A conversation with my Dadun (grandmother) about her life

My Dadun, Tahera Begum (69) talks about her life -- being born in undivided Pakistan, married off at 15, becoming a mother at 16, and how she is doing now. The interview flips in the end where she starts asking...

COM 101 interview with a classmate
October 29, 2020 App Interview

My name is Kip Angaiak and today I interviewed my classmate and roommate Colton Corrales for an assignment in my class.

Jeff Severson Talks About The Arrival of AIDS in New York City and his 40 years as an HIV survivor.

Jeff Severson (68) shares how his early years as an actor in NYC coincided with the arrival of the AIDS epidemic. He recounts the loss of two life partners from AIDS and his own HIV positive status. Jeff also talks...

Indigo La Mere and Lourdes Fontanilla

Lourdes Fontanilla, Junior at El Molino, interviews Indigo La Mere a Senior at El Molino

My Militant and Feminist Third Graders

This is a story by Bernice Hauser who is a retired school teacher. She is a member of Pearls of Wisdom. The Pearls of Wisdom is DOROT’s cherished touring ensemble of elder storytellers. DOROT, a nonprofit organization based in New...

Evaluating artistic potential with Jen Waldman

Mara Jill Herman (Astoria) interviews Jen Waldman (Manhattan) on May 12, 2021. They discuss early dance recitals, teenage enterprising, getting messy with Musical Theater, YoungArts, and adapting the Jen Waldman Studio to a thriving virtual community.

Salve Regina College Class of 1960 Recollections

Five members of the class of 1960 gathered on June 29th 2022 at McKillop Library to reminisce about their time at Salve Regina. Topics included dorm life, classes, professors, social life in Newport, and recollections of the Sisters of Mercy.

Cecil Durbin | the growing up years

I talked with my dad about his early years while still at home. We talked about his brother and sister, and about some of the early jobs he had.

Dad Opens Up About His Life and the Creative Process

Mark Rodriguez (48) talks to his daughter, Aurora Rodriguez (17), about his love for music and what his life was like when he was growing up. He also discusses his views on the creative process.

Gary Hance's Incredible 4th Grade Find!

Gary Hance talks with Folkllife Director Lesley Schierenbeck about his childhood find of what he thinks could appear to be a Lenape dugout canoe off of the shores of Manahawkin, New Jersey. The vessel was found off of the property...

An Amazing Interview With My Mom,Grandma and Aunt!

The interviewer, Autumn Pickarski(17). Interviews with their 3 family members. Joni Simon(Grandmother,65),Christy Hiatt(Aunt,39) and Elisa Hiatt(Mother,42). They discuss topics about how they grew up,what school was like for them,ancestry etc. They share their stories and thoughts throughout the interview.

Jerry Dollar with Joseph William Eyles

Jerry Dollar discusses: his experiences in Dougherty County Schools; college life at Auburn University; 30 years of operating a small business in South Georgia; a second career in the medical field; retirement; and living with the rare myasthenia gravis disorder.

Joseph William Eyles and Annette Jones Arnold

Annette Arnold speaks about her experiences in Dougherty County schools, including attending formerly all black schools after student freedom of choice was replaced by attendance zones. She also discusses her exciting, but difficult and protracted career path for a wife...

Cheri Araki: Japanese American Educator

Cheri Araki(75) talks with her grandson, Andrew "Roo" Markham(17), about her life as a thriving Japanese American Woman from the '60s through the '80s in the Bay Area.

Learning More About My Mom Who Is My Best Friend

My name is Brittany Russell and I am 36 years old and my mom, Josie Russell, who is 59 years old will be talking about life, loss, family, and relationships. The location of this interview is Orange County, California and...

Interview with PEGGY DOTTERER- Part two of four (2 of 4)

Interesting stories and tales from the life and Times of Peggy Dotterer. These interviews took place on the following dates: 12/31/88, 3/4/89, 10/22/89 (in Stafford Cemetery), 4/1/90, 6/7/90, 9/2/90. It's is believed that all the interviews were all held at Peggy...