Ava Hall and Aubree Jehl interview of Mary Jo Blankley on life in the 60s

Ava Hall (17) and Aubree Yehl (17) interviewed Mary Jo Blankley (75) about her life in the 60s, including topics such as the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement.

Joy Marley

Joy Marley (83) talks with her granddaughter, Katherine Bowen (16) about her life during the 1960s and what changed or stayed the same during that time, including topics such as the Civil Rights Movement, JFK's assassination, and Presidents Johnson and...

Reagan Manwaring and Kaye Love Experience during the 1960s

Reagan Manwaring (16) talks with her Nana, Kaye Love (74) about her experience during the 1960s. She accounts for changing political dynamics, threats of nuclear destruction during the Cold War, the advancement of technology, teenage culture, and women's advancement in...

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Beth Carey and Carson Geye

Carson Geye (17) interviews his grandmother Beth Carey (64) about her family, growing up in the 1960s in River Forest, Illinois, her first job at McCormick Place, and her journey going to law school as a mother.

Mitchell and Nancy talk about the John F. Kennedy assassination. “I really felt like I knew him.”

Nancy describes her emotions after the attack happened. She was only a kid, so at the time she wasn't impacted too much. Now that she looks back, she understands the significance of the attack and how this was the spark...