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Melissa Landfield (34) and her mother, Eileen Greenbaum (69), talk about growing up with art in their lives, the influence of Eileen's mother, Helen Greenbaum, who became a painter later in life, and Eileen becoming a sculptor after she retired...

Friends Nancy Yan (27) and Amy Lu (26) remember the first time they met in preschool and reflect on their friendship throughout the years.

Michele Jarman (59) shares a conversation with her father, Michael Garstang (91), about Michael’s childhood in South Africa, his family, his friends growing up, his time in university, and his research.

Clara “Lola” McFarland, 74, was interviewed by her niece-in-law, Beth DeCarbo, 43. The talked about the origin of Clara’s nickname, Lola. Primarily they talked about Clara’s family from the time she was born to the present.

James Smith (73) and his wife Kathy (73) are interviewed by their grandson, Sam (15). Jim and Kathy reflect on their lives and compare their experiences at Sam's age.

Meghan Sawitzke: 2023-11-24 15:45:21

Katarina tells Phoebe about her childhood, her rare disease, how the pandemic affected her, who inspires her, and what she hopes to do as her future career.

Daniel Stillman (35) interviews his father Clark Stillman (68). They discuss Clark’s childhood, family and raising children.

Kiplyn Primus (62) talks with her friend Curtis Mack (81) about his life and his education.

Dorothy "Dottie" Hetzel (73) is interviewed by her son Steve Hetzel (40) about growing up as the oldest sibling, her favorite childhood memories, working at her father's furniture store as a teenager, meeting her husband in Chicago, and life as...

Tania is a native of Bethlehem and has been going to almost every Musikfest since she was 6 years old. Her one word to best describe Musikfest is MEMORABLE.

Charlotte, a college freshman at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, describes her upbringing being apart of a military family.

I talked with my mom about what she was like in middle school and high school,

The Penza Family, Evelyn & Tony discuss their family history, their immigrant experience in South Jersey, and the dynamic way their Italian-American immigrant-family legacy was created using the foodways of Southern New Jersey.

Cynthia Cain [no age given] has a conversation with her brother Amensab B'ne Ra (69) about growing up in a large family in Chicago, IL, his new life after serving a wrongful conviction for 46 years, some of the experiences...

In this interview, Folklife Director Lesley Schierenbeck interviews Oksana Pasakas of Ukrainian History & Education Center of New Jersey to discuss the traditional folk customs of the Ukraine, and the importance of continued education in the traditional folk arts of...

My name is Brittany Russell and I am 36 years old and my mom, Josie Russell, who is 59 years old will be talking about life, loss, family, and relationships. The location of this interview is Orange County, California and...

Erin shares her favorite Musikfest memory. Her one word is FUN.

Two brothers, ages 9 and 13, remember their father who died on 9-11-01

Lorna talks to her friend Carol about her life growing up in the Hollywood Hills, her two husbands and what her life is like now.

Jenny Rask: 2021-01-12 01:21:21 Jenny Rask interviews Gene Rask about his life. First new interview of 2021. We talk about his brother Paul and trying to become a Doctor, Paul's Girlfriends and his great life in College. His father's health...

Andrew Ball (17) talks with his grandpa, Steven Donaldson (68) about his experiences living in the 1960s.

A conversation about the childhood, adolescence and current life of my mom, Theresa.

Gary Forbach (75) talks with his son, Cory Forbach (47), about his life. Gary was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease) about two years before (December 2020) before the interview(s) took place, and he was in...

Colleagues Neal Hermanowicz (68) and Andrea Merriam (41) discuss Neal's career in neurology, treatment for Parkinson's Disease, and their upbringings.