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Memories of Lena Mae & Granddaddy

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.

A life summary of my Grandma, Lauren Heald. She is 65 and I never truly asked her about the stories of her life.

Friends and colleagues, Alexys Hillman (36) and Bryan Seifstein (33), sit down for a conversation about the 2016 presidential election, the 2017 Women’s March, the role politics play in their lives, and the hopes they have for the future of...

Growing up with the intervener, and advice for young students

Betty Herringshaw (86) talks with her daughter, Linda Lander (64) and granddaughter, Becca Brubaker (26) about her life

Talking with my longtime family friend Sue Rogers (Ms. Sue) about life and growing up black in Jim Crowe Mississippi.

Karim Abdullah (70) speaks with friend and colleague Phillip Hill (59) about his life growing up in Memphis and his family's history. Karim discusses the independent Black community of Mound Bayou, his experience as a student in a segregated school,...

U.S. military veteran Dawn Bundick (no age given) speaks with her new friend and StoryCorps Facilitator Tamekia Jackson (36) about her career with the U.S. Navy and her vocation as a public servant.

Fredrick Mitchell was born into a time of gray mists and steady rain. At the age of 5 living in Biloxi Mississippi, things started to get seized from him. First the rights of school were taken from him, then his...

Nicole Thomas (47) has a conversation with her mom, Georgia Pearson (82), about what life was like growing up on a farm near Starkville, Mississippi.

This is an voice recording of Anijah, age of 15 , interviewing her great-grandmother , age of 76. Anijah asked questions about where her grandmother was from , how it was there ect.

Friends and colleagues, Harriet Weber (65) and Nancy Warner (70) interview Tatyana Kobzar [no age given] about her journey to the United States from Ukraine. They also talk about family and Christianity.

Plato’s life from childhood through his current work in law.

Spoke with my grandmother Susan DiFatta about growing up in the Deep South and other childhood memories

My grandmother through the years. Advice, love and words of wisdom.

Friends, Robert 'Mark' Matheny (77) and Harry Freeman (80) discuss growing up in the racially plagued South, the Civil Rights Movement, their love for Memphis, and their family's involvement with the government.

José Prieto Mendoza [no edad dado] comparte una conversación con su hija, María Prieto (50), y su nieto, Alex Gable (23), sobre su infancia, su inmigración a los Estados Unidos desde México y su familia. [Jose Prieto Mendoza [no age...

Jennie Fidler (35) interviews conversation partner Fran Durkin (90) about her childhood, marriage, and family.

I interviewed Rebecca Keene for my First Year Seminar class at Marshall University. Our FYS class has been focusing on critical thinking and how thoughtfully developed and artfully asked questions can lead to enriching and enlightening stories, particularly oral histories....

I ask my Papa about why he choose to be a teacher along with other questions related to that topic. The Interview took place in Oxford Mississippi over the phone. The Interview took place on Saturday the 24th and 8:00...

Kathy Haaga (73) interviews her friend Emerald "Emmi" Dunn [no age given] on their work documenting the history of Chinese-Americans in the Mid-South region.

From childhood in Arizona to teen years in Washington. This interview details some of my dad's vivid memories of growing up in the 70s as a latch key kid.

Olivia Gandee has a discussion with her father, Timothy Gandee, about his life and his advice for the lives of others.

Steve Desroches (48) talks to Mackenzie Miller (34) about his work as a drag queen in Provincetown, Massachusetts.