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Interviewing my grandfather i learned some additional information about him.

In this interview, conducted on November 24, 2017 in Lawndale, California, Sarah Gomez interviews her 65 year old grandfather, Steven Kearney. Steven talks about his early life in Lawndale and how he became the man he is today. Also about...

A second grade romance turned into a marriage.

My mom talking about her childhood

We discussed her childhood and marriage and many life memories

Me and my grandmother discussed her past and memories. We also explored every aspect of the things she remembers and what her life was about.

Seto You, age 92/93 or 97/98, is interviewed by his son, Ed You, age 26, about his early days in the USA. He arrived from China in 1916, worked as a cook in this country well into his 80's. He...

Asked my husband questions that I felt I didn't know about him.

My mom Brenda Serna and I spoke about her childhood growing up in Mexico and the crazy things she did. We also talked about the time she met her husband (my dad) and how they became in love , engaged...

Friends Donald "Don" Girard (73) and Linda Sullivan [no age given] discuss Don's involvement with Santa Monica College.

United States Military Veterans Michael Johnson (74) and Hazel Diaz (36) discuss Michael's young life and upbringing in Hollywood, California, and his career in the Navy.

Interview with my Dad about his life in Missouri, the Marines, riding horses, and motorcycles.

A talk with mom about work, life, family, and the current pandemic.

We talked about her life (relationship with my father, my childhood, her parents and siblings, etc.)

In this interview, conducted in April 21 2020 in Anaheim, California, Michelle Torres interviews her father Miguel Torres about his childhood, his family and how he came into this country illegally. Miguel shared stories about moments with his mother changing...

Cathy and Helen remember moving from Sioux City, Iowa, to California as kids in the 1960s.

My Great Uncle Joe: "I've had a gorgeous life." After the interview, he kept going. Looking at a 60" TV, he said the first TV he bought his father-in-law was a console with a 7" screen that received a single...

My mother and i talk about her child hood and life story.

In November of 2018, 14 year old Isabella Orlando interviewed her mom, Mandana Orlando in Sherman Oaks, California. The stories all take place in Santa Monica in the 1990’s. Isabella asks about everything, from how she met and fell in...

We talked about life lessons, people who were kind, happiest memories, love, how her time of growing up was so different than for kids now, and Verl Clausen

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.

In this interview, we talked about my mother’s and Aunts childhood and life and their aspirations for future generations.

An interview with my mother about her life growing up in Morocco and her life experiences. (Also sorry for the constant buzzing but she didnt want to redo the interview.)

Talking through some memories, favorite, difficult and fond. Then looked to the future of our family.

Although I never knew my great great grandparents, this interview with my grandmother made it feel like I knew them my whole life. On December 31, 2018, I, Kate Godfrey, interviewed my grandmother Carol Burns in Scottsdale, Arizona. The stories...