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Matt Rockhill interviews his father, Jody, about his rural childhood and his transition into urban life.

Jon talks about his time in the Navy, Navy reserves and the Olympics

Lawrence "Allen" Byrd lll (46) has a conversation with his mother and father, Connie Bruere Olson Byrd (77) and Lawrence "Larry" Allen Byrd, Jr., about their relationship, family memories, travel experiences, and connection to their children.

My grandma told me about her experience living in the 1960s.

My grandmas experience in Chicago surrounding the Vietnam War and 1968 Democratic Convention.

In this interview, I asked my grandpa questions about his opinions and thoughts about the Vietnam War as well as the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago.

I asked my grandfather to describe his opinion on the Vietnam War as he lived through it.

One Small Step conversation partners Elizabeth Long (78) and Charles "Charly" Minkler (66) discuss politics of rural areas, their differences on abortion, and blended families.

Part I: A multigenerational conversation about the events in history that we witnessed and how they affected us. We talk about culture, war, television, media, historical influences, points of view and legacy. Part II: Uploaded separately as Teacher Talk -...

8th grade history project about Chicago Riots and living at that time (by Slade Jacobs)

Larry Scalia grew up in Illinois, but later moved to Laguna in California. In between those times, Larry had dreams of becoming a veteranarian and also was an avid horseman. He had 3 horses, "quarter horses", but never really took...

This interview was recorded by Caroline Docherty on November 13th, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Caroline (age 16) asks her grandma, Margaret Haran, about her immigration to the United States from Ireland in 1963. Margaret describes her immigration experience and what...

We talked a lot about my grandma’s life - who she dated, who she married, her education, etc. We also talked about her perspective on life - the key to happiness, regrets, successes, etc.

In this interview, done on November 27th,2016 in Flint,Michigan, Brittani Bridgett(15) and Mary(68)&Mike(68) Williams discuss their marriage,childhood,their own children and family stories while laughter and tears were shared between us three. While we were conversing,traveling for work and the holidays...

My grandma talked about her love for my grandma the most.

A story about the life of a Vietnamese immigrant from childhood to the present.

This is an interview about the time spent in my grandmothers life. It includes her childhood, her time spent as a dancer with Andy Warhol, and the how the Vietnam war effected her life and the people around her.

A daughter interviews her mother about her childhood experiences. Education, travel, and historical events are discussed.

A continuation of 8th grade history interview (by Slade)

James and I discussed the events that happened in the 1960s.

Grace and Isabel(16) interview their grandmother about her father’s family, immigration, and experiences in America, and our Grandfather talks about about his family too.

I interviewed my father, Jack Murphy, about his experiences during the 1960s.

I interviewed my grandmother, Linda Fisher. My name is Noa Fisher, I am sixteen years old and we are both from New York. My interview's purpose was to celebrate the life of my grandmother(or as I like to call her...

Fiona Biondic (17) interviewed Therese LeCompte, my sophomore Theology teacher, in Chicago Illinois. The main theme of the interview was discovering past influences and how they apply into today and in the future. She discussed the impact religion has had...

An interview about my grandfather’s life (cut short by technical glitch)