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We discussed our family, love, and how my husband became the man he is today!

Stories from Jennifer Abramczyk’s work family at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital

Seto You, age 92/93 or 97/98, is interviewed by his son, Ed You, age 26, about his early days in the USA. He arrived from China in 1916, worked as a cook in this country well into his 80's. He...

I asked my dad about what his childhood was like.

Siblings Barbara Espinoza (30), Rebeca Beliard (34), and Jaime Espinoza (28) remember moving from Mexico to Michigan as children. They also talk about their happiest and saddest moments, biggest influences, and hopes for the future.

I talk with my aunt about my family, and some of her goals/dreams/aspirations.

A daughter hearing about her mother’s life

Lisa Arsenault’s life and experiences living in a military family constantly moving around the US

I am interviewing my 47 year old mother about her life back then and many more thing. Skip to 8:40 to hear the funny story of my first track meet

During this interview I went over my grandmothers life.

We discussed what thanksgiving was like in the 1930’s, who my 89 year old grandfather wants to be remembered as, and what he is most thankful for throughout his long lifetime.

This is a interview with my mother. I feel as if I know a little bit more about her than I did before we started the interview.

In this interview, conducted on Thanksgiving, 2015 in a suburb of Cleveland, Dylan Caine (16) asks his mother, Shelly Pesick-Caine (56), about her quintessentially American upbringing in the suburbs of Detroit. Born into a caring and hardworking family of six,...

On November 21st, Alicia Osborn (15) and her mom Jeanine Coursen (51) talk about funny memories from Jeanine’s childhood. Jeanine talks about many of the jobs that she’s had and what was her most/least favorite. Jeanine talks about funny stories...

Carolyn Tuttle had a kind sister named Patty who died when she was young, leaving two children. Carolyn really liked school, except for Algebra. She went to a Beauty college until she realized didn’t like standing up all the time...

Disscussion of family history with a focus on agriculture and Thanksgiving, leading into a discussion of current traditions and my family's relationship to agriculture.

History of the Detroit riots. What was it like living though it.

Interview

I talk with my dad about his childhood, his regrets and what he’s greatful for, his relationship with my mom, and his grandparents.

This was longer than expected, but funny and sentimental. It was interrupted a few times by outsiders but overall love was the main feeling.

Work and family stories

In the interview we mainly talked about main points of my dads life. We talked about things like his childhood, teenage years, jobs, and wife. He has spent his whole life living in Flint.

Sister Barbara Hansen shares her life and spiritual journey as a Dominican Sister over the past 60 years.

The paradox of lack of access to local food in rural, farming communities.

My father explains his transition from high school to college