How would you like to be remembered? What has been the happiest moment of your life so far? The saddest? Talk about Lois Sladkey.

Answering migration and holiday questions with mother

We talked about the life of my father and his journey from childhood into adulthood. We discussed his ups and downs throughout his life, and touched on the people that helped shape him.

I interviewed my about his childhood and what he did when he was a child. We talked about his life and his best and worst memories.

Steve Rock interviews his mother Phyllis, who talks about what Christmas was like when she was a little girl. She also speaks about what food was like on the farm she grew up on in Nebraska.

My aunt and I talk about the future and past

Friends and Chicago Tribune columnists Mary Schmich and Eric Zorn talk about their memories at the school, from taking lessons to co-founding the long-running holiday showcase and singalong, Songs of Good Cheer. This interview was recorded at the Old Town...

Gavin explains his favorite Christmas traditions and his Santa dreams

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My grandfather served in the Vietnam War, and in 1965 he headed home for Christmas on leave. It did not go well.

In December 1932, Norene O’Connor McIntosh’s father John O’Connor died at a sanitarium in Von Ormy, Texas. On Christmas Eve, her mother Loretta took his body by train to their hometown of Parsons, Kansas. This is Norene’s story, told to...

I asked my Grandma what Christmas was like for her and her family as a child.

Interview of the family at Christmas dinner.

Christmas as a child

In this interview, recorded and the third of December of 2017, Brooklynne Clark interviews her mother Porscha Clark about her life experiences and views on life. Porscha talks about her childhood in New York and her adolescence in North Carolina....

Board games at Christmas and the Christmas without presents.

Blair Braden interviews his 83 year old grandmother on Christmas, 2017.

First christmas

Breanna and I talking about Christmas and her siblings.

I interviewed my great-grandma “Granny” about her childhood, being a mom, grandma and great-grandma, and all the places she’s been and jobs she’s had.

A mother and her sixteen year old daughter talk about passed family members, generational differences, and a father who’s no longer in the picture.

Helen had surgery and refused to leave the hospital before Christmas. Here the story of the Christmas candelabra received in 1964.

Christmas interview

Christmas themed interview

my grandma described to me today how she grew up where she grew up and what her most important memories were to her in her life.