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Gary Hance talks with Folkllife Director Lesley Schierenbeck about his childhood find of what he thinks could appear to be a Lenape dugout canoe off of the shores of Manahawkin, New Jersey. The vessel was found off of the property...

We talked about how my father’s childhood was like, and the struggles him and his family went through to get to where they are today.

Mrs.Pierce was talking about her childhood and growing up and one of her most difficult moments

In this interview we cover the topics of my mother’s childhood, family, lessons learned, religion, and future.

My Dadun, Tahera Begum (69) talks about her life -- being born in undivided Pakistan, married off at 15, becoming a mother at 16, and how she is doing now. The interview flips in the end where she starts asking...

Caleb (13) interviews his Grandmother (75) and asks about her life and experiences. This interview was conducted over Zoom, so the audio quality for my Grandmother may not be the best.

The man with a jingle... Joe Swingle! This is an interview with my father, Joe Walter Swingle and what he has learned and experienced throughout his life. He has a very interesting story, growing up in a home of 7,...

We mainly talked about my mom and her memories of life and also about our family, too. She talked about what life was like when she was younger, as well.

ChrisJenkins jr asked his grandmother questions about her life growing up.

We talked about life choices, regrets, wishes, etc.

My grandma is from Brazil so some aspects of her life, like her childhood are different than most people. I like to hear funny stories about her life growing up to get to know her better and how they impacted...

Mami Chencha gets interviewed on her childhood, family, and what it was like moving from a sunny Caribbean island to a snowy New York.

In this interview conducted November 2017 at Biotechnology High School Aidan Matthews (15) interviews his friend Alena Nag (14) about her childhood and life experiences. Alena shares her family lineage and her experiences growing up as well as the events...

Childhood, Career, Family, Love, Death, & the Future.

I talked with my mom about her life and family.

Life of my teacher. We spoke of differences between childhoods and thing he wishes he would have done different.

Mom explains about her life’s journey and how she wants to be remembered.

My mother Jennifer talked about some of her favorite things to do as a kid and most memorable things in her life.

My Dad and I talking about some classic childhood memories and some work memories.

Their childhood, parents, and worst and best memories. How they want to be remembered and life lessons.

I got to sit down with my dad and talk about life. As the conversation flowed, I got some insight on what it was like raising me, to law school.

Sarah Gates - 14 years old Steve Gates - (he’d rather not say) Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024

In this interview, conducted in December 2017 in Marlboro, New Jersey, Sucheth Parigi interviews his mother, Srilatha Arumalla. She describes her life growing up, her political beliefs, and how religion has played a part in her life. She also shares...

In this interview, Carly Settle interviews her grandmother, Cindy Ayers aka “Nanny”, about her family and childhood memories on Thanksgiving. This interview includes stories about her childhood memories in Brigantine. This interview focuses on the importance of family and how...

Doug Martin (42) shares with his conversation partner Hazel Diaz (36) his memories from childhood in New Jersey, his career in the Navy as a Torpedoman, and his ten years of sobriety.