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Jill talks about her mother, Sylvia, who recently passed away. She shares memories of Sylvia's early childhood, marriage, and family life, and the valuable legacy she left to her family and posterityl

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Jill talks about her mother, Sylvia, who recently passed away. she recalls her life and the legacy she passed on to her children and grandchildren.

Loren (age 94) and Veneta (age 90) Lesher have been married over 70 years. They are sharing stories from each year of their lives together. This interview covers 1968.

Husband and wife, Johnny "John" Davis (79) and Rosie Phillips Davis (74), talk about John’s life, his military service, and becoming a physician’s assistant.

Melody met her cousins, Nathan and Hilary about ten years ago as a result of genealogy research. They come together today to share what brought them to their searches and the impact it had on them and the family.

oral interview

This is the story of my grandmother Tenci’s (75) journey and experience in America.

A 15-year-old girl named Lauren interviewed her 46-year-old mom Amanda about a specific memory that shows what it was like to raise Lauren as a young child.

One Small Step conversation partners Larry King (39) and Taylor Stevenson (33) discuss growing up "privileged" versus "dirt floor poor," the role of the U.S. military, and struggles with substance abuse and depression.

Elena Dillon sits down with her dad Jonathan Dillon who shares his story of immigrating to America from Ireland. He describes the adventure and joy he finds in the States.

Friends and neighbors Mike Hanisee (81) and Megan Constantin (34) talk about their passion for music and the importance of a local dance hall.

Hello, my name is Khalida Qasmi, and I am 15 years old. I'm here with Majeedullah Hakeemzai who is 35 years old, and we are cousins, connected through a phone call. Majeed and I talked about his journey from primary...

I interviewed my dad, he is 58 years old and he talks about family and his childhood.

My Grandpa, Fred Bucoy is 83 and almost 84. We talked about his past in terms of growing up and previous jobs. We also talked about lessons he learned as well as religion and his memories of my family.

Talking about the story of Rosie’s birth from her parents. Rosie is 3 weeks old and Dara and Andrew talk about the pregnancy and first few weeks with Rosie

I, Jackson Theriault (15), interviewed my Gramie (71) about her life when she was young

One Small Step conversation partners Reese Williams (49) and Miesha Vargas (37) have a conversation about the issue of social disconnect and religion/ spirituality.

I had a conversation with Sergeant Christie about his service in the Army and service in Kansas, Germany, Sarajevo, Bosnia, and Afghanistan. We discussed his initial experiences in boot camp and fond memories of working with his comrades. Sergeant Christie...

One Small Step conversation partners Alex Mozes (43) and Rosie Campagna (45) consider political parties, changing views and the bubbles we find ourselves in, questioning as a means of understanding and coming to one's views, distrust and conspiracy theories, the...

MaryBeth Shaw (63) and John Shaw (77) speak about their marriage, the challenges they have faced, and the business they have built together.

Colleagues Ahmad Khalid Noori (27) and Lyla Kohistany (44) share their parallel and contrasting experiences in the war in Afghanistan. They share what led them to join the Afghani and US Armies respectively, and what ultimately brought them to Virginia.

Proud Army BRAT and military community advocate Gracie Burgess (21) speaks with conversation partner Cole Johnston (26) about her childhood, an incident during deployment that led to her father's disability, her value of resilience, and her hopes for the future.

Zev Blique(17) Reagan Stock(16) we Are bestfriends! we discussed Zevs childhood and how he grew up in a huge city compared to the little town I’m from. We talked about his family and his regrets.