The Story Of Alaina Braxton

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...

Megan McGinley interviews her father, Brendan McGinley, on his life aspirations, inspirations, and memories.

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...

A Journey to the Past

My grandma, Barbara Viviani, had a very difficult life growing up. It all started with her father. He was from Ireland and moved to the United States and met my grandmas mother. They grew up in a very small apartment...

Maggie’s Military, Music, Marriage

Maggie Fox (my coworker) tells her story of her musical military lover. And how when you stop searching for someone to love that person finds their way to you. They have now been happily married for 48 years and still...

American Heritage Project – Interview

PJ Vigo (16) interviews Margaret O’driscoll (56) a family friend about her immigration experience from Ireland to the US.

Interview with the Irish.

Here I interview my dad about his childhood and what is was like growing up in Europe. He describes living with 10 other siblings and the values his family shared. He then talks about the opportunities that allowed him to...