Search Interviews

Mary Sloper (78) talks to Shawn Sorbom (28) about going to boarding school at age 5 in Imperial Valley, Californiia, her Croatian mother, and her career as a nurse.

Evaine Kirkland (21) and his mother Tara Kirkland-Rainey (61) talk about becoming an adopted family and how Evaine's life has changed.

We talked mostly about childhood memories. Some about jobs and schools mostly.

My mom is a person who has lived and learned a lot for somebody her age. Growing up in Raymondville, Texas, the customs that were taught to her helped shaped her, and even me, into the person she is today....

My mother, 47, recalls her childhold from the age of 5. Her perserverance through her struggles with her biological family and foster families. How she would change some things if she could but wouldn't at the same time.

I made this recording of my mom and I to share how she felt about her life and what was most important to her and what she has learned

What she’s grateful for

We talked about her life growing up, what her family was like, and what my mom was like growing up.

My grandma’s childhood memories plus more.

Pat Quinn (63) talks to her friend, Camille Warzecha (67), about her family history and genealogy, the source of her historical curiosities, and the evolution of historiography in the digital age.