Melody Fawcett, Nathan Blunt, Hilary Rajchel

Melody met her cousins, Nathan and Hilary about ten years ago as a result of genealogy research. They come together today to share what brought them to their searches and the impact it had on them and the family.

The Oldest of Seven

Lois Hely was born May 17, 1950 in Darby, Pennsylvania. In this interview with oral historian Susan Scott Peterson, she tells the story of a family secret her mother kept for decades.

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Alexis Creamer, Chelsey Carter, and Brett Maricque

Friends Alexis Creamer (27), Chelsey Carter (33), and Brett Maricque (35) talk about their work on the Black Genome Project. They reflect on the importance of grounding science in community, creating avenues for Black folks to heal, and more deeply...

Interview With Jordan Levenberg: “Meeting the Sisters I Never Knew I Had”

Jordan Levenberg talks about their experience contacting their biological sisters for the first time at age 15.

My Interview with Joshua Slocum

He grew up surrounded by the ocean being the oldest of three. Joshua Slocum enjoys Christmas and the summer. He remembers playing baseball and being called “Squashua” and “JJ”. His favorite childhood vacation was going to Disney World with his...

"I had no idea I'd be working for NASA. I thought they just needed engineers and astronauts!" A conversation with Lovorka Degoricija.

Next Generation Sequencing Scientist Dr. Lovorka Degoricija works on NASA's GeneLab Project where she studies biology that changes in the environment of space. She extracts DNA from spaceflight samples that have been returned to Earth and processes them so sequencing...

Sweden to America

My mother will be telling the story of her mother’s journey here.

Roger Drong

This interview was recorded at Friendship Village in Kalamazoo

Hey Pop pt. 2

Further details upon my father's family history and the people who make it up

Andre Oliveira and his good friend Milian talk about childhood, growing up, family, work, religion and gratitude.

In this interview, Andre Oliveira interviews Milian Eklund at Plymouth state university. Andre asks Milian about his childhood, he asks him about his religion, growing up, family and gratitude. Milian Eklund shares memories of his home town in Sweden. He...

Elizabeth speaks about immigrating to the U.S.

Elizabeth talks about her experience moving from Sweden to the United States with her family in the 19702.

Family time with the Weinsteins

Highlights/memories of our lives including moving to the U.S., 9/11, and growing up in a multi-generational household.

2018 Art Action Day – Jude Dibia “All forms of writing and art are political.”

In preparation for the 2018 Art Action Day, the Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) of PEN America interviewed Jude Dibia, a Nigerian author and civil rights activist who currently lives in Malmö, Sweden. In this interview, Jude talks about his...