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My dad reminisces about growing up in rural Kentucky in the 1940s

Ruth Enders talks with her granddaughter, Erin Chrusciel, about how she raised nine children and what life as a military wife is like.

An encapsulation of my mom, Patricia Gordon's, amazing life!

We looked over the experiences of Hilty Kleshinski during and after World War II.

In this interview on December 1 2019 in Natrona Heights PA, Hadley Cohen (17) interviews her grandmother Dorothy Romanick (82) about her entire life and what she has been through. She talks about her childhood in the Great Depression minute...

Robert Carey (age 99), aka Pops, talks about his life growing up in New York City, his time in the service, and his family.

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Egg Harbor Township, NJ, Michael Ormond interviews his Grandpa Helmut Rojewski after thanksgiving. Rojewski was from Poland then moved to Germany and finally the US. They discuss the struggles he had when...

My microphone glitched halfway through the first take so here’s a continuation.

Talked about her life in Valdosta, Georgia. Her parents, racial tension, Cold War, Vietnam War, gender roles, etc.

Tricia Nelson interviews her parents, Horace and Carol Nelson about their decision to marry and immigrate to the United States at a very young age.

I learned about my grandmas past life, her values, and the things in life she still remembers. It was great to talk with someone with so much experience in life and has been through so much to give me all...

Hailey Yoshida (16) talks with her great-grandmother, Marye Kimoto (97) about her experience in Japanese internment camps and her life afterward. Marye also talks about what it was like to live during World War II.

This interview is with my grandfather Gerald Sunkin who is 83 years old. He speaks about his childhood and where he grew up. He tells about where his parents are from and what his parents did and what they were...

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

This Interview is between Madeleine(15yo) and her great grandmother Polly Braig(95yo). During our time together we discussed a few stories form her life.

Oma(Olga) Stachowski (who is now 90 years old) was a Polish girl when WW2 was declared. As a young girl, she migrated to Germany, and later to Canada, all by herself.

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.

Interview with Fred Weiderhold.

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.

Stanley talks about his time in the navy during World War II.

My grandmother, Carolyn Edge (80), and I, Katherine Morrison (16), talk about her childhood, lessons she has learned, and historical periods she has lived through. She talks about her experience with her father being in the war for 4 years...

In this interview we discussed what an every day life was like, personal connections to the war, and how the war has affected her to this day.

Noah Parness interviews his grandfather, known as “Zadie”. Noah found out valuable information about His Zadie which made there connection stronger. Noah understood his Zadie’s identity, past, and a major part of his wishes for his grandchildren which was, “...education...

In this interview, conducted in November of 2018, Colin Dugan (15) interviews his great grandmother Ruth Dugan (83) about her childhood, and historic events of the 20th century. She shares a story about getting stuck in a quarry, and the...

What was it like to grow up during World War Two and the Red Scare?