Listening to my mom’s life

My mom takes about her life with a dysfunctional family, living in the reservations, and having her own family. She shares just life experiences.

Thanksgiving Listen

I interviewed my dad, David about his most and least favorite holiday.

Ezri Peterson talks to her grandmother Betty Peterson about her family

In this interview, recorded November 28 2022 in Denver, Colorado Ezri Peterson (15) interviews her grandmother Betty Peterson about the origins of her side of the family. Betty shares that her grandparents had come from Russia. She also says that...

My mom and I (Patricia and Madelyn Birkhead) talk about her experiences growing up and her family in Missouri.

This interview, made in November 2017 in O'Fallon, Missouri, Madelyn (15) interviews her mother (50) about her childhood and her experiences growing up as well as her experiences later in life. She shares her memories of her friends and relatives....

Interview

I interviewed my grandmother on December 10th, 2019

Christmas with the McCorry’s

Today I interviewed Kaitlin about her favorite holiday, Christmas. I learned a lot about herself and her family!

Interview with my grandmother

This interview, conducted on November 28th, 2017, in Birmingham Alabama, with my grandmother we call Honey is about her early life. About how she grew up poor with both her parents working, which was rare, to winning cars and appliances...

The (Slightly Late) Thanksgiving Listen

I talked with my mom about her holiday traditions growing up, both Jewish and the ones on the calendar.

Isabelle Papa and her dad Joe Papa talk about childhood memories and growing up in a big family.

In this interview, Isabelle Papa talks to her dad, Joe Papa, about his childhood and his experience with growing up with four sisters. He shares both happy and sad memories, but says that overall he was lucky to have such...

Common Ground Tacony Oral History Project: Heather

Heather shares stories of growing up in the historic Philadelphia neighborhood, Tacony, and shares stories of her childhood and upbringing and then her eventual opening of her business in Mt. Airy, Philaelphia. Recorded as part of an artist residency with...

Karen Summers & Scott Acord

Karen shares a story about the role her Catholic faith has played in her life and how it has led to her work in mission support at Providence. She also talks about what Christmas means to her and the holiday...

Importance of Family

In this interview, Carly Settle interviews her grandmother, Cindy Ayers aka “Nanny”, about her family and childhood memories on Thanksgiving. This interview includes stories about her childhood memories in Brigantine. This interview focuses on the importance of family and how...

Recording Barbara Jane (Tennyson) Lanning 90 yrs old

This interview is filled with depth and laughter. Barbara starts by reciting poems written by her grand father, Eldon Carrier wrote in the early 1900's. She then recalls the hard reality of growing up in her grandparents home, without her...

"It's literally a chance for everyone to bring something to the table"

Troy Public Radio Host Joey Hudson and his wife Tram Nguyen discuss the differences in how Americans and Vietnamese people celebrate holiday traditions.

Interview with Grandmother

Interview with Grandmother about her current life and big decisions.

Learning more about my mothers heritage

My mom talked about her family’s past and her family’s immigration to New York from Italy. She really presents a story about the “American Dream”

Sister’s first Christmas (Kevin)

Fathers summary of my sister's first Christmas and the events that transpired