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Interview with a chemist of 30 years about his life and work.

Grandma’s life growing up in the Midwest in a farming family in the early 1900’s

My mother, Mary Esther Ford (née Bazaldua) discusses her mother’s upbringing (Zoila Michaela Bazaldua) in the 1920s and 1930s in Sinton, Texas.

Adoption and College

“After every air raid we would have to count heads to make sure everyone was okay”. On January 1, 2019, 14 year-old Taylor Huie interviewed her grandmother, Sylvia Huie, about her experience escaping the Japanese-Chinese War in the 1930s when...

A variety of topics, including community, socialization, influential relationships, and family history.

The son of a coal miner in Pennsylvania tells about life in the 1930s. Living off one ton of coal a year, wearing patched up socks, and helping dad with collecting coal in buckets.

Marine Science student interview.

Barbara Hilbush, my grandma and mother of three, speaks briefly about her experience growing up in a gender defined era, where it was hard for women to embrace independence and courage.

Growing up in the 1930-40s. Roller skating and family stories.

Recorded on March 28, 2001 by HB Smith @76 yrs old, exactly 10 yrs to the day before his passing.

In this interview, conducted on November 22nd 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Andrew Cook (17) interviews his great aunt, Shirley Lowe (80) about her childhood during the Great Depression and how the world has progressed. She also talks about the technological...

Peer into the great mind of Doctor Holloway as he details his high school days, his advice for Generation Z, and his greatest successes.

Dante Voss interviews Gerrald Voss about growing up on the farm and transitioning into a war veteran.

How Dr. Lickfield was introduced to the MSE field.

What was life like a 13-year-old the 1930s?

Interview with 92 year old Susan Finney by her 17 year old granddaughter Nicole Finney. Susan Finney is second-generation Sicilian-American.

A Nana tells her grandson what it was like growing up in the country and city during the Second World War, being Black in segregated America, and other challenges she faced later in life.

In this interview, conducted on November 30, 2017, in Arab, Alabama, Adrianne Smith (16) interviews her grandfather James Hendrix (81) about what life was like in 1930s Fayette, Alabama. He talks about how he lived through the depression and how...

My grandmothers life in the country. She talks about how she lived, what her parents were like her views on god. Also she shares some childhoods stories.

interviewing my grandpa on his life

Interview of my Grandfather regarding his life, and specifically his diving career.

Talking family and world history with my 91-year-old grandmother who lives in Needham, Mass., and my husband Ashkon.

This is an interview with our 93 year old grandmother about her life growing up in the mountains.

Ed (Edward) Mallonen III—a member of the team of engingeers who had to find a way for the Apollo 13 to return safely once problems arose—retells the high-stakes work he and his fellow engineers invested to create a solution to...