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My great grandfather Mort shares his story about his life, his love, and his struggle, starting with a begining in the height of the Great Depression.

Calista Scheetz, age 14, interviewed her Papa, Robert Burke, age 69. They discussed his early life and what it was like growing up in Chicago.

On November 25th 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia, Kade Minutaglio (12) interviewed his grandmother Diane Fair (79). Kade asks about his grandmother’s life from childhood to adulthood. Diane Fair talks about what life was like when she was a kid and...

I asked my Aunt about some interesting questions, including some about past and present.

American History

The person I interviewed is my mom, her name is Jaema Puentes. She joined the Air Force in 1999, after her senior year in highschool, and left in 2007. She is 40 now and said she really enjoyed going into...

Joseph Scozio discusses business ownership in Evergreen Park and how life has changed over the years.

One thing you will always have is family. Through the good times and the bad, they will be the ones that you can turn to.

Gertrude Danziger (age 88) discusses with Robert, her son, her life, including her childhood, youth, marriage, work during WWII, and time as CEO and President of Homak Mfg Co Inc.

Marcus Meyer, Army Veteran, sharing his personal account of over coming adversity from childhood, military service, and on to civilian life with Veteran lead organizations that were instrumental in saving his life and opening his heart to the service of...

A conversation with my father about how he became a world-renowned historian of Indian Art, after a childhood in Chicago suburbs and never leaving the country before college.

Steve Desroches (48) talks to artist Cody Sullivan (30) about his work in Provincetown, Massachusetts, particularly his performances and radio plays as Saltine, a character of his creation who lives on the fictitious Eggs Isle as well as about life...

Dave and Steve interview each other about growing up Baptist, coming out and HIV-AIDS in Chicago in the '80's and '90's.

Alyssa Drew: 2021-06-19 02:27:08 Alyssa Drew interviewing my aunt Teri Thomas, age 50, discussing being a nurse, being in healthcare, how it has affected her life and job in regards to covid-19

Kt talks to Grandpa Lanoue about living and working in Cloud county Kansas in the early 1950s.

An immigrant's success story and example of living life to its fullest.

Joe sits down with Fred & Phyllis Herschelman. Fred served our country in the U.S. airforce for various wars. Phyllis is the loving matriarch of a loving family in Central, Illinois.

Emma VandeWater is a student in the Master of Urban Planning program at the University of Kansas. Sean Tapia is a graduate of the University of Kansas and works at a planning firm in Chicago. In this interview we talked...

This interview was from rose O'Hare interviewing her 78 year old father ken ohare. Mostly about childhood.

Tony is asking Josh about YMCA day camps, Jujutsu training and playing games in Roblox at home the evening of Thursday, July 29, 2021

Yo habla con mi madre sobre su trabajo y su familia.

86 year old remembers the trials of escaping Austria during the nazi occupation. A lesson in acceptance and understanding.

Cleo Francine Wilson (77) speaks to her partner Bob Roth (74) about her first experience at a camp traveling outside of her Chicago West Side neighborhood, and feeling a "fish out of the water" after her trip.

LHP

Happy Labor Day! My husband Don and I chatted with my father-in-law Tom Sheffler about the dignity of labor and the changes in workplace ethics over his lifetime. At eighty-three, he works harder than anyone I know. In this chat,...