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Einer (16) interviews his mother (40) on her rough childhood, getting educated, her first love, and her experiences of coming to the United States despite the circumstances.

Mrs.Pierce was talking about her childhood and growing up and one of her most difficult moments

In this interview we cover the topics of my mother’s childhood, family, lessons learned, religion, and future.

Caleb (13) interviews his Grandmother (75) and asks about her life and experiences. This interview was conducted over Zoom, so the audio quality for my Grandmother may not be the best.

Gary Hance talks with Folkllife Director Lesley Schierenbeck about his childhood find of what he thinks could appear to be a Lenape dugout canoe off of the shores of Manahawkin, New Jersey. The vessel was found off of the property...

Eliza Peterson (21) talks with her sister Julia (20) about her experiences in school, from kindergarten to senior year. Julia shares about impactful teachers, her school-related anxiety, and her best memories.

I interviewed my grandma for the Great Thanksgiving Listen. We’re in Egg Harbor Township New Jersey. I asked questions about her life and childhood. We talked about her parents, grandparents, and 5 siblings. Learned about what she did as a...

My Dadun, Tahera Begum (69) talks about her life -- being born in undivided Pakistan, married off at 15, becoming a mother at 16, and how she is doing now. The interview flips in the end where she starts asking...

The man with a jingle... Joe Swingle! This is an interview with my father, Joe Walter Swingle and what he has learned and experienced throughout his life. He has a very interesting story, growing up in a home of 7,...

In this interview, conducted on November 25, 2018 in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Umme Rumana (41) talks to her daughter, Tasmia Rahman (16) about how her childhood and life was like in Bangladesh before coming to America. Mrs. Rumana...

In this interview, recorded in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey on November 21st, 2018, Taylor Carr (16) interviews her marching band director Ben Fong (66) about his life and career. Taylor asks many emotional questions about Ben's family life and...

ChrisJenkins jr asked his grandmother questions about her life growing up.

We talked about how my father’s childhood was like, and the struggles him and his family went through to get to where they are today.

On Thanksgiving 2018, in Galloway New Jersey, Abbi interviewed her grandma. They talked about her life in Italy and her struggles coming to America. They talked about her life with Abbi's stepmom(Jen) and Jen's sister (Sylvia's daughters). She recounts fondly,...

In this interview, conducted on November 25 2018 in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Hannah Rose (16) interviews her Dad David Rose (49) about his child hood in Ocean City and his relationship with his siblings. Mr. Rose shares his...

We mainly talked about my mom and her memories of life and also about our family, too. She talked about what life was like when she was younger, as well.

Francesca (15) interviews her Aunt Susie (52) on December 5, 2022 about their childhoods and how their lives have changed as the years go by. They discuss the difference in how they both grew up and their wishes for the...

The interview took place in Marlboro, New Jersey on November 26, 2017. The participants are Sunder Raj and Sidharth Raj, father and son, respectively. Sunder spoke of his childhood, including his family, school, pets, and what he did for fun.

For the Great Thanksgiving Listen, Timothy Chancey, an Egg Harbor Township High school student, interviews Angelina Gorobchenko, his sister, about her life growing up and the life she is living now. She expresses her feelings of traveling from Russia to...

In this interview, Carly Settle interviews her grandmother, Cindy Ayers aka “Nanny”, about her family and childhood memories on Thanksgiving. This interview includes stories about her childhood memories in Brigantine. This interview focuses on the importance of family and how...

In this Interview for the annual Great Thanksgiving Listen of 2018 Troy Corrington talks with his grandpa, Dave Bowen, about his early life. In the interview Dave goes over his childhood of carefree fun and his career in the phone...

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...

We talked about her life, hopes and things as such.

Valentina (16) interviews her grandmother, Alix, (71) about her childhood and not having regrets

I interview my dad on his boat