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While on a relaxing trip to Muskegon Mi, our family decided to take a trip to salt lake and rent a dune buggy. Although we all thought the trip was tons of fun, some didn’t think so.

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Mohawk, New York, Lelaina Beauregard interviews her grandma Diane about her childhood and her faith in life. Grandma Diane talks about her experience with faith in college and how she found it....

Makenzie Thomas: 2023-11-04 15:55:50 life was different from 1950’s to now

I interviewed my grandad, Colin Powton, who is 75 years old. We discussed what it was like growing up in England in the 1950s like going to school and being in the military, the Falklands, and the Fire Service.

Georgia Evans: 2020-05-19 00:49:19

Vivien Hoexter (59) interviews her mother Corinne Hoexter (92) about Corinne's adventures working in publishing in New York City in the early 1950's.

Glenda Terry (67) and her daughter Shannon Terry (46) speak Shannon's brother Jordan, who had a heart attack 16 years ago, and is still on the road to recovery. They recall their journey of providing Jordan with care, and the...

Dolores' son was seriously injured in a car accident at 17years old, leaving him a quadriplegic. She shares with her daughter Margaret about their experienes with David, his care and their family experience at The Mount

Gordon Magill [no age given] interviews his friend, Kermit Brown (78), about his childhood in Apalachicola, Florida.

Kailey interviews her father Dave. He is a great story teller and talks of a time when high-schoolers played pranks, and family was similar to a 50s TV show. For Dave, everything led to racing and a legacy of entrepreneurial...

I interviewed my grandmother and she talked about life in the 50s and 60s and people important to her and relationships she had with people and life growing up

Zack Zappone and his Grandpa Dave King sneak away during halftime of the football game to record a conversation about what life was like growing up in Spokane in the 1950s

Brenda Sue Ledbetter-Marquez talks about her experience of growing up as one of the oldest of 7 siblings in the 1950s.

My mom talked about how she went to Mexico to studying abroad. She talked about the fun and difficult times of her trip

Our family’s history with hemophilia and its treatment complications, including HIV, Hepatitis, and inhibitors. As we near a cure, we remember the past.

Carl Berger (77) and his wife Sharon Berger (76) talk about when Carl suffered from a dissected artery, fell into a coma, and was hospitalized for almost a year.

Kathryn di Giovanni looks back on America during her 101 years - race relations, the empowerment of women and how to survive crippling loss. An amazing positive take on life from a remarkably sharp and articulate 101 year old woman.

What my grandmas life was like during the 1950s.

My second recording session with my grandparents, Bob and Sally Klein, discussing their youth, meeting each other, falling in love, their marriage, and starting/raising their family.

Ralph Breding grew up in rural Idaho and, with his family, farmed land that his German grandparents homesteaded in 1912. Ralph’s daughter, Lesa, interviews him about the intersection of farming and flying airplanes beginning with his parents, Gilbert and Gertrude...

Family photo from the 1950s

Adventures, joy, and difficulties.

My grandmother and I sit down and talk about her childhood past

In this interview, completed in November 2017, Lila Gaudrault (15) interviews grandmother Kathleen Caron (67). The interview includes her story growing up, raising a family, and her values to live by. Mrs. Caron talks about her experiences as the first...

Jerry Cousins recounts stories of Camp Orr Boy Scout Camp in the 1950s