Interview with Nonno Gino

Nonno Gino talks about his time in Italy, coming to America, and his time welding. He says to “never stop learning”.

LHP: The 1960s

Talked about the most influential decade in my Grandfather’s life, the 1960s, and how it impacted him and his values.

Rejecting Culture

In this interview, I, Annelise Schirmer, and my mother, Renée Schirmer, explore her experiences through the Cold War, Vietnam War, and Civil Rights Movements in the north. She describes her involvement with the rock and hippie groups, contributing to counterculture...

Civil rights LHP

Grandma talking about her experience in the 50’s and 60’s with racism

Mekaylah to Chris: The things you remember

Mekaylah talked with stepfather Christopher Connelly. They discuss any memories Chris has about his life and how both of their lives have changed since they met.

Nicholas Piediscalzi and Christy Hightower

Nicholas Piediscalzi, a retired United Church of Christ minister, talks to us about his personal experience and relationship to peace, as well as his work in peace-making in larger settings. As a minister in Chicago in the 1940s and 1950’s...