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In this interview, conducted on November 26, 2017 in Annapolis, Maryland, Sarah interviews her aunt Mary Foelster about life growing up in Maryland and her career path along the way. Mary talks about life growing up for her as the...

Mary describing the oldest relative she remembers.

My grandma tells her life story of fierce independence

Elie interviews her mom about her childhood, her honest opinions of her family, and her hopes for the future.

an interview about 2 sisters and their journey in america

Family questions

December 24th 2023 Kilteely kitchen. Liam Murphy on growing up in Ireland.

[Recorded Tuesday, September 12, 2023] Gianna (19) from Long Island, New York, and Brianna (20) from the Eastern Shore of Maryland participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA....

Nan and Jack Dorsey tell about their life to their grandson Graham Edson.

I asked my mom's 1st cousin about her early life, growing up on a farm in western Ireland and later studying, working as a nurse and raising a family in England, and how she came to be living in the...

Jeannie Sorensen talks about growing up on Emerald Ave

Fishtown Beer Runner and native Philadelphian, Keith Tomaselli inspires us with stories of the inception of the beer runner community that has started in Philadelphia and has grown into a small but important charitable organization across the world. Keith tells...

We spoke on the legacy of Eileen DaSilva, and the people that she is most grateful for in her life. We also spoke on her hopes for me and our relationship together.

Interview with my loving grandpa that has very interesting answers for the questions I have for him.

My grandmother reliving her childhood in Brooklyn.

Thomas tells daughter about meeting her mother and about how he came to Chicago from Ireland.

Growing up in Ireland 1960s, moving to America in 1989, and raising kids

I asked my Nana about her life and her parents

“He was a Soldier in the Irish Civil War” On January 2, 2019 David O’Mara (14) sat down with his father Jason O’Mara (42) to talk about his childhood in liberated Ireland and his grandmother’s stories about the history of...

Mary Anne and Bill Wade share the immigration stories of each of their families and stories from their trips back to the homeland.

One Small Step partners John Northcutt (44) and XinLing Fritz (22) discuss raising chickens, driving around the United States, and collecting pens.

Today, me and my grandfather discussed questions about Thanksgiving when he was a child. He discussed the most memorable Thanksgiving he had, one of his family’s Thanksgiving traditions, and his favorite Thanksgiving dish.

Haig Hagopian, Hagop Hagopian, Kavork Kavorkian, Virginia Kavorkian

Ella Monroe and Heleen Hogan (grandmother) discuss their family heritage from Ireland.

My grandma started off with a summary of her life. Then I asked her more specific questions.