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Carolyn Hyppolite (39) talks with her new friend and roommate, Kiplyn Primus (57), about their participation in the Jamestown to Jamestown Year of Return trip to Ghana.

Colleagues Thomas S. Tisdale (83) and Anne Mitchell (60) talk about South Carolina's history and their personal projects of tracing family genealogy.

Lyle Mouton (77) speaks to his friend John Broussard (87) about his childhood memories, his family, and his upbringing.

Michael Gallegos (62) and his mother Katie Gallegos (88) discuss surprises they found when researching their ancestry and the importance of learning where you come from.

Ernest Trujillo (79) shares memories of his great grandfather, José María Mares, a captured “genízaro” from New Mexico, with his grandson Ronald Montez (38).

Long time friends Estevan Rael-Galvez (54) and Edward "Eddie" Joseph Chacón-Lontín (68) share a conversation about Eddie's family heritage, his mother’s practice of silence in the interest of survival, and his experience understanding and embracing his mixed identity. The two...

I interviewed my grandpa about my family background and his journey of coming to the United States. This interview sheds a light onto a unique community located in Jamalpur, Ahmadebad called Chhipawad. Chhipawad consists of thousands of people, whose ancestors...

DSW in conversation with MJA, TFR, WCS, PMR PMR Jr and son SDW - Most infamous patient; Amish patients; Driving force for career; Research collaboration; Ancestry; Navy/Marine Corps service; Denny parting questions for the Department

Friends Ray Blount (70) and Sandy Francis (70) remember the trip they took to Ghana with youths from Boston in 2000. They discuss the historical importance of Ghana and talk about Ghanaian culture and natural landmarks.

Jody Harper (59) interviews her friend Will Haas (91) about his childhood in Mobile, his ancestry, and his career in ship salvaging.

Cousins Rachel Petite (52) and Fred Martin Jr. [no age given] talk about their family ancestry and memories of Montana. Fred shares about his experience in the Korean War and the research he did for his book on Abraham Lincoln.

Spouses, Georgia Routsis Savas (62) and Damon Savas (65), talk about their Greek background and family history.

Frank "Jim" Fields Jr. (90) and his son, Frank Fields III (65), talk about their family and their connection to Brooklyn, New York.

Williams Craft [no age given] interviews his spouse Kathy Burnell (54) about her life, her relationship with her parents, childhood memories, and her education and career trajectory.

Cousins Aaron Taylor (45) and Joseph Moreno (40) share a plática about their family history and Indigenous ancestry, the value of language and culture in education, and the intricacies of mestizo identity in New Mexico.

Covering topics from family to teaching at a CPS school.

Brothers Steve Clem (68) and Mitch Clem (58) talk about their childhood, family genealogy, and Steve's career in radio broadcasting.

Cynthia Hand [no age given] and her birth mother, Suzanne Asha Stone [no age given], share a conversation about finding one another, Cynthia's adoption, and their experiences getting to know each other after they were separated for over 40 years.

Kristen Rael Wakfield (40) and her father Anthony Rael (65) discuss their ancestor Mathias Montaño, a genízaro (captured indigenous person of New Mexico), occupying the same land he once lived on, and the research Kristen is doing to better understand...

Dr. Rachel Sutz Pienta (49) sits down with her mother, Nora Sutz (71), to discuss their family history, to reminisce about their favorite family memories, and to remember family members who have passed away.

Marian Atkins (65) shares what she knows about her mother's life story with her daughter, Veronica Seymour (35). They discuss how she survived World War II as a child in Japan, what it was like for her to immigrate first...

Nicholas Porath (30) interviews his grandmother Ruth Ann Ryan (76) about their family genealogy and history.

New friends Drake LeBlanc [no age given] and Maaliyah Papillion [no age given] discuss their creative processes and the importance of sharing their cultural heritage through art.

Juliana Aragón Fatula (66) talks to her friend Tracy Harmon (59) about being a corn mother as well as what she’s learned about her ancestry through her genealogy work.

This interview outlines the concept of perseverance of my family's ancestors coming to North America from Europe before the Revolutionary War.