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Mariah talked about her childhood, education, career, and being a business owner.

Bodhi interviews Grandma Tookie

Firtuna’s dad was arrested for religious reasons, and he also lost his father. He ran away to the border of the country to get his freedom. Firtuna and her family followed him.

(This interview contains strong language and brief descriptions of sexual acts.) As a highly-attractive young gay man, Randy quickly fit into the Dallas gay bar scene, found problems with drugs, sex, and prostitution. When he prostituted in front of Dallas...

David Radford first had an inkling that he was gay at eight years old. While watching Super Friends, he found himself attracted to Aquaman – not Wonder Woman, like his friends. David discusses the Shreveport gay party scene, Southern Decadence,...

My mom and I have a heart to heart over coffee.

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (38) about her childhood in Mississippi in the 1930s and 1940s.

Today is my grandpa’s 72nd Birthday. To celebrate, I asked him several questions about his life as a kid and teenager and adult. We talked about how he grew up in a small town in the south and how he...

Entrepreneurship comes in many different faces. As I was discovering new moving stories of incredible people and their passion for creation, I found one that spoke to me. Jeryl's Journey, Jeryl is the mastermind that came up with the incredible...

This interview was about two sisters in Pineville, La taking a trip to “memory lane”! This talk included conversations about childhood, current jobs, influences, and impacts on daily life during a pandemic! This interview was very interesting, it gave me...

In this interview i covered over how basic went throughout joining the army and any pros and cons.

In this interview, Collins McMurray (16), talked to her grandfather, Rudy McMurray (86), about his life and memories. They talked about his childhood, parents, and grandparents. They also discussed his military service and memories of training. He discloses his opinions...

In this interview I talk to my mom about her growing up in the south and moving up north and how she grasped the more new concepts in the north and her views changing. As well as how she views...

My cousin Sarah & I discuss our mothers, their childhoods, ourselves, our daughters & our extended family of aunts, uncles & cousins

As a retired shrimper from Lafitte, LA, Eddie Sapia, Jr. gives a first-hand account of how things have changed over his life. Mr. Sapia was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 27, 1934. He has lived along Barataria Bay...

From military dependent to supporter of the rebellion's Luke Skywalker to survivor of life itself.... Listen to John Highland's reflection on his journey of self-realization.....

The prices and job experience

Angie Sanders, resident of Morrison Village (2503 Old Mobile Ave, Pascagoula, MS 39567) is interviewed by Reba Brown, Library Assistant 1 from Singing River Genealogy-Local History Library on Thursday, May 16, 2019. Ms. Sanders discusses her two daughters and her...

Interview with Emma (daughter) and Christine (Mother). Emma is 20 and Christine is 50+.

I loved hearing about his past and things I did not know about him before I interviewed him. He is my biggest role model so I love to listen to his stories.

Interview with Anne Lennon Simon on November 25,2023. She is 92 and the mother of 3, grandmother to 6, and great grandmother of 4. “Nothing is easy. Keep going.”

A short interview because my dad was busy but I learned some things about him.

A crabber, alligator hunter, and family man of southwest Louisiana, Yancy Welch, born in 1965 in Lake Charles, describes his conflicts with gators and hurricanes as he shows great respect for distinctive ecosystem that surrounds him. *Disclaimer: This interview was...

A brother talking to his brother

Hear landowner Al Levron explain how family and legislative acts such as CWPPRA are making a difference in coastal restoration.