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I, Charley Ryann Shannon age 14, the interviewer, am interviewing my great grandmother, Patricia Ann Bailey age 80, about her life and what it was like growing up in the times she did.

Friends Todd Parnell (74) and James Leon Combs (87) share memories about their childhood and upbringing between 1940s and 1950s. They also talk about their friendship, books, and experiences in The Ozarks, Missouri.

Lauren Ray interviews Karen Clark Fancher of Compton, AR, about her family roots in the Buffalo River area of Newton County.

Jennifer Richardson Jones interviews her mother, Helen Younger Martin, about growing up in Gilbert, Arkansas, about a mile from the Buffalo River.

I talked about my mom‘s childhood with her and learned a lot.

Talley Gale (29) interviews her grandmother, Elaine Green (93), about her childhood, what it was like living through the Great Depression, her memorable experience learning modern dance from Martha Graham, and her decision to stay in Arkansas after falling in...

Jerry Bell (81) grew up on a cotton farm in Odell, Texas. He tells stories of his childhood - including almost drowning in a horse trough and playing basketball in high school - to his daughter Insa Wood (54).

Helga Bell (78) tells her daughter, Insa Wood (54) about her childhood in East Germany during World War II.

We talked about our lives growing up and our opinion about how far things have come.

A 12 year old who organized a Black Lives Matter protest speaks with her mom who immigrated alone to the United States about how each of them have experienced race and how this has shaped their lives.