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Interview with my grandmother

we talked about my moms childhood and what it was like growing up in oxford.

Lea McCracken talks about the best memories in her life growing up in Meridian, Mississippi. Talking about everything from the happiest moments to the biggest regrets of her childhood.

We discuss what it’s like to move to the states and what connects folks from different cultures.

In this interview, conducted on May 23 2021 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Lyle Stover (13) Interviews his dad Matthew Stover (51) about his mother’s journey from Ireland to America and how she lived once she got there. He also explains...

Julie Ambrose (55) interviews her mother Wanda Teems Gershowitz (77) about her life as a daughter and granddaughter of hardworking people who owned farms, a sawmill and founded towns.

We talk about early family history as a little girl growing up in Mississippi

I got to talk to my grandfather about his childhood from the 1950s to now. From fishing to playing jokes on his friends, my grandfather always had fun. My grandfather loved to play baseball and football. He shared with me...

Richard Hanzlik was a Navy Senior Petty Officer at the NAS Meridian Navy Base in Mississippi. He served during Vietnam.

We talked about grandparents and what we are grateful for.

We talk alt about family and she tells funny childhood memories

I interview my mom about random things

How Mississippi desegregated and how I resolved an identity crisis

Today I am interviewing my brother’s girlfriend, Ryan Keenan. She shares some stories about her and my brother, childhood memories, and some traditions with her family. She also talks about one of her greatest influences and some advice she has...

Kaitlyn and Melvin discuss generational differences.

In this interview, my mother and I discussed her life journey. She talked about her childhood in Ireland, and the difficulties her and her family had growing up. She discussed her track career and how that led her to America...

Brant Littlejohn interviews his grandparents John and Marlene Niznik.

In this discussion, my Dad talks about how he has developed his independent character through life altering moments and how has his past lead him to being the phenomenal father/husband he is today.

In this interview, I talk to my mother about how my ancestors immigrated to the United States from Ireland

Allison James (37) interviews her colleague Celeste Philip (45) about Celeste's career in public health, including Celeste's time at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and her various roles in public health while working for the State of...

Interview with dad

The legacy of 60 years of marriage and a life built together.

Discussion about family

In this recording, I talk to my grandmother about where her ancestors lived and the details about her life.

A glance into the past of ancestors coming to America.