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A year after his wife’s passing a father tells his daughter about the tremendous influence his wife had on him during during their 58 years of marriage.

The story of where I was born.

I interviewed my grandpa while we were at their house for Thanksgiving. This was for a school project and I really enjoyed this. I asked him about his life and I learned a lot of things about him that I...

I ask about my Shanie’s life in County Claire Ireland and When she lived in the Bronx and how her life moved on

A wonderful conversation with my mom about her life and raising 8 kids.

I interviewed my mother about her parents, her childhood, and one of her most favorite people—her grandmother.

I interviewed my father, Steve Lupis, who told me the story of how our family came to America, how my grandparents met, a bit about his childhood, and the stories of my and my sister’s births.

Childhood in Sweden, adult life in US, family, friends, important influences on her life.

Cindy Zirbel Tonissen interviewing Grandma June, 1992

During this part of the interview, we talked about my pop-pop’s experience being a husband and father, and what it was like to raise his four kids and eventually grand children.