas (70) and David Blevins (68), pay tribute to their parents by sharing their story and the way they impacted everyone around them.
Gail Sara Weinflash (64) interviews her husband, Clifton Holt Jolley (77), about his experience being hospitalized polio as a child, how his polio impacted his family, personality, and perspective, and the post-polio syndrome that he lives with today.
Juanita Vero (47) talks with her father Louis Vero (81) about his life growing up as a longtime cattle rancher, the loneliness he experienced working, and his deep love for his children and his wife.
Claire Griffin Francell (85) speaks with her daughter Mary Francell-Sharfstein (54) about herself as a first generation immigrant in the United States, growing up in Massachusetts during the Great Depression and her life as a nurse, educator and volunteer.
Stanley Yarnell (66) talks with Emily Smith Beitiks (31) about being a physician and living with disabilities. Stanley describes where he grew up, how he became blind, training with a cane, becoming a disability advocate, experiencing job discrimination and how...