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Jose likes to do the children's activities with his daughter. His one word to best describe Musikfest is MELTING POT.

Me and my pap talked a lot about his life from a child to an adult.

Nada discusses her life when she was young. She includes how her school life was like and how she spent her time with her friends. She discusses how she met her husband and what their life together is like today....

My grandma grew up in a full house but it was good because she was able to be cared for by her aunt when her parents had places to be. Her childhood was sometimes chaotic since she grew up in...

There has been a historically black neighborhood in Swarthmore, PA the area South east of Yale Avenue where Bowdoin, Brighton, Kenyon, and Union come together, there has for at least about 100 years. Swarthmore Public Library asked Calvin Coleman and...

Gerald and Erika have volunteered at Musikfest for 30 years their words are "Excellent" and "Fantastic".

American Viscose employed over 1500 people in the community of Meadville, Pennsylvania from 1930 before closing under the name Avtex in 1985. At it's preak, the plant produced 22,000,000 tons of synthetic fiber. These stories capture the memories of those...

The reason I interviewed my mom was because, she is very important to me, I wanted to know more about her life back then untill now & how she changed her life around & became the person who she is...

Chuck Niswonger (who I am named after) recalls his life growing up in the 30's and inlisting in the Navy for World War 2. He met my great grandmother when he was 26 and she was 19. They are 7...

In this interview conducted in July 23,2020 in Oxford, Pennsylvania, Arlyn Mileydy Ayala-Estrada interviewed her family friend Connie Mota about her childhood and they’re friendship. Connie Mota shares how she’s known Arlyn since a little girl and used to babysit...

In this interview conducted on November 26, 2017, I interviewed my brother Jordan to get an inside scoop on his childhood and how life was in the easy days. Jordan shares stories about politics, religion, and even aliens. He also...

I asked my grandfathers questions to learn about the time he was at Nativity BVM high school and the time he was in the Navy.

1964 World's Fair featured Belgian Waffles... just like the Swarthmore Farmer's Market.

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.

Technology has made my generation differ greatly from that of our elders. In this interview I attempted to touch on that dialogue and get an elders perspective on how we have change.

We talked about his childhood up until he started working for Lebanon Valley College.

In this interview, recorded on November 26, 2018, Emily Wenger and Haley Warner talk about Haley’s life then and now. During this interview Emily questions her youth pastor about many things. These include, her life as a child, her biggest...

Details of Will’s life. (Ignore is trying to figure it out at the beginning)

In this interview, conducted on November 2017 in Whitehall, Pennsylvania, Emily Cheng (15) interviewed her aunt Linda Wackily (71) about her younger years and how her life changed when she met her husband. Linda mentions how she met an American...

Learning the life of Linda Fengler. Listening about her wonderful life from the start of her childhood, where she lived, her favorite memories, teen life, work life, and her life now.

An interview with my grandfather about his experiences and reflections on his life during his different careers. He talks about his military life, teaching life, important people in his life, and the history of his parents and grandparents.

A talk about the life of Arthur Wertz. It went throughhis childhood to his time in the Navy to life at home.

I had a great time interviewing my grandma! This lead to great conversations about her past and how she grew up.

We discussed the challenges in their lives and how their relationship brings out each other's best and worst. My grandfather also enlighten us with his stories of his prior years living in Cuba.

We had a talk about his childhood, family, and his time in the military.