Search Interviews

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.

One Small Step conversation partners Veronica (36) and Jenni (42) have a conversation about their backgrounds growing up and living in different places, their experiences living abroad in Italy, and their views on having diverse communities and perspectives in their...

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

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.

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.

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.

A chat between Vivian Padua, age 61, and her niece Juanita Soranno, age 37, about life lessons, family and how God has her back.

One Small Step conversation partners Jerlena Griffin-Desta (61) and Franceen Levy (76) talked about how coming to the Bay Area influenced their perspectives and how complex and confining political labels and descriptions can be.

Jim talks about his life growing up, how he met his wife, school and work experiences and what is important in life.

Scott Stuart Finlay (65) asks his father-in-law Wilbur Robert [Bob] Kelley (98) about his time as an electrician in WWII and the Korean War, and his life post war.

My grandpa talked about his life in China when he was little and showed photos of his family, ranging from the 1940s to early 2000s (there was a lot).

Grandma interview

Michelle Monterrosa(26), conducted an interview with her grandmother Dolores Lopez who is (101), and my Tia Blanca Monterrosa. Dolores shared her experiences from growing up in El Salvador and coming to San Francisco in the 1980s.

Barbara Abbott is 82 years old and is 14 year-old Mary Coleman’s grandmother. Although she now lives in Mill Valley, Abbott grew up in San Francisco with her eight siblings, mother, and father. Eventually, her family moved to Tiburon, but...

Marian Howard(86) talks with her granddaughter, Nina Howard(15) about her marraige and relationship with Bill Howard. She shares the story of their union, the importance of their marriage, and a lesson for the youth.

The interviewer, Chase Dunn (15), interviewed Frank Drugge (19), they are cousins. Topics such as family, religion, and life lessons were discussed.

My name is Elliot Hunt (17, he/him) and I am interviewing my great uncle Steve Hunt (70, he/him) about his life and our family. *apologies about the background noise, it’s hard to find a quiet place in a house of...

Janet Cobbett (90) interviews her friend, Ginny Holahan (90), about her childhood, family, community involvement, and friendship.

Harrison Watkins (33) reminisces with his grandmother Roselyne Swig [no age given] on her vast knowledge and experiences as a businesswoman, mother, and grandmother.

Board of Directors Storytelling Project: Our third StoryCorps conversation is between San Francisco Village Executive Director Kate Hoepke and Board member Dr. Wayne Pan. Kate and Wayne shared personal stories that led them to be where they are today. They...

Thu shared her story and Journey from Vietnam to the united States with her village. Thu discussed how their strong faith and love of their family kept them strong.

I, Emiliano Jimenez Minor, interviewed my dad, Jose Alberto Jimenez Ramirez, who's 50 years old about his experience growing up in Mexico City, el DF with my grandma, my uncles, my aunts, my dad's cousins. We talked about how my...

Maricela Ibarra (43) is interviewed by daughter Yadira Del Valle-Ibarra (21). Maricela is asked about what it was like moving to San Francisco and what her experience growing up in the Mission was like.

We talked and learned more about and from my Father, Thomas Swei.