World War Two veteran and longtime Watsonville native, Al Hopson tells of his time in the United States Army Air Corps (now called the US Air Force). He enlisted in February of 1943 on his eighteenth birthday. His intention was...

Dr. Robert Bond shares Priest Lake stories with his wife Georgene at their cabin on the end of Coolin Bay. Bond talks about his father, Robert Bond, who became the Priest River doctor in 1936, serving the region including home...

Interview with my grandpa about World War II homefront.

Growing up before WWII and falling in love were the easiest parts of Vera’s life, but she encountered more hurdles along her way. On November 21, 2017, in Los Angeles, CA, Vera Volfson shares her story with her great-granddaughter Dara...

I think about how I got here. That in itself is a miracle.”

Minnie talks about her parents, growing up and Long Branch.

Japanese interment camp

Conducted in November 2019 in Barrington, Illinois. Jason Wu interview his neighbor Carol Rice about her childhood in Chicago and her numerous careers. Mrs. Rice shares her story of how the WWII impacted her childhood growing up, and elaborates on...

I interviewed my father about his father Grandpa Fred who I never met.

Interview with the grandchildren on her life in Romania, Argentina, Uruguay, and the United States.

Veronica Carberry tells her story of growing up during WWII and raising her family in the United States. She is celebrating 85 years of life today.

Memories of the Cocoanut Grove Fire, his POW experience in WWII, and, throughout a love of family

Memories of the Cocoanut Grove Fire, his POW experience in WWII, and, throughout a love of family

Rachel Markowitz at 86 talks with her son Michael Kuperstein 61 and grandson Zach Kuperstein 26 about some of her early life with Michael and her WWII and Holocaust experiences

In this interview Vaughn talks about serendipitously connecting with friends while serving overseas.

In this interview, I discussed my Grandfather’s deployment to Germany as well as his travels to other countries during the occupation of Germany.

Renee Cirimelli recounts her childhood while under German duress, her transition into American culture, and how she met her husband in the United States.

In this interview, recorded on November 22, 2018 in Sarver, Pennsylvania, Summer Arner (17) interviews her Great Grandmother Helen Arner (97) about her life growing up in the early 1900s. Helen shares stories about her family as a child and...

Interview with Grandfather on Thanksgiving weekend.

Interview with my grandparents

Amelia (9) and Nathan (6) learn about Great-Grandma’s (93) childhood, meeting Great-Grandpa in Detroit, WWII and how schools are different today.

I interviewed my grandfather about his childhood and his life as a whole.

Betty Perritt on Going to Portland with Her Friend to work in a Defense Plant When They Were 18

My mother recounts a story about her father being declared missing in action during WWII

Mr. Jim Long, 93-year-old World War II Veteran, shares his experience and memories in an interview with student Masie Hollingsworth in Fountain Inn, South Carolina on December 5, 2018. Mr. Long discusses his time in the Air Force in WWII...