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Phyllis Hoover (69) talks with daughter, Ellen Riggle (48), about her grandmother.

Brady Sih (52) talks with his mom, Gerimae Sih (77) about how she met his dad, Ping, and how they raised him and his older brother Bryant and got into sailing: 2022-10-30 15:56:14

Ellena Ochoa (57) is given the topic of her greatest influence. She elaborates of memories of her grandmother, her childhood and advice she has to give and how that advice has been helpful to her.

Peter, 82, talks with his wife Samuela, 62, about his parents and their lengthy journey from Armenia to the United States.

Carol Chadwick (78) talks to her daughters Patty Jones (44) and Cathy Chadwick (49) about growing up on an Indian Reservation and meeting her late husband.

Susan Colliton, 56, interviews her friend and co-worker Dolly Vanderlip Ozburn, 73, about how she came to be part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball league and the advice she received from her father.

Ira Greenberg (59) talks to his daughter Gabriela Greenberg (6) about her birthday, life in 1st grade and what they want for dinner.

Edward Whelan is interviewed by his daughter Derval Whelan about immigrating to the United States, work, meeting his wife, opening up his own bar and family.

Woman interviewing her 87 year old mother about growing up in New Bedford, MA; Maine; volunteering for the Red Cross during WW2; meeting her husband (the interviewer’s father) in NYC; living in Brooklyn; having children.

Rachel and Eric talk about their airplane loving father’s, and Eric recounts the plane crash that killed his father and uncle but spared him.

Nancy interviews her father, John, about growing up on a ranch as a child, being a farmer/rancher, and the flooding of the family ranch.

Join Gretchen Maxwell, Bridgitte Bliss, and John Maxwell as they discuss their 6th generation business of shellfishing on the Barnegat Bay and the surrounding areas. They discuss the tradition of being baymen and what that in particular means to South...

Brad Zuniga (32) interviews his wife Yvette Zuniga (32) about growing up in Mexico and California as the child of migrant workers.

Liz, 28, interviews Barb, 42, about her archaeological work at the Presidio.

Vanessa Peters talks to her friend Audrey Swannenberg about her life growing up on the Bad River Reservation, her Native American heritage and her dad’s struggles with drugs and alcohol.

Amelia Alice Vara (87) talks with daughter Mary Hernandez (65) and granddaughter Dawn Leal (37) about her service to her community.

Nicole, 29 and her husband Eric, 30, interview Teresa, 66 Nicole’s mom about leaving her home and family and coming to America when she was a teen to attend college. Teresa also speaks about having to return to her home...

Melinda Burke (57) interviews her father Eugene Luttrell (87) about growing up in Kentucky and joining the army during WW II.

Jose Garcia (74) talks to son Karl Garcia (46) about his life and how he became a physicist.

dauhter and mom talk about their 3 week roadtrip out west on a camper with 3 cats, 2 dogs, and a bunch of birds.

James Montgomery tells his son Kevin of his friendships with Sammy Davis Jr., Paul Newman, Buddy Rich, and other famous people.

Tuckerton Seaport Folklife Director Lesley Schierenbeck interviews J.P. Hand of Goshen, New Jersey. JP has been carving traditional Barnegat Bay decoys for the past 50+ years. In this interview, he discusses how decoy carving became a part of his life,...

Ellie Bryan (21) talks to her friend Jeanne Boutang Croud (59) about her upbringing in Minneapolis and her racial identity - her mother is white, her father is biracial. Ellie is usually assumed to be white by people.

Spouses, Joycelyn Raqib (55) and Abbas Raqib (67), reminisce on the time and memories they have shared together.

Sisters Deborah Harkrader (64) and Elva Harkrader (66) share a conversation about their childhood, their parents, their family, and their experience of the COVID-19 pandemic.