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In this interview, conducted on Thanksgiving, 2015 in a suburb of Cleveland, Dylan Caine (16) asks his mother, Shelly Pesick-Caine (56), about her quintessentially American upbringing in the suburbs of Detroit. Born into a caring and hardworking family of six,...

I talked with my mother about her experiences growing up as a child, learning the difficult circumstances that she faced in terms of living under a communist state. We also discussed the impact that different people have had on her...

Loren (age 94) and Veneta (age 90) Lesher have been married over 70 years. They are sharing stories from each year of their lives together. This interview covers 1965.

A miracle happened when a soldier who was said to be dead at the front, came home to his wife who always set spot for him.

I asked my father questions about his immigration from Ukraine to eventually the West, and general questions about his childhood.

My grandfather talks about how he lived in Kiev during his early life and his first jobs in both Russia and The U.S.

On November 24th, at her grandfather's house in Chicago, Illinois, Emma Mendez interviews William Lachat, husband to his deceased love of his life, Felicia Lachat, father of five daughters, and grandfather to twelve grandchildren. As a son of a biochemical...

We talked about Connie’s life growing up and her relationship with the Lord and how it has made such a large influence on her life.

The story of my grandfather and his life story. His hardships and his great times, what he enjoys and what he dislikes, and what his morals are.

Mrs. Gail Wade grew up in a small island in Alaska before it became a state. She talks about her dynamic life and fondest memories.

We talked about what past experiences have made her into the person she is today. What makes her happy and what she wishes for her children and descendants.

Faith Curl talks about her family history, her children, and her time in Alaska. August 27, 2020.

Veronica Fischmann (32) and Yakov Pechersky (28) talk about treasured childhood memories, the ways in which their lives shaped their reactions to the global pandemic (especially Yakov, whose family is from Russia), the ways the pandemic may shape their lives...

In this interview, William Reicher (17) and brother Graham Reicher (14) ask their grandmother Phyllis Winkelstein Reicher (93) about her life and memories.

My Granny and I talked about her life and mine and stories about how we grew up.

Great great grandma Rose had to cross over from Russia to Lawrence when she was 8 years old.

The life of this person and how they feel about it today

A short look into the childhood and adult life of my grandfather Arnold John Cruickshank

How Aida’s relatives came to Argentina and how she met her husband

Ex-Air Force serviceman tells granddaughter of his life from elementary school to present day. My interview was with my grandfather, Hollis Flanagan (or Papaw) in Vestavia, Alabama, on November 24, 2017. A role model in his life was his father-in-law,...

We talked about her childhood and where she’s lived. Along with this, we discussed life experiences and how they’ve impacted her life.

In this interview on Sunday, November 25, Sergei Eliseev (16) interviews his dad, Roman Eliseev (48), about his life in the Soviet Union. Roman shares his experiences in Soviet schools and his daily life, along with his military service. He...

A Little story about my mother moving to live to another country by herself at 18.

Loren (age 94) and Veneta (age 90) have been married 71 years. They are sharing stories from each year of their marriage which took place in 1953. This interview covers the year 1995.

We mainly talked about my family’s heritage/ occupations and my dad’s childhood, but we also talked about how he met my mom and where they spent their honeymoon.