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Ben Sachs-Cobbe talks with his Aunt Toni about her childhood in a crowded apartment in Chicago's west side, her getting an education, falling in love, and surviving cancer.
Mary Suzanne Chladek Gehardt (77) discusses about where she grew up and what was it was like to live in Southside, Chicago. She also discusses about her work life starting at hospice to real estate to becoming the first woman...
From Japan, Guam, the Phillipines and now America! Jaykob Garcia (13) interviews his father Sam Garcia (44). He describes his life from childhood to carrer as well as a full time job. He talks of those dear to him and...
Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Sandis Wright was born in a rural Swedish community in northern Maine, where he always dreamed of living in the big city. After moving to both Chicago and Atlanta, and getting married, he decided to...
Mary “Wisher” Barthelman and her daughter Meg Reuthe talk about their mother-daughter relationship.
David Anderson (72) and Stef Leinwohl (73) discuss going to design school at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.
Anonymous 23 is the daughter of a Maltese mother and an African father, and talks about what it is like growing up as the only black person in her class, and 1 of only 4 black people in her entire...
Musician and historian Stephen Wade talks with his friend Matt Brown about Stephen's musical beginnings, studying banjo with his mentor Fleming Brown in the 1970s, and his reflections on the Old Town School then and now. Since learning to play...
A conversation between Larry Rand & Skip Landt. This conversation was recorded at the school on July 26th, 2017. Go to www.oldtownschool.org/StoryCorps to hear selected excerpts from interviews collected as part of the StoryCorps-Old Town School partnership.
In this interview, conducted on December 2nd in plano, Texas, Ethan Fine (16) interviews his mother Suzanne (45) about her childhood and her life as a teenager in Morton Grove, Chicago. Suzanne shares about her her time in high school...
The activism happened inside the Astro Restaurant as well as outside. The waitresses were allies to the gay community.
A conversation between friends, longtime musical collaborators, and fellow Old Town School teachers Jonas Friddle and Anna Jacobson. Jonas is a singer, songwriter and old-time banjo player whose songs have received The John Lennon Songwriting Award, First Place in the...
Harper Schaberg(16) talks with Norma Schaberg(92) about her parents and how she was raised. She talks about what she wish she did different, how unsupervised life was, and growing up in the West side of Chicago.
Friends Ricky Mestre [no age given] and Patrick Dunn (36) talk about LGBTQ+ art and the challenges that come with creating and curating art that portrays the LGBTQ+ experience.
Friends and colleagues Kathryn Muhlstein (37) and Nancy Carson (61) talk about dance, their children, and the organization Nancy co-founded, The Dance Cooperative.
About our mother, Anna Christman Horvath, who passed away from breast cancer at the age of 48.
Talked with Maureen Muckian about growing up in Chicago, Christmas holiday and childhood memories.
Lorrie and Rob talk about their experiences as friends and artists in Dayton, OH.
Lee Littlewood talks to Ann Littlewood about his mother, with their son Daniel facilitating the interview.
A conversation between Alex White & Jimmy Tomasello. This conversation was recorded at the school on July 25th, 2017. Go to www.oldtownschool.org/StoryCorps to hear selected excerpts from interviews collected as part of the StoryCorps-Old Town School partnership.
When a young Reggio "The Hoofer" McLaughlin first started tap dancing in Chicago, venues turned him away at the door, saying "we haven't booked a tap dancer since 1945!" In this conversation with his coworker Mareva Lindo, he talks about...
Juan is simply one of the most amazing people I have ever met. He works in the maintenance department at OTS. He is loving, passionate, thoughtful and willing to do whatever needs to be done. I feel so lucky to...