Alexa Michael interviews her Grandmother Jill Handy about growing up as a woman and how society views older women

On November 24th, 2021 Alexa Michael and her grandmother Jill Handy talk in their hometown of Hicksville, Ohio about Jill’s life growing up as a woman in the 1950s and 60s. They talk about Jill’s parents, and her sister Sally....

Cindy Haslem (79) talks about what it was like growing up as a young girl in the 1960’s with her granddaughter, Erin.

Cynthia Haslem (79) talks about her childhood experiences growing up in a strict household in the 50’s and 60’s. Cindy lived in Dearborn Michigan her whole life, having dreams of becoming a veterinarian, but her elders would not allow her...

Gramma Rocque

A wonderful conversation with my mom about her life and raising 8 kids.

The American Dream

Cheryl Maysels had a difficult childhood, but worked her way up through professions and worked around obstacles along the way to achieve her definition of the American Dream

1950’s Interview

My Grandpa informed me about the 1950’s

Growing up

During this interview it had been discussed what an average day in the life had included of for a young boy in a completely different decade than now. In the second part of the interview it was discussed how life...

The history of my maternal side of the family.

Today’s discussion was about the history of my maternal side of the family. Where we come from and how we most of the family is now located in Madison, Illinois. The history of the maiden last name Deboe and the...

My Grandma

This is an interview via FaceTime with my 75 year old grandmother. She talks about her childhood growing up in segregated Alabama and moving to Ohio and becoming acclimated to her new environment.

My Grandma

This is an interview via FaceTime with my 75 year old grandmother. She talks about her childhood growing up in segregated Alabama and moving to Ohio and becoming acclimated to her new environment.

“We would run in and there would be a casket in the living room!”

An interview of my Grandmother Alison Quinn. She shares her most memorable moments from her early life and her hopes for the future. (For the Story Corps “Great Thanksgiving Listen”)

Grandma & PaPa’s Love Story

I sat down to talk with my grandparents about how they met, fell in love, and got married. We hit the 45 minute cutoff point without wrapping up, but talked about how they navigated conversion to Catholicism, family tensions, and...

Growing up in the South: Interview with Joanne Taylor (King) part 1

Joanne talks about growing up in the King family near Danville, KY in the 1940s and 50s. She covers sharecropping, tobacco farming, farm life, valuable lessons, hard work, and good and bad times in the process.

Interview With Trisha Schaefer

This Interview was recommended by Tony Schaefer while he asked questions to his grandmother about the 1950s & 1960s.

Cyndy Comics Interview

I interviewed my mom about her experiences with comics and comic books in her lifetime.

A little bit about Mimi.

I call my grandmother Sylvia, Mimi. We discussed a little bit about her life and who she is.