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Hortencia "Bonita" Esreal (63) speaks with their husband Walter "Craig" Esrael (65) on Bonita's childhood, their educational and professional journeys, and the story of how they met and started a family together.

This interview was done to look back on the past and get a perspective of how different the lives of some of our relatives were.

An One Small Step reunion Conversation between Kesha Ram Hiinsdale (37) and Alexander MacGillivray (35).

Dave Island shares his memory of his mom and dad and his brother, Don in Lead, South Dakota.

Liesel Norby interviewed Scott Norby, her grandpa. There were a lot of questions about family history and his work and family life.

Anne McDonald (40) interviews her father, Chuck McDonald [no age given], about his childhood in Butte, Montana, his extended family, and his first jobs. Anne also appreciates Chuck's creativity, imagination, and work ethic, as well as the importance he places...

Stories from my father and his life in the coal mines of Appalachia

My grandfather tells stories of when he was younger and what it was like in his days in the mines.

Finding his path

A brief look into the life of a disabled coal miner who had spent years working in the mines.

Anna Wasden (58) sits down with her mother, Joan Hunter Christensen (86), to ask about her family's turf accounting business, what it was like growing up in Distington, England during World War II, and the family traditions that differ from...

A discovery of my heritage and history. I learn how my das grew up as well as my ancestors lives.

A discovery of my heritage and history. I learn how my das grew up as well as my ancestors lives.

Michael House: 2020-11-27 17:25:52 William House is 80 yrs old recollects Thanksgiving at his uncle's house and his dad working in Climax Colorado as a powder monkey

I interviewed Danny Spurlock for my First Year Seminar class at Marshall University. Our FYS class has been focusing on critical thinking and how thoughtfully developed and artfully asked questions can lead to enriching and enlightening stories, particularly oral histories....

These are childhood memories from my mom, growing up in Mt. Lebanon, a suburb of Pittsburgh in the 1940s and 50s.

Grandkids interview grandma about growing up

The limitations of growing up in a coal mining town, going to college, and becoming a respected teacher in a newly developing Virginia school system.

His younger life and how he has grew up.

We talked a lot about Genevieve (Jeannie/Baba) and her life, especially family and childhood.

Ranch life and growing up in nature in the 50’s and 60’s. (Picture: Dick and Mike Ellis at The Ore Cash Mill, July 1960)

Luke Halski (14) interviews his Grandpa (George Salava, 79). They discussed the troubles and fun times of growing up during World War Two in upper peanut in Ohio (a small mining town). George grew up wanting to travel the world...

We remember the Cochrans’ part in establishing the Connellsville coke industry and Sarah B. Cochran’s philanthropy.

Alice Louise Ainsworth beat the odds and got out of a coal mining town in Pennsylvania to become a successful teacher. I asked Wheezie what was it like growing up and how did she ever go to college when no...

Interview between me, Cross Hogland, and my grandmother, Louise Hogland. We talk about her childhood, and she gives advice to her teenage self. She also tells about her parents, and of the many jobs her father had. She talks about...