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Mr. Paternoster is 100 years old and recalls old times such as the Great Depression and his military service in World War Two.
We talked about the experiences of World War Two in the perspective of my great grandpa and stories from others.
Courtney McNeil (45) speaks with her mother Leslie McGowan (73) about childhood memories, her family background, and her experiences as a working mother.
Oma(Olga) Stachowski (who is now 90 years old) was a Polish girl when WW2 was declared. As a young girl, she migrated to Germany, and later to Canada, all by herself.
Becky Walton, June Papen, and Mary Catherine Postlethwait are all in their 80s, but that doesn't stop them from giggling a bit as they discuss their friendships stemming back as far as the 1940s in Kent County, Delaware.
Gary Birrenkott (64) interviews his father, LaVerne Birrenkott (89), about life, family, and his appliance business in Madison, Wisconsin. They discuss LaVerne's time as a mechanic in the United States Army from 1954-1956 as well as his time working at...
In this Interview conducted on November 26th 2023 in Vestavia Hills Alabama. Eighteen year old Brodie Vicinanzo and his eighty eight year old Great Aunt Rosemary Reid discuss what life was like growing up through ww2 and losing loved ones....
In this interview, conducted in November 2023 in Birmingham, AL, Mary Cecilia Ledbetter (17) interviews her “Grandaddy” (83) about his experiences growing up, and his time in the Air Force. He shares stories that made up his childhood, life in...
Hank (68) speaks with his step-daughter Natalie (35) about being raised in NYC by his German immigrant parents in the 50s and 60s. Hank's father, Fritz, was drafted by the German army during WWII. After Fritz met his wife, Hildegard,...
In this interview, conducted on November 25, 2023, in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, Mary Levine (18) interviews her grandmother Mary Rosalee Levine (85) about her childhood and the impact that World War II had on her upbringing. Mary Rosalee also discusses...
In this interview, made in November 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama, Sydney Allen (17) interviews her grandfather, Terry Allen (73), about his experiences teaching history and personal life tips/lessons. Terry Allen shares why he loved to teach and his favorite events...
In November 2023 in Vestavia, Alabama, Katelyn White (18) asked her grandmother (72) questions about every stage of life. They discuss the challenges of being a woman in different fields of work, the importance of family and education, and what...
In this interview, conducted on Nov 25th, 2023, in Missoual Montana, Rowen Axl Wolfcale (17) interviews Vita Nelson (86). In this interview, Vita talks about her early life, professional success, and the life of her late husband, Lester Nelson. Vita...
Mayla Patterson (9) interviewed her Seeya (grandfather), Sarath Parakrama Silva (85) on Thanksgiving Day in 2023. They talked about the kindness of his parents and a childhood in Galle, Sri Lanka. They spoke of moving inland during World War II...
In this interview, conducted on November 23, 2023 in Napa, California, Troy Carey (14) interviews his grandmother Mary Carey (82) about her life. Mary grew up in Vietnam during World War II and was called Tu Trinh. She moved to...
Today I interviewed my grandpa over our families involvement in World War 2. I learned a lot about my great uncle and great grandfather and how they served our country.
This interview is for the Oral History Project in HIST 190 with Dr. Sibbel. The interview is conducted by Cael Ormsby (21) with his grandmother Delores Phelps (93) about living in the US during World War II. Please note that...
Imagine being a ten-year-old boy, the youngest of four children from Holland, your mother and father representing the Dutch colonial government in Java (now Indonesia). Japan attacks Pearl Harbor then occupies the Dutch East Indies. Your family’s comfortable conditions are...
I’m Zayda Goodell, my uncle Matthew Knodel and I conducted this interview in Spokane Washington. I am 18 years old, and my uncle is 41 years old. During this interview we discussed what it was like starting a business and...
Ken Farbstein (66) has a conversation with his mother, Hinda Farbstein [no age given], to celebrate her birthday.
Husband and wife Kelsey Power (43) and Darryl Charleston (59) discuss starting a business together, challenges of being business owners, building a community of farmers, and what their son is learning from their work.
this details the creation and life of the business alpha Omega Gymnastics by Sarah pogue.
Aaron Novy (27) talks with his grandfather-in-law, Frank Pomposelli Sr. (87) about growing up in the Bronx as an Italian American, working at Precision Film Labs in Manhattan, getting drafted into the service for WWII, training to become a United...