Jim Batchelder and Alex Wu

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Jim Batchelder, with thirteen generations in Massachusetts, recollects his life growing up in Andover. After becoming a beloved art teacher for many years, and working closely with the Andover Center for History and Culture to...

Vicki Baum-Hommes and Neissa Rogene

Vicki tells Neissa about one thing that had a huge impact on her life trajectory. During her senior year of high school, her family moved from Long Island, NY to Otis, MA a small town in western Massachusetts.

Interview with Don Hunter

We talked about what it was like growing up on an “island” in Massachusetts and some of the memories made there.

The Great Thanksgiving Listen

We talked about childhood memories and what her siblings and parents were like. She also told me stories about how she met her husband.

Kevin Green reflects on his relationship with the outdoors

Kevin Green (63) speaks with his daughter, Hannah Green (23), about growing up in the 1960s in Westfield, Mass. He reflects on a childhood spent in the outdoors and how his relationship to nature continues to this day.

APUSH Grade Reclamation Project: Semester 1

This interview was between my grandma, Bettie Sarver, and me, Lindsey Barrett, about what her life was like from childhood to retirement.

Interview With My Dad

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....