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In this interview, conducted in Andover, MN, Trea Houska (14) interviews her grandpa, Bob Houska (84) about his life growing up in a small town in northern Minnesota. Bob talks about his favorite hobbies as a child during the Great...

An interview with my neighbor, Irma Lobo, on her life and the Filipino tradition.

Talked about family history

Family heritage and future generations

We talked about her life and how she was growing up and her experiences along the way of where she is today.

Everette Tracy is local to Oahu Hawaii. A family tradition he has a passion for is spear fishing.

My grandmother talks about her childhood, family traditions, and what growing up during the war was like.

In this interview Aida shares her traditions from her family, what she’s grateful for and her experience as an immigrant.

Gra tells us some stories about her family and her childhood.

Meet Valerie Vaughn! Learn about her career as a singer, musician and songwriter from Tuckerton, NJ who specializes in teaching through music, local history, folklore of South Jersey.

Brittney interviewing Andrew on his favorite food and how his mom traditionally makes this dish.

Joy Borowicz talks about her memories as a child, historical events she witnessed, and accomplishments as a parent.

A grandfather remembers his childhood through his experiences with his family, economic times and traumatic memories. He talks about his high school career and challenges he faced. Then he reminisced on meeting the love of his life along with early...

In this interview, conducted in December 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky, Fernanda Scharfenberger (17) interviews her grandma Lee Scharfenberger (72) about her relationship and friendship with her husband. Lee Scharfenberger shares recollections of their first meeting, and journey from dating until...

Adelina Grande Taylor talks about her early childhood and her family background. She talks about World War II and her memories of it. She talks about her late husband telling stories about him and how they met. She speaks of...

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, Mary Eileen Ward (16) interviews her grandmother Mary Morgan (83) about her life, from childhood to present day. Mary Morgan talks about childhood traditions, where she met her husband,...

Andover Stories of American Identity: Andover resident Kevin O'Leary shares his story about his worldly upbringing, and how it all led to his profession of becoming a psychologist to help wounded veterans heal.

We talked about my grandmas childhood and what traditions her family had

In this interview, conducted on November 23rd, 2017, in Chicago Illinois, Biljana Tanceva (16) interviews her mother, Vesna Tanceva (43), about her childhood and experience in school. Vesna shares her story of her life in her grandparents' house which was...

My mother, eman Ibrahim, tells me about her life now in America and what it was like growing up in Egypt.

This interview was conducted in January 1st, 2020 in New Jersey. Brennan Totten (15) interviewed her grandma, Linda Zengel (72) about family traditions and important people in her life. Linda Zengel talks about life living in Germany and nicknames.

Talked a lot more about the family and what we do and just having fun and making memories as a family

I interviewed my aunt with 5 diverse questions in order to gain an understanding of her strengths, weaknesses, accomplishments, and future goals.

An interview with Theodora Lee Gregg about her McCall's fruitcake recipe, who she makes fruitcakes for, and the origins of the tradition.

Her parents being treated differently gave her a new outlook on life and hopes that we can further forward to a day without racism.