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Spouses Suzin Kratina (67) and Michael Hathaway (68) share memories of their upbringings and offer advice to their daughters.

Carolyn Moore Ford (67) shares a conversation with her nephew, Alexander "Alex" Moore (30), about the history of their family farm, discuss a conservation advancement program, and farming legislation.

Jessie Wagnon (33) interviews her grandmother Agnes Dauncey (82) about growing up in White Bluffs, WA, a community that would later be displaced in order to build a secret government project called the Hanford projects.

Colleen Mahoney (89) is interviewed by her daughter, Nancy Mahoney [no age given], about her parents, attending college during the 1940s and '50s, and her journey from a Republican ideology to a Liberal one.

Betty tells stories about her family’s connection to Yachats, Oregon.

Anna Wasden (58) sits down with her mother, Joan Hunter Christensen (86), to ask about her family's turf accounting business, what it was like growing up in Distington, England during World War II, and the family traditions that differ from...

A daughter interviews her father about his life growing up in Austin, his writing career, surviving cancer, and the legacy he hopes to leave behind.

Donald Batty discusses his childhood in Wallsburg. He also discusses his father’s homestead and farm.

Childhood

Ken Johnstone describes his move to Broadus Montana, and his life thereafer, from working on cars to helping his brother with ranching.

Jennifer Balian (19) talks with her sister, Alexandria Balian (20), about her experience with livestock and animal husbandry.

Jennifer Richardson Jones interviews her mother, Helen Younger Martin, about growing up in Gilbert, Arkansas, about a mile from the Buffalo River.

Ted Smith details his life growing up on a ranching homestead in Broadus. He talks about his family, ranch, and everything in between.

Nancy interviews her father, John, about growing up on a ranch as a child, being a farmer/rancher, and the flooding of the family ranch.

Talking w Grandpa about stories mom has told me

Alvin Jurica telling the story of his family coming to America and homesteading in southeastern Montana. In Part 4, Alvin discusses how he hurt his back, irrigation, electricity, entertainment, and communication.

Lori Iskander, 52, interviewed her Aunt Carol, 83. Carol shared her life and what is important to her.

Maureen Horsley shares with her husband Joel, memories of winter while growing up on a farm in northwest Iowa during the 1950's.

Alvin Jurica telling the story of his family coming to America and homesteading in southeastern Montana. Part 1 starts with Alvin’s grandparents and parents coming to America, Texas, California, Oregon, Idaho, and finally the 1st year at the homestead

Alvin Jurica telling the story of his family coming to America and homesteading in southeastern Montana. In Part 2, the homestead expands, Alvin’s appendicitis, murder in MT, Ben and Alvin get more land, the great depression, and Alvin meets Mary.

My Grandmother’s experiences herding cattle

Listen as my step-father speaks about his life as a teenager, as a child and his current life. He speaks fondly of his grandmother and parents as they always treated him nicely and made him who he is today. We...

Harriet Mantzer (67) talks with her friend, Gail Greener (59) about her time as a hospice nurse, caring for cancer patients, and delivering babies. She shares about being a rancher and the death of her seventeen-year-old daughter.

Harriet Weber (65) interviews her friend Ed Field (74) about his upbringing, his family’s farm, and his experience operating feedlots.

Childhood