“Life is about going forward into the future, not looking back into the past.”

Beyanka Vong, born in Vietnam, talks about the struggles she had faced throughout her childhood and her many different experiences. She constantly traveled around at a young age due to her parents' divorce and eventually led to her journey with...

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Eleanor Wend and Richard VanAken

Friends Eleanor Wend (65) and Richard VanAken (74) remember their involvement with nuclear disarmament activism in Montana and Seattle.

“Your mom was a month early… and she was little and tiny and really cute!”

Jody (Edna Jo) LaFevers was raised in an old 2 story house with a big front porch in a small town on the Missouri border called Viola. Her mother would make all of her clothes, including her prom dress, so...

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Ronald Britton and Chapin Montague

Ronald "Ron" Britton (71) recounts to StoryCorps facilitator Chapin Montague [no age given] his youth as a self-proclaimed military brat, the lives of his parents, and his career in oceanography and marine biology, all while sitting on the wood-lined deck...

Interview with my grandpa

I interviewed my grandpa spoke about how he grew up, about family heritage, his military service and his work career

Great Thanksgiving Listen 2019

I talk with my dad about his childhood and how music impacted his life

The experience

We talk about the experience that we have in our lives

John Downs Interview

We visited about John’s childhood, parenting, special people in his life, military service and his faith.

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Wilhelm Welzenbach and Johanna Bangeman

Wilhelm Welzenbach (46) interviews his mother, Johanna Bangeman (73), about her childhood memories on Wrangell Island in Alaska, her experience moving to Montana, the social change she experienced in the 1960s, and her teaching career.

Getting to know you

Just getting to know my dad more whether I knew the story or not just delving into a different part of his life.

Defining Happiness and Family

In this interview we talked about family, marriage, and happiness. We discussed why family is important and what our hopes are for one another.

Thanksgiving 2021

About her life as being an army brat. Her experiences as a child and growing up with her father in the military.

The Great Thanksgiving Listen

In this interview we talked about about childhood memories, and memories of me and dad and my brother!

Traveling in the 1970’s-1990’s

Through this interview, I talk with my great aunt about her travels throughout the 1970's-1990's. She discusses some of her trips such as France, Italy, Ireland, and more.

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Kimberly Hopkins and Connie Lint

Kimberly Hopkins (63) speaks with her sister, Connie Lint (69), about her time serving as mechanic in the Air Force and a member of the National Guard. Kimberly considers the discrimination she faced as a woman in the military and...

Shaul Stone and Ira Stone

Shaul Stone: 2020-06-21 17:35:49 Shaul speaks to his Father Ira, a lifelong Conservative rabbi about his memories and thoughts on life.

Staying Connected during Covid

Two long-time friends recount their experiences of Covid. How they stayed sane making special moments into vivid memories.

Sammy Millward and Luke Brechbuhler

I story about a boy breaking his leg and learning life lessons to live by.