Barbara Hester Kurtz and Susan Scott Peterson, November 25, 2021

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (39) about her early married life, including maternity fashion and prenatal care in the 1950s, giving birth in a military hospital and moving to Germany with her young family...

The Deb-Tones – Linda Hirt, Karen Lemasters, and Julie Wilson

Enjoy this charming trip down memory lane with two of the surviving members of The Deb-Tones. This is an endearing story of how three Indiana teenage girls were told they needed a summer hobby, and it turned into an RCA...

Interview With My Grandmother

My grandmother discusses the way she grew up in rural Alabama and her years in boarding schools in Virginia and England throughout the 1940s and 50s

Brandy Cassidy and her Grandmother Emmy Cassidy discuss life, parenting, and relationships

In this interview, conducted on May 24th 2022 in Corpus Christi, Texas, Brandy Cassidy interviews her grandmother Emmy Cassidy about her life growing up in the 50s, her relationship with her family, and raising her children. At the end, Emmy...

Immigration Interview

I spoke with my grandpa about his experiences immigrating to the United States.

Interview with my grandpa

We talked about when he immigrated to United States and how his life was in India

Interview about the Lusitania and life in the 50’s

We talk about her family who was on the Lusitania, how it affected her, and how life was in the 50’s.

LHP Interview: 1950s

Interview on the 1950s with Jim Skaja, talking about things like everyday life to the war.

Living History Project

This is an interview with my grandpa. He takes 45 to discuss his personal experience of growing up during the 1950s.

Bernie Glatt Wagner’s North Dakota 1940s/50s Childhood

Bernadette (Bernie) Glatt Wagner interviewed by eldest and youngest daughters Kim and Kyna. Bernie was born on a farm near Napoleon, ND in 1946 to parents of German descent, Roney and Theresia. Bernie shared stories of her childhood.

Ken Wagner’s North Dakota 1940s/50s Childhood

Kenneth (Ken/Kenny) Wagner interviewed by eldest and youngest daughters Kim and Kyna. Ken was born on a farm near Merricourt, ND in 1946 to parents of German descent, Adam and Martha. Ken shared stories of his childhood. Forgotten until post-interview:...

The Great Thanksgiving Listen

My father talks about various aspects of his life, such as his childhood and his military career.

Stories with my grandma

This is about me and my grandma. Her journey through life

Alexa Michael interviews her Grandmother Jill Handy about growing up as a woman and how society views older women

On November 26th, 2021 Alexa Michael and her grandmother Jill Handy talk in their hometown of Hicksville, Ohio about Jill’s life growing up as a woman in the 1950s and 60s. They talk about Jill’s parents, and her sister Sally....