Jack Middleton Interviews His Mother About Her Childhood and Family History

Jack Middleton (16) interviews his mother, Kimberly Pearish (50) about her childhood and growing up around rural Missouri and how she lived when most areas around her were cut off, and her transition to the city life in Joplin. She...

"We Were Reunited"

Melina Plummer (16, Grandaughter) and Maureen McCarthy (58, Grandmother) Discuss a multitude of topics. Being a single mother and being the first generation of Women to work full time is tough. Maureen has lived through a lot and has a...

Mary Levine interviews her grandmother Mary Rosalee Levine about living in 3 different southern cities

In this interview, conducted on November 25, 2023, in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, Mary Levine (18) interviews her grandmother Mary Rosalee Levine (85) about her childhood and the impact that World War II had on her upbringing. Mary Rosalee also discusses...

Sydney Allen and Terry Allen, her grandfather, discuss history and personal advice in Birmingham, Alabama.

In this interview, made in November 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama, Sydney Allen (17) interviews her grandfather, Terry Allen (73), about his experiences teaching history and personal life tips/lessons. Terry Allen shares why he loved to teach and his favorite events...

Mayla Patterson interviews Sarath Silva (her Seeya)

Mayla Patterson (9) interviewed her Seeya (grandfather), Sarath Parakrama Silva (85) on Thanksgiving Day in 2023. They talked about the kindness of his parents and a childhood in Galle, Sri Lanka. They spoke of moving inland during World War II...

Troy Carey and his grandmother Mary Carey (Tu Trinh) talk about her life.

In this interview, conducted on November 23, 2023 in Napa, California, Troy Carey (14) interviews his grandmother Mary Carey (82) about her life. Mary grew up in Vietnam during World War II and was called Tu Trinh. She moved to...

Recording – 10-14-2023 21:03:57

Today I interviewed my grandpa over our families involvement in World War 2. I learned a lot about my great uncle and great grandfather and how they served our country.

Delores Phelps on World War II

This interview is for the Oral History Project in HIST 190 with Dr. Sibbel. The interview is conducted by Cael Ormsby (21) with his grandmother Delores Phelps (93) about living in the US during World War II. Please note that...

Listen as Jack DeVries shares his experience as a young boy living in Indonesia (then Java) as World War II raged and his world changed.

Imagine being a ten-year-old boy, the youngest of four children from Holland, your mother and father representing the Dutch colonial government in Java (now Indonesia). Japan attacks Pearl Harbor then occupies the Dutch East Indies. Your family’s comfortable conditions are...