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Maureen Mahoney, 70, was interviewed by her daughter, Tracey Merritt, 44, about growing up in New York City.

Seto You, age 92/93 or 97/98, is interviewed by his son, Ed You, age 26, about his early days in the USA. He arrived from China in 1916, worked as a cook in this country well into his 80's. He...

Robert McKinney talks about his grandfather’s service in WWII.

We discussed Dufour’s young life, his life during WWII, our ancestry, and his family.

This interview is for the Oral History Project in HIST 190 with Dr. Sibbel. The interview is conducted by Cael Ormsby (21) with his grandmother Delores Phelps (93) about living in the US during World War II. Please note that...

David Tilson, a 92-year old World War 2 veteran, reminisces about his 43 months of service in England, and in the Philippines on a tugboat four days before the first atomic blast.

We talked about her life as a child and how it was different from other children.

Captain James Kirk spoke to me about his childhood, his time in the military, and how being a prisoner of war shaped his life.

My grandmother told me about her experiences in Egypt as a young woman and also talked about my mom and her experience raisning my mom

KL interviews TL about her community & community service, her sense of home, and the love of nature, plants, and animals they both share as mother and daughter.

My dad, Jerri Biscuola, speaks on our family’s immigration from Italy to Brazil and from Brazil to the US.

Rebecca Salant, 16, and her brother Max Salant, 16, talk with their siblings, Ilana Salant, 16, and Jacob Salant, 17, about their trip to Mexico.

This is an interview with my 91 year old Great Grandma who lived in the city of Paris during World War ll, as a witness. She explains the truth and her experiences during the war!

Brother and sister Freeman Shore (82) and Wini Freund [no age given] discuss growing up, their family history, and how they got involved at Central Synagogue.

Elizabeth "Liz" Z. Allan (63) and Eileen Neulinger (61) talk about their lifelong interest in libraries and books, their family history, and their plans after retirement.

In this interview, conducted on November 25th 2018, Ann Martin Richardson (16) interviews her great aunt, Jackie Ramsbacher (92), about growing up during the Great Depression, her time in the WW2 war effort, and being a Rosie the Riveter.

We talked about family and our heritage.

Paul is the most fabulous of men who has lived the past 93 years with such an inspiring sense of optism. We wanted to archive this conversation for his family who so fully value his wisdom and experiences and are...

I interviewed my dad who was in the Navy during World War II. He enlisted when he was 17 years old. We talked about why he joined, what his duties were,where he was stationed & life after the military.

With my grandfather who is 89 year old. Was alive when world war 2 was going on and he joined the war. He was lucky that he was never put in the line of duty.

This interview was taken in Gastonia, North Carolina on November 26, 2017. Jessica Randall interviewed her mother Tammy Randall. They discussed Tammy's life growing up and her family. They also talked about her career and her happiest memories.

Larry tells Martha about his family and the impact his father and uncle had on his life.

Maria L. Leyba (60) talks with her daughter Angélica Turrieta (33) about her childhood life in a prison, growing up in New Mexico and the death of her brother Ramón.

Sisters Paula Bendel and Rhonda Pupella remember their grandparents, Clyde and Mabel Nancarrow (paternal) and Herbert and Sarah Phelps (maternal), and share stories of their time on the family farms.

We chatted about life in the 1930’s from childhood memories of schooldays, ballfields and old radio shows, onto the declaration of war over the airwaves on Dec. 8th,1941. Memories of Grandpa and his athleticism and meeting Grandma at Stiehl’s..