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Join Folklife Director Lesley Schierenbeck as she interviews Nancee Jo Luciani, the New Jersey Decoy Collector & Carver Association's Carver of the Year for 2023, and the first female carver in the history of the organization! Nancee Jo has not...

Folklife Director Lesley Schierenbeck interviews Gene Marshall, of Forked River, New Jersey. He discusses his passion for decoy collection, his techniques of carving, his craftsmanship of the working decoy, and his mentor in the field, his father, George Marshall. Photographs...

Learn more about Nancee and her unique painting and carving style in this Women's History Month special!

Meet Niki Giberson, basket weaver, jammer, felter and mayor in this Women's History Month Special!

For the Great Thanksgiving Listen in November 2021, Em Gathers (17) interviews her sibling, Iggy Gathers (21), at her dorm in New Jersey. They talk about their childhood and high school memories. They share their struggles and experiences as lgbtq...

Nash Alamgir (16) and Onyx Alamgir (21) and discuss her childhood and adolescence. She touches on subjects of mental health and how it was negatively affected with the American education system. Through classic stories of her teenage years, Onyx discusses...

My mother Jennifer talked about some of her favorite things to do as a kid and most memorable things in her life.

Heather Jans talks about her experience of the Disney College Program and how she felt about doing it. The program transformed her as a person and helped her during her career path.

Laurie Dozier III (71) interviews his wife, Kelly Dozier (61), about LeMoyne Arts, where Kelly serves as the Board Lead Director. They discuss Kelly's passion for the work she does, the art center's award winning Chain of Parks Art Festival,...

In this interview with my mom we talked about her life and how she expected it to be. We also went over what she was very grateful for and what she has experienced throughout all her time here. This interview...

Mara Jill Herman and Ron DeMaio discuss the power of the arts community, Ron's impact at Herricks High School, and his educational legacy.

Valentina (16) interviews her grandmother, Alix, (71) about her childhood and not having regrets

Today, 11/27/20, I decided to interview my sister Leah. This is the interview that took place.

Rik & Christine talk about being a teacher, education, music and the Covid-19 pandemic

We talked about her life as a deaf person in Miami and her experiences at Gallaudet.

97 year old Harold tells Bridget about a significant moment among many, and describes a true contentment - no regrets.

16 year old Kira Kolmetsky interviews her father, Kevin Kolmetsky in Pine Hill, New jersey. He is a carpenter in the Union and never really had a plan growing up. When he found out he was having a daughter, he...

My brother and I talked about his teenage years growing up, how college is going so far, and what he plans to do after college.

In this interview I spoke with my mother, Jennifer Tarantino, about her experience as a Rutgers student in the early 1990s and how the university has changed and improved over time.

I interviewed my friend who is an Early Childhood Education Major about her past and what influenced her and what she would do in certain circumstances as an educator that she lived through already.

This interview revolves around Dara Jackson, an 18 year old woman that has decided to take a gap year from college, and how this has affected her.

I loved‘ shearing about my grandma’s childhood and life story. She had a lot of things to share about her family and experiences as well as her occupation and education. I enjoyed her unique that I have not heard about...

We talked about life, childhood memory’s, and college.

Story about Bryan Truex’s life

Michael and Barna discuss education, society, the current political climate and personal growth.