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This interview is me asking questions to my 71 year old grandmother, about her life, politics and the thoughts on the generation today.

MJ "Joy" Gude (55) talks with her stepfather Hoyland Ricks (74) about their memories of growing up.

Colleagues Lynden Gault (37) and Stephen Leite (40) discuss their career paths and how they came to work in quality assurance at Gift of Hope.

Chris Brookes (73) interviews her friend Peter Baker (57) about growing up in Chicago and coming to Lake Ivanhoe, a Black community in southeastern Wisconsin. Peter relates the history of the community from its founding in 1926 up to the...

Mary "Cathy" Harmon-Christian (57) talks with her aunt Mary Sheila Harmon-Sasso (83) about the Harmon family line and their roots in Illinois by way of Ireland.

Dario Louis Toffenetti (93) shares memories about his childhood, parents, and family with his daughter, Carolynn "Carrie" Louise Toffenetti Bagg (62). Dario also shares stories of working with his dad in the restaurant industry and talks about his relationship with...

One Small Step partners Dennis Waldrop (66) and Annette Block-Valdivia (57) talk about their concerns for the future of their local community, Grand Marais, Minnesota. They share worries about housing, jobs, and healthcare and also talk about the importance of...

Memories experiences perspectives from growing up in Moline, Illinois 40’s and 50’s.

In this interview conducted in November 2021 in Skokie, Illinois, Amina Khalid (14) interviews her grandfather Syed Matloob Zaidi (74). He shares his happiest and saddest moments in his life as well as living with 9 siblings. Mr. Zaidi also...

My mother and I talked about her as she was growing up, as well as me.

This is a story of Elizabeth and Grant and her journey through life from childhood to adult hood.

In this interview I was talking to my mom, we talked about her life as a kid, experiences she had, and she talked about lessons she learned.

From habitat to Habitat. I am speaking with my best friend Misia Krasowski who is the daughter of Polish immigrants. Misia was born in Deerfield, Illinois, and is the oldest of 3. In the interview we talk about how her...

Grace Duck (15) and Brandon Duck (45) talk about growing up in Batavia, Illinois. Brandon shares some life lessons and talks about going to church as a young boy.

This interview was conducted November 26, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Natalia Beltran (16) interviewed her mom, Erica Avila (36) about her childhood in Humboldt Park and how living in such a troubled neighborhood shaped her into the woman she is...

This interview was conducted November 24, 2018 in Springfield Illinois. In this interview I learned about my Great Uncle Ron’s childhood. I also learned about our ancestors coming to America way back when. He also gave advice about life, growing...

In this interview, conducted on November 24th, 2018 in Rochester, New York, Aviva Berke (16) interviews her aunt Jennifer Dockstator (57) about their childhood in Rochester and moving to Canada when she grew up. Jennifer shares stories from her family...

November 25 2018 in Chicago IL I Interviewed Mary Thomas about her life. Mary Thomas is 61 Years old and this my grandma I am 15 years old. Mary had a good childhood she grown to be an intelligent women....

In this interview, conducted on November 2018 in Chicago, Illinois, Jadelyn Melara (16) interviews her mother Jade Perez (45) about what makes her who she is. Jade Perez shares who her biggest influences have been. She also talks about work...

We talked about many different topics from defining influences in my dad’s life to what it was like growing up in his time.

I talk to my grandfather about his life growing up and what he thinks looking back at it now.

I talked with my great grandma (born in 1925) growing up on a farm in the 1930s, and then moving out west to Phoenix. We also talked about life lessons learned over the years.