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My Mom is Brigitta Woodward, born and raised in Kalrsruhe, Germany, and 59 years young. My parents married in Germany when my mom was 32, and she left her life there to move to upstate New York with my siblings...

Jaquana Greenwood (25) talks with her best friend, Jeremiah Kinard (22) about our long-distance friendship.

Growing up in the 60’s: school, riots and the Vietnam War.

Deborah Taub (57) and her sister Cynthia Weinman (56) had a conversation with their aunt, Erna Rubinfeld (78), and first cousin, Stuart Rubinfeld (49), to remember their first cousin (and Erna’s nephew), Victor Wald, who died on September 11, 2001...

Fred Wilber (69) talks to his mentee Jola Otten (13) mostly about Freds childhood

Chuck James and Marvin Rappaport discuss the Borscht Belt as well as the entertainment industry.

Steve White discusses the Concord and the Borscht Belt with Marvin Rappaport.

Gary interviews his grandmother Irene about her life.

Jack Godby (77) speaks with God's Love We Deliver Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Ronnie Fortunato. Jack was diagnosed with HIV in 1985 and began receiving meals from God's Love in 2002, after having three strokes. Ronnie became his RDN in 2011,...

Talking about life during the depression and what it was like during world war 2

Robert J. Baumann (70) talks with wife, Judith Baumann (68) about his career in child neurology and his work in the rural communities of Eastern Kentucky.

Helen Rados and Alan Barrish discuss the Golden Age of the Borscht Belt.

James talks to his mother about life growing up in Brooklyn, and her early memories from childhood. She shares some memorable moments from her life and lessons she has learned. She talks about some of the influences on her life...

In this article Blake Weaver (13) interviews Jolene Borzell(70). they talk about growing up with 13 siblings, struggling financially and favorite recipes.

Our time together as a couple and our families.

As a celebration of Black History Month, February 2018, Middlebury College's Davis Family Library has initiated a series of oral interviews, "In Your Own Words." In them, Literatures & Cultures Librarian Katrina Spencer engages members of the community who trace...

Lynn Skolnick discusses the Catskills and how she got to the Borscht Belt with Marvin Rappaport.

Friends and Colleagues Stuart Carroll, 50, and Tabitha Dellangelo, 40, talk about how Stuart came to the U.S. from Canada and how Tabitha came to become a teacher.

David Carter (38) interviews spouse Luz Gomez (35) about her father, Carlos Ignacio Gomez Arriola, who died three years ago.

this is just a girl interviewing the best father-in-law on the planet. 

Lily Dollinger (15) interviews her father James Dollinger (59) in Flint, Michigan. He talks about the importance of family and the influence his children have had on him. Also, he expresses the memories he has from growing up in New...

A story surrounding the patriotism that came after 9/11

Her Life going to New York, and her tough/happiest times.

This interview includes Daniel Mesidor interviewing Rashidah Young.