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Sosie’s amazing adventures in her 20s

Akiba Shabazz talks with her daughters Naja and Zuri about her life growing up with her parents in Memphis, her marriages and travels.

Interview with my Mommom, Patricia

An interview with my friends grandmother about her life.

Kylie McLay and her grandpa's sister Aunt Susie talked about the Munger family history. And, they talked about what child hood was like for a family;that traveled a lot because their dad was in the Coast Quard. Also we talked...

Andrea "Andi" Erwin (68) tells her best friend, Deby Hazelwood (66), about her late-husband, Jim, his love of education, his use of magic in his sermons, and his time spent living with Alzheimer's.

The start of 99 years

Simon Draper's uncle, Don Johnson, moved to Japan in 1994. He recounts his experiences of entering a foreign country. He also talks about some of the favorite experiences and jobs he had outside of the US. Towards the end of...

Oliver Zagorin is a teacher for students with special needs. He is dating my sister (Adriana Mantilla) and she can be heard in the background. Oliver is the main focus of the interview.

Ethan asks his grandma to reflect on her life on her 70th birthday.

Two beautiful buildings that seemed impossible to be taken down collapsed on September 11, 2001. Aden Strong interviewed his father, Craig Strong, on January 9, 2019 in Los Angeles California. 9/11 was the day two planes were hijacked in New...

Marlo talks about her Grandmother Ella Mae McManus who passed away over 20 years ago.

This interview is a Cuban interview. I love my grandma and this brought us closer. I asked her questions about our family and about her, that I never knew before. I loved this assignment and I’m sure that future students...

Me and my grandmother spoke about her memories about her childhood and her earlier years

Once upon a time a young boy went through the stages of life: childhood, college, and being all grown up; however this same boy got to travel the world, become the resident advisor of his college dorm and work at...

The following interview was conducted by Megan McGinley. She interviewed her father Brendan McGinley on December 6, 2017 in their home living room in Evergreen Park, Illinois. Megan is a 16-year-old girl and a junior student at Mother McAuley High...

Kailey interviews her father Dave. He is a great story teller and talks of a time when high-schoolers played pranks, and family was similar to a 50s TV show. For Dave, everything led to racing and a legacy of entrepreneurial...

Ashley Geng interviews her friend Elena Li. They talk about their favorite teacher, some food and cities to travel.

On January 4th 2023, Luci Greisman (15) interviewed her grandmother, Alaina Braxton (68). Alaina Braxton was born in 1956 and during this interview, Alaina Braxton shared her love of travel, talked about immigrating to the United States from Ireland, and...

Wynne Beiring (51) and Priscilla Wilson (72) discuss the influential grandmothers in their lives, Priscilla's path to coming out to her friends and family, and how politics don't necessarily matter in the course of getting to know someone.

Holden Beaudoin(16) interviewing Wendy Beaudoin(75), his grandmother. We talked about her trips around the world and past events and experiences about other countries and our family.

Hi I’m Peyton. I interviewed my grandmother on when I was born. She tells about her excitement and happiness she endured on that day.

I interviewed my grandfather George Killian

Interview of a grandmother who has had to raise her grandson due to her daughter’s drug use.

This is an interview of our grandmother, Mehmooda Khalid. She has been through a lot in her lifetime including the partition of India and Pakistan.