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During WW2 Arnold Duevel wrote almost 800 letters to Margaret, his sweetheart and later wife of 72 years. Arnold talks with his son, Len, of his experiences in the European Theater.

We talked about how Omi got from Germany to America and how she felt during the trip.

A interview with my grandpa about his time in the military.

Kirsten Paull interviews her Oma about her journey and decision to move to America. She describes her life before the move in Germany, and what her schooling was like. After, she describes her move to America and how she learned...

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...

Some questions about their childhood, children, and memories.

This is a interview containing a personal account of living through WWII from the point of view of my Great Aunt Rosemary. A time of turmoil described from someone that attempted to escape the hardships of life.

My grandma and I drove through a starbucks and sat in the parking lot to do the interview. I asked the first question, sort of knowing the answer would be germany; I figured it would be a good place to...

We talked about his life when he was growing up. When he was a kid to how he got his current job. There was some small talk on the family topic.

Me and grandfather talked about his life and how my family came to this country.

The life story of my grandfather, Franklin Loffer

A brief biographical of the life of Clarence L. Williams as given by his daughter, C. L. Williams http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/ Georgia State University’s Southern Labor Archives DigitalCollections Library

Madeleine Senecal talks about her experience moving from Germany to the United States in the 50’s.

2nd part of interview with grandmother

After immigrating to Los Angeles from Hamburg, Germany twenty years ago, Verena sits down to talk about German v. American differences.

Teagan Johnson talks with Eileen Johnson about her time as a child and adventures throuought life. Including time in Japan and majoring in German literature. Some stories include working in an optical shop for 50 years and meeting her now...

In this interview, I speak with my oma about how it was growing up in Germany and how the Holocaust affected her.

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (39) about her early married life, including maternity fashion and prenatal care in the 1950s, giving birth in a military hospital and moving to Germany with her young family...

The man I interviewed, Jim, had a very interesting life story. He talked about what was most important to him throughout his life, and how his love for the lord inspired him to continue doing what he loved.

As a part of this interview, I asked my dad about memories that he has from Germany and what some of the differences between the two places that he remember.

We were discussing general things about my aunt’s life overseas and what she learned

What was it like growing up in Germany, and how does it compare to living in the United States.

In 1990, I convinced my grandfather Fritz Häber to sit down at his home in Zwickau for a tape-recorded interview. I asked him mostly about our family’s history, but in between stories, he talked about his war experience and his...

Steve Desroches (48) talks to Hannah Clager (32) about her experiences traveling and studying abroad, in particular the intersection of art and human rights, and how it led her to her current work with Crisis Action, an organization that works...

An Interview about my Grandmas job history.