Ancestor Interveiw Pat Ritchie

2nd generation Irish-American woman interviewed by her grandson

A Chat with Gemma and Eileen McLaughlin

Gemma McLaughlin (18), has a conversation with her mother, Eileen McLaughlin (57) (with the addition of some comments from her father, Bennett McLaughlin [60]). Listen while they discuss Eileen's life story from her childhood growing up in England and Ireland...

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...

Grandma Kaminski talks about her childhood

I am Connor Kaminski, one of the youngest grandchildren of my grandmother Alice Kaminski. She is the oldest living member of my entire extended family and the last of my grandparents. Turning 87 in 2018, she is an inspiration because...

Willow Graves and Martin Lewkowicz — History of Dental Floss and Life Lessons

Willow Graves (12) interview her papa Martin Lewkowicz (80) about his hobbies, joining the Air Force, becoming a dentist, and starting a dental floss company. Papa Marty advises Willow to not be afraid to try things, like when he learned...

Doolan’s Thanksgiving 2019

In this interview, conducted on December 1, 2019, in Long Beach, New York, Thomas Doolan (8) interviews his grandfather James Doolan, 84, about his childhood and life. Thomas hears about his great-grandparents, his great-great-grandparents, and how it was like growing...

Studying abroad

In this interview I interviewed one of my close friends from Plymouth, she was very excited to tell me about her traveling experience

The Great Thanksgiving Listen American History

My nana and I talk about what her life was like growing up in a large Irish Catholic family. We reminisce on some of her favorite memories from her childhood, and discuss some of the hardships that she has faced...