The Adventures of Sylvia Oscar

This is a compilation of several stories about my great grandma, Sylvia Oscar. She was a stubborn, tough woman who sometimes made funny mistakes.

Interview with a strong woman that I call my grandma

Maria is a strong woman that came into the US. She had a rough but wonderful childhood. This interview focuses on our family and her childhood.

The Great Thanksgiving Listen

My step grandmother (Katie Wilhelm, I call her Teeta haha) and I talked about her family and travels throughout her life so far, including her Dad who served in World War 2.

Cammeron’s Interview for the Great Thanksgiving Listen, 2018

In this recording, Cammeron Bryant at Matoaca High School in Richmond, Virginia records a interview for the 2018 pilot of the Great Thanksgiving Listen. Cammeron Bryant is in 12th grade and is studying Honors College Composition.

Tami shares her life story with oldest son Caran.

Tami shares a lot of her life and even very personal things. From wedding mishaps to a death of a new born this interview jumps from funny to sad at different times. At 11:55 she tells the story of how...

Legacy of My Mother

In this interview, conducted November 23, 2018 in Queens, New York, Arib Chowdhury interviews his mother Momota about her childhood and her greatest influencer. Momota shares about her school life and fun trips she took with her family. She also...

100 years of discrimination
November 28, 2018 App Interview

A story of how my 100 year old grandma experienced anti-semitism and discrimination as she moved throughout the United States and the world.

Interview About the Berlin Airlift – World War Two

This interview is about the Berlin Airlift during World War Two. You will also hear about some personal details into the life of Mr. Pillon.

The “outstanding beauty” of our family: moving beyond words.
November 24, 2018 App Interview

This interview is on the six month anniversary of the day Barb was first admitted to the hospital with a rare illness, HSV encephalitis, which is an acute viral infection in the brain. Overcoming the life-threatening illness was only the...

Interview With My Opa

Born one of seven in World War Two Germany, Emil (Mike) Kropf speaks about his life—his experience coming to America, being drafted in the U.S. army, meeting the love of his life on a train and coming back to raise...

Grandma Betty's life.

This interview is about how my great grandmother grew up, how she met her husbands and about her grandparents. She mostly spoke about her life in marriage, her husband from a young age and her other ones so on. She...

Dancing through World War II
January 13, 2020 App Interview

A grandson and grandmother talk about war time in rural Florida.

“Our accomplishments show what kind of people we are”

The older sister of 3 girls, talking about experiences and life,how she believed in herself in order to become a future microbiologist,one of the biggest role model in my life, and a successful future scientist,is wonderful how advice from a...

A Trip to the Past

In this interview my grandmother talks about what is is like to grow up during World War II as well as her experiences during that time.

Interview with Myra Blundetto on the Triumphs and Tribulations of Her Life

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Lafayette, NJ, Myra is discussing her memories from her childhood and how her life changed once meeting her husband Carmen. She talks about the struggles of being financially unstable in her childhood,...

Growing Up in Chicago

This interview was conducted November 26, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Natalia Beltran (16) interviewed her mom, Erica Avila (36) about her childhood in Humboldt Park and how living in such a troubled neighborhood shaped her into the woman she is...

World History Interview

I talked to my grandfather about his life and then how much he means to my life.