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Interview with Gwennie Peters McGrath by Addy McGrath

My son, age 8, interviews my gramma, age 93. He was most interested in her husband at Pearl Harbor.

Today I interviewed my grandpa about his experiences with World War 2

I interview my great, great aunts, Ernestine DiLaureto and Henrietta Gardocki. They were born in the 1910’s and the 1920’s. We discuss their childhood, events that occurred in their lifetimes, and social norms of their time period.

Leo and Betty discuss their memories and experiences during WWII, started with their whereabouts when they heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor.

A recount of our Native American ancestors, the First World War, the Korean Conflict, 9/11, and more

Anne discusses her early life during WWII as a child of a US Navy submariner, growing up as a Navy “brat”, her belief in the basic goodness of people, her adventurous spirit, and much more.

This interview was done to keep record of what is was like for my grandma in Hawaii when Pearl Harbor was bombed. She lived there at the time and was 7 years old.

Our mother Margaret just before her 82 birthday, talking about picking cotton and the importance of kindness

A grandfather’s life stories from Cedar Rapids shared with grandson.

Growing up in Hawaii and the Hawaiian culture.

Mary Belle Hull talks to Marilyn Graham about her life for the Peace Community Church project "Celebrate the 90s."

This interview was between Mackenzie Kingerski (14) and her grandpa, John O'Donnell (84) on November 29, 2015 in Penn Hills, PA. In the interview he shares stories and information about his childhood, as well as important events when he was...

Life in the Navy before and during the Korean War as told by Navy Veteran Jimmie Schnorr, born in 1930. Jimmie joined the national guard when he was 17, and then enlisted in the Navy when he was 19 where...

In part 1 of this interview, my grandma and I talk about how it was growing up in the great depression and how she had to adjust. We also talk about how it was parenting 6 different kids in many...

Mom recaps the highlights of her life.

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (38) about her memories of World War II, being a teenager in a military family, living on an army base and her relationship with her father.

In this interview, created in November 2018, Meghan Meadows (16) interviews her grandmother Carolyn Williamson (79) about her life story. Carolyn shares stories and memories she holds near and dear to her heart, along with some important history she experienced...

Mimi and I discussed parts of her childhood and her outlook on her life. We discussed different historical events that happened during her life so far.

Dolores discusses the second world war and it’s effects on her family. She also talks about the US as a melting pot.

The life is Harold Arthur penny. Interviewed at age 86 years old.

Jack Smith’s best friend was kidnapped by the government, and he never saw him again. On January 5, 2020, Ayden Lord interviewed her grandpa, Jack Smith, in Studio City about his best friend Yoshi who was taken to a Japanese...

Phil's major moments experienced through History.

In this interview recorded on November 30th, 2019 in Hendersonville, NC my grandfather, Bob Fisher, talks about stories from his childhood growing up on a farm. He tells me about his later life of flying in the Air Force and...

Okinawan American talks about growing up in Hawaii in 1930s and 1940s. She also talks about moving to CA to work in a famous hair salon in Beverly Hills called Ménage a Trois. Aunty also talks about her deceased husband,...