Sarah Farnham and Mike Farnham

In this interview Sarah Farnham asks her dad Mike Farnham questions about his time in the coast Gaurd and his childhood

The Life of a College Freshman and Gaining Independence

On September 27th 2023, Jamison Sevilla (19) from New Jersey sat down and interviewed Laine Emanation (18) from New York. Jamison met Laine this year at the Coast Guard Academy and both have lived on the east coast their entire...

Barbara Hester Kurtz and Susan Scott Peterson, November 25, 2021

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (39) about her early married life, including maternity fashion and prenatal care in the 1950s, giving birth in a military hospital and moving to Germany with her young family...

interview with coast guard retiree

I had a conversation with my dad,Drew Doxsee (52). He talked to me about his life in the coast guard and after it. He discussed the importance and impact of the coast guard on his life.

Dick Selissen, Coast Guard Lighthouse Keeper

Dick Selissen, Coast Guard Lighthouse Keeper and Chief Officer at the Two Harbors Lighthouse in the 1960's discusses his daily life as a keeper and the importance of lighthouses in keeping ships safe.

Ted Johnson, Coast Guard Keeper Split Rock Lighthouse

An interview with Ted Johnson, Keeper of Split Rock Lighthouse from 1958-1960. A discussion of daily life and the role of Keepers at the Split Rock Lighthouse on Lake Superior.