Teagan Mcgrew and her grandmother VonVon talk about growing up as a child of 11 kids and her viewpoints on the economy then v.s. now.

In this interview, conducted in November 2023 in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, Teagan Mcgrew (17) interviews her grandmother VonVon (68) about her childhood. VonVon shares stories of growing up in a big family and the struggles of money that came...

My Grandma's Story from West Virginia

Nathan McKinney (17) interviews Pauline McKinney (70) about her early life in West Virginia. They took about her childhood, raising kids, and moving to California.

Alex Clunan and Allie Prescott

[Recorded Thursday, April 27th, 2023] Alex (19) and Allie (31) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Alex is a first year undergraduate student at the University of Virginia studying biomedical engineering to pursue medicine. Allie is a...

John Hess and Alex Wu

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: John Hess shares his story growing up in West Virginia, where his family valued traveling and spending time with relatives. After going to graduate school at Cornell, he moved to Andover with his family. He...

Mary Farrell and Collinn Tran

[Recorded: Friday, February 17, 2023] Mary (70) and Collinn (18) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Mary is a liberal Catholic and a mother of three from Massachusetts while Collinn is a first-generation student at the University...

Sarita Mehta and Amanda Coombs

[Recorded: Friday, June 10, 2022] Sarita (21, UVA '22) and Amanda (27, UVA '17) have a One Small Step conversation during Alumni Weekend at UVA. Sarita and Amanda, both recent UVA graduates, discuss life after college and their shared interest...

Nariah Williams and her great grandmother Diana Dozier talk about her life and childhood

In this interview, conducted December 5th 2021 in Michigan. Nariah Williams interviews her great grandmother Diana Dozier about her life growing up and favorite memories. Nana shares stories about her childhood and her school life. She also talks about her...

FYS Interview About Theme of Protest with Mason McKenzie by Elli Kroeger

I interviewed Mason McKenzie for my First Year Seminar class at Marshall University. Our FYS class has been focusing on critical thinking and how thoughtful developed and artfully asked questions can lead to enriching and enlightening stories, particularly oral histories....