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Life story

I asked Ron Baer the questions “What was it like growing up New York City?”, “What was your favorite experience of growing up there?, and “What’s the two best stories from your childhood”.

Bob Alpern (92) talks with his friend John Friedrich (55) about growing up in the 1930s in New York City, attending art museums with his father, singing songs at Camp Moween written by Yip Harburg, Wizard of Oz lyricist and...

We talked about my grandfahter’s childhood and his family when he was younger than I am now.

An interview with my aunt and uncle about the history of their families growing up in Detroit and New York City....aaand lots of dogs barking (sorry!).

My grandfather is the son of Polish immigrants, and on March 19, 2016, I interviewed him during a family reunion in Seattle about his adventurous life growing up in New York City, and working in the Arctic as a geologist.

Before there was social media, the LGBTQ community found our heroes and leaders in very few places that were public. We were (and still are) a local community that cling to each other for support and family. One of those...

November 24, 2017, Bonham Texas. Life in the military, church and west Texas. How we celebrate holidays. My family growing up. All sorts of unique traditions.

Kiera Yarrow interviews her grandfather Walter Yarrow asking him about school, life experiences, and life lessons.

Lauren and Rich talk about the moments that stand out in his life and what he learned from them.

Interviewing my mom about September 11th of 2001 and her experience.

Kerica Williams (47) and her son Ronald Wagner (21) share a conversation about travel, their aspirations for the future, and their relationship.

Today I interviewed a friend that I don’t get to see often so I could learn about his life.

I interviewed my dad about the attacks of 9/11

I interviewed my mom for this project, who lived in NYC at the time of 9/11.

We mainly talked about his childhood and jobs.

My dad and I talked about his childhood, how his childhood was, and who he misses. I learned some new things about him that I didn’t know before.

I interviewed Beverly Martindale (my grandmother) age 74 about her experience as being in a government job during the attack of the twin towers. We discussed the situation that she was in as a government job and about the knowledge...

Dad and Kate chat on Thanksgiving

Emmett Murphy (14) and his grandmother Virginia Wing (83) discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, the year 2020, and various personal subjects.

In this interview, I talk with my mother about the tech revolution. We discuss the impacts of technology and how it has changed as time has progressed.

Longest talk of the group.

Family History and her life as a child and how it was like being a child of Chinese immigrants

An interview with my father who was born in Puerto Rico in 1950.

n the world from the beginning of 2020 until 2021 , society and Cristal was affected mentally because of the pandemic.