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I believe I recorded this between 1988 and 1990 with my Great Aunt Helen Forer (78 or 79) who was born in 1911 in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. I did this as part of a 5th or 6th grade school project.
On Mother's Day 2020, Theresa Lewis (48) interviewed her mother, Jackie Adkins (85), to discuss a range of topics that allowed Theresa to learn more about her mother. Specifically, they talked about Jackie's joys and sorrows throughout her life and...
Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Born in Monessen, Pennsylvania, Janis Baron, a teacher, principal, trainer and entrepreneur, shares her extraordinary life and the life lessons she has learned along the way.
Barbara Sarris (56) talks with her daughter, Catherine Sarris (16) about her life as a mother and doctor.
Tracey Fluegel (55) tells her son Oliver Fluegel-Murray (18) about her young adulthood after growing up in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Going into her struggles in discovering her sexuality and identity while in a culture that...
Vicki Farney: 2022-06-08 16:16:21 Part 1 of from Healthy Happy Young Adult to my Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis May 1996
Elizabeth Guaracao (67) speaks with her daughter, Anna Guaracao (23), about her immigration story from Colombia to the United States and her first couple of years living in Philadelphia with her oldest daughter, Gabriela. She shares a reflection on what...
Interview between my grandmother and myself, where she talked about her childhood, friends, motherhood, regrets, and lessons for her future generations
Tatev Yeghiazaryan (in Brooklyn) speaks with her mom, Karine Arshakyan (in NJ) on mother's day about Karine's life in Armenia during the Soviet era and after its collapse; her emigration and bringing of family to the U.S. and the insightful...
Marie-Anna Das (17) talks with her mother about her life now and in the past. She is an immigrant from the Czech Republic and her name is Marketa Rosecka (48) and has lived here since 2003.
This is an interview with my grandma, about her childhood and the difference between growing up today compared to her time, 80 years ago. She grew up in Los Angeles, during the end of the Great Depression and World War...
A grandmother goes through the details of her life, from the beginning when her family was heavily impacted by the World Wars to eventually having children and grandchildren.
[Recorded: Thursday, August 25th, 2022] Lisa and Vickie have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Lisa works as a Special Projects Coordinator at the UVA Fralin Art Museum, and Vickie is a retired teacher. Lisa discusses her reflections...
Sharon Sorrentino would sing the opening song, Stevie Wonder’s “My Cherie Amour,'' to her daughter, Sierra Sorrentino, constantly when she was a baby. Perhaps it was her choir background that gave her the chops to adapt the great Wonder’s lyrics...
This is an interview I did with my 86-year-old grandmother. She lived in Germany through WWII and had a very interesting life, resulting in some unusual stories. She now lives on an out-of-service farm in Pennsylvania's Amish Country. In this...
Lorna Benson is a high school science teacher. In this interview she shares about her life growing up and her family. Along with this, her journey with her son, who had/has cancer, and how it has affected her life.
Lezlie Frye: 2020-05-10 17:54:31 Lezlie Frye (41) talks with her mother, Martina Bianchi Frye (77) about motherhood, having a disabled child, being a disabled adult, and the joys and sorrows of parenting.
In this interview, recorded in Neosho, Missouri on November 12, 2021 in the home of Destiny (16) and her Dad Levi York (35) talk about how he met Destiny’s mom. They met in a school for troubled kids. They were...
I interview my mom, Holly, for my Study of Fiction course at UDM
In this interview, recorded in Neosho, Missouri on November 12, 2021 in the home of Destiny (16) and her mom Samantha York (34) talk about how she met Destiny’s dad. They met in a school for troubled kids. They were...
Jennifer Park (59) talks to her children, Hilary (29), Meredith (27), Cedric Evan (26), Ellie (25), and Nigel (21) about her upbringing and being a mother.
Two caregivers share their perspectives on their work in home healthcare and the insurance process Serendipity brought Kimberly to Providence. For Dianne, her grandmothers' health journey led her to want to work in healthcare so she could make a difference...
November 2021, in Flint Michigan, Alyssa Northrup (15) asks their mom, Darlene Northrup (39) about her experiences growing up. The audio isn't the best, and the interview ended in both of us shrugging, but before that my mom Darlene talks...