Barbara Hester Kurtz and Susan Scott Peterson, September 26, 2020

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (38) about her mother's letters to her father while he was away working for the Civilian Conservation Corps and on other military assignments beginning around the time of the...

Interview with great grandpa

The interview turned out to be great. I learned a lot about him like how he wasn't afraid of anything during his service in the milatary. He had no regrets and he enjoyed his family and wife. The most important...

Tamiko-Words of Wisdom from my adopted Japanese mother-in-law

Tamiko was born in Japan in 1933. She shares what it was like to go from a comfortable life as a young child to living in a war torn country and learning to survive and thrive by her wits.

Belonging in the Past

A glimpse into the life of an all America man who, loved, lived, never let the past weigh him down.

The Great Listen— TEX CRAVEN

My grandfather, Tex Craven, passed away when I was only in 1st grade. Even though I never really got a chance to grow a relationship with him, he left behind a legacy. A legacy of amazing stories of his personal...

Great Thanksgiving Listen 2018 with my nana.

For this Great thanksgiving listen I wanted to talk with my nana, Christine Lunn. Especially since I don't get to talk to her one on one much. We talked about her being born in 1939 and being a young child...

Stephen Melillo’s Interview as a Musical Composer

Stephen Melillo is a well gifted composer who writes music for professional bands, orchestras, military bands, and schools all around the world. He teaches great things and morales through his words and music and writes about deep things and events...

11/26/18 – Interview with Dad

There was the mention of the importance of education, life lessons, professional satisfaction and growth, stories of moving between countries (and the courage in doing so), retold WWII anecdotes, globalization, and some dating advice.

Len & Maryanne

Leonard and Maryanne Babich, after 60 years of marriage, discuss their valuable childhood memories as kids during World War II, living in Clifton and Inwood, and their bittersweet memories about the daily struggles and triumphs as lovers throughout their lives...

The Great Thanksgiving Listen

In this interview, Tommy Franklin (13) interviews his grandfather Hienz Kiebler (79). This is conducted over the phone, with Hienz being in Cranford, NJ, and Tommy in Crofton, MD. Hienz tells about his childhood and about his moving from Poland...

Flying the Hump, in World War II

Michael Kidda describes flying over the Himilayan Moutains during WWII in ill-equipped C-109 and B-24 bomber airplanes. These bombers had been converted to gasoline tankers and were not designed to fly at this altitude or these conditions, which made "Flying...