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Colleagues Blair Bates (66) and Nelson Nave (75) talk about their work in historic preservation, Blair working as a restoration contractor and Nelson as an architect, to maintain the Ladies’ Library Association building in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Librarian Jennie Fidler (35) interviews patron Gordon Zimmerman (89) about how music has been an integral part of his life.

Interview with my mother who has worked as an Architect for 35 years.

D. Thomas Kincaid (91) talks with his friend Joyce Pagel (76) about waterskiing from the time he was a teenager and his life as an architect.

Yuri Ramos (36) reflects upon the memory of his mother, an immigrant from Brazil, with his sister Frency Ramos Moore (31). They have a conversation on the anniversary of their mother’s death who was killed by a drunk driver coming...

Irene Rosen defected from Czechoslovakia at 11 years old. Her family’s clever escape from the Communist regime showcases the trials and tribulations of immigrants in the 1970’s. She reflects on her experience and elaborates on her unique story.

Mary Jo shared personal stories of her travels to Europe.

“My grandmother didn’t want to leave, and my mother, very bravely at age 24 went back to Prague and got her mother and her younger sister Mimi out of Prague with great difficulty… on the last train before Hitler marched...

In this interview, that took place on November 29, 2018 in St. Paul, Texas, Naomi Jacob (14) interviews her father Rajesh Jacob (47) about his career journey and his workplace experiences. Mr. Jacob talks about his current career and the...

My Mother reflects on her life as a girl in the 80s, and what private school is like.