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Medeline McGitney (78) tells her granddaughter Kristina Riley (31) stories from her early childhood and her life as a mother, student and teacher.

I was alone a lot so I explored the barn and the other places on the farm. one time I saw a weasel and my sister Mary told me what it was. I collected chicken feathers and I kept busy...

Discussion of John's relationship with his siblings and parents. We talked about the death of his father and later on, his mother. Childhood stories and memories and how his sister affected him. His life from the streets to Brookdale. He...

Nell Schneider (6/18/1930-) talks with her grandson, Matthew Harrison, and her daughter (Matthew's mother), Sue Harrison, at her Glendale Wisconsin home. During this interview, Nell discusses World War II; the attack on Pearl Harbor; food and recipes; changes in technology...

Carmen’s teachers and happy memories

Zachary Werginz (28) interviews his grandfather, Robert Semrow (82), about Robert's childhood memories, his love of cows, and how he became a farmer.

Sheila Jones (70) speaks with her niece Krystal Hollis Casey (59) about their lives, their families, and their neighbors in Robbins, Illinois.

Sheri Solomon (56) interviews her mom Lola Yale (76) about growing up in a farm close to Walla Walla, WA and about her affinity to music and theater. Lola talks about being in charge of the Musical Production of the...

Treehouse July 4 2020

I talk about how i got my new pets, a dog and 8 chickens, during the quarantine.

Robin Rader (70) and her husband, Haven Miller (68), interview Robin's mother, Jane Hyde Rader (94), about what it was like growing up on a farm in Southwest Missouri in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.

One Small Step partners Qhianna Herrera (27) and Rich Eckert (56) have a conversation about corporate librarians, the best way to kill a chicken, and how they handle the guns in their lives.

Dr. Rachel Sutz Pienta (49) sits down with her mother, Nora Sutz (71), to discuss their family history, to reminisce about their favorite family memories, and to remember family members who have passed away.

We talked (I) about different topics, mostly facts.

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Oregon, Noa Stoll (16) interviews her grandma Kathleen Stoll (79) about her childhood, life as a mother, and other in depth details about her life. Kathleen shares stories about her husband, children,...

Christine "Chris" Accetturo (59) interviews her friend Len Burks (62) about his family's migration to Montana from the Midwest at the turn of the 20th century.

We learn about times in my grandparents and that having 5 sisters is not that bad. Freedom is rightly associated with motorcycles. And that when you leave anywhere make sure to bring your car or the chickens will get it....

Alexander locked his phone in a rental car after moving into his new apartment in Chicago for College. After going store to store asking for help, a man helped him call a tow truck. After waiting alone for an hour,...

Interview with aunt

Tenacity and an unwavering work ethic define the life of a farmer. At 92 years of age, Joe Sauer planted over 1,000 onion plants this past year. “Over the course of a few days,” he qualified. As if one could...

A dry year scares you to death; a wet year starves you to death. The short answer is, there is no typical year in farming. It’s a year of hard work and hope. Joe explains the economics of making ends...

Even through these hard times we can find the silver lining. My sister has to stay at home with her baby all day and cannot leave. She has just recently found out that she is pregnant and now she is...

Mary “Marchie” Ethel Luther (87) talks with her great nieces Deanna Fletcher (24) and Andrea Fletcher (22) about her Prussian heritage and work as a cytotechnologist.

We answered all three questions and some were more personal than others.

The microphone stopped working part of the way through so this is the first 1/3 of the interview