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We talked about his time growing up and his family life. We also talked about his time in the military and what he would like to be remembered for.

My step grandmother (Katie Wilhelm, I call her Teeta haha) and I talked about her family and travels throughout her life so far, including her Dad who served in World War 2.

The life and legacy of Bill Gertz

Carl Parmenter tells his granddaughter about growing up in the Great Depression, living as a migrant worker, working on his sawmill, and building houses.

Kenny Shold grew up in Port Townsend, Washington and talks about his life growing up, trapping then moving to Seattle to attend school at University of Washington just to be shipped off to war in 1941.

Interview with great grandma about the great depression.

My mom and her younger brother talk about their upbringing in Alabama, and the complicated relationship their parents had.

Bernie Moray is talking about his childhood during the depression.

In this interview, given on November 28th, 2017, I sit down and have a heart to heart with my grandfather. Don H. Waldrop (my bumper) and I talk about his upbringing on the family farm and how it impacted his...

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Lafayette, NJ, Myra is discussing her memories from her childhood and how her life changed once meeting her husband Carmen. She talks about the struggles of being financially unstable in her childhood,...

This is an interview with my father on the Great Depression and how it and the recession affected my family.

My gendmother is 97 and has been alive from the depression to now.

We talked about the person life

I sit down with 101-year-old Clorita and talk about her experiences with the Great Depression and World War 2.

My aunt tells me of family history, and the women in my family who went to college during the Great Depression.

James North (16 years) interviews Don North (92) his grandpa im Canton Michigan on Tuesday January 10th of 2023. Don talks about his time as a kid in school his friends and the great depression along with his later years...

Richard talks about growing up as a first-generation Mexican-American in the Northside of Fort Worth during the Great Depression, working as a pressman, his time in the Korean war, his parents fleeing the Mexican revolution, and his hopes for his...

Elijah wants to know a about life in the Great Depression. Great Grandmother Arleen tells of her life, family and that life is not all about having money.

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.

family interview

Grandma Bloom talks about her childhood, in Indiana.

On November 23, 2017 Leah Hall Interviews her grandma Lorrianne Green about her life. Lorrianne explains to Leah what it was like growing up African American in the Great Depression era. And how it affected her family and her life....

This is an interview I did with my grandmother (Bubi) about her challenging childhood during the Great Depression. (Note: My grandmother has been previously diagnosed with dementia, which is why there were some aspects of her story that were repeated.)

Anisha Kumar (15) interviews her mom, Alka Kumar (45) in Swartz Creek, Michigan in November of 2018. Ms.Kumar talks about growing up with not much and being in a community, in which having darker skin singles you out. She also...

My family was not greatly effected during the Great Recession. But we definitely had problems during this time.