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Melrose Kuusinen (69 years old) interviewed by daughter Jackie Kuusinen (40 years old) about her childhood and family history.

We talked about various subjects, really. Home life, work life, dreams and aspirations.

All about my grandfather and his past. We talk about his job and his amazing wife and my mom.

In this interview, made in November 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee, Sasha Thompson (12) interviews her grandmother Shirley Hamilton (80) about some of her childhood in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Shirley shares her most important people in her life and the worst thing...

Lily’s Mammaw Nellie and Aunt Dora Kate tell her stories about growing up together in the small towns of the mountains of Tennessee. Her Mammaw Nellie also shares some stories of when Lily’s Papaw Wayne and his brothers got into...

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.

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.

I focused the interview around my dad’s childhood and his career because those were the two things most mysterious to me. My dad always worked with small classified matters so I never knew what was going on in his life....

Maggie interviews her Dad about growing up in Double Springs Alabama. They also talk about his greatest influence growing up and what he would like to pass on to others.