Cold War Interview

This is me interviewing my dad on the cold war and how it impacted his life.

Living History Project Interview with Lauren Olsen and Martha Cackowski

We discussed what it was like growing up in southern North Carolina during the Civil Rights Movement.

Interview with my Grandfather Veteran

Discussion with my Grandfather, an American lieutenant in West Germany, during the Cold War

The Sassy and Classy Life of My Grandpa

In this interview created on May 20th, 2019, in Lafayette, CO, Aidan Stevens learns about the story and lifestyle of his grandfather, Thomas. Tom describes his childhood and life story as a catholic, republican American living in the post-Depression era....

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Doris Green and Melvin Taylor

Melvin Taylor (49) asks his associate Doris Green about her career as an ethnomusicologist, her creation of Greenotation (an integrated score of percussive music and dance notation), and the time she spent traveling in Africa to learn more about the...

A CIA agent falls in love in Cold War Beirut

My grandmother described leaving rural New York for her education and short career in the U.S. Secret Service in Beirut, Lebanon, in the early days of the Cold War, while her sister took a very different path (a convent). There...

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Sandra Shackelford and May Lor

Sandra Shackelford (83) and her friend May Lee Lor (53) talk about their different childhoods and how they connected over their shared desire to share and elevate Hmong stories.

Nicholas Piediscalzi and Christy Hightower

Nicholas Piediscalzi, a retired United Church of Christ minister, talks to us about his personal experience and relationship to peace, as well as his work in peace-making in larger settings. As a minister in Chicago in the 1940s and 1950’s...

Interview with Polish immigrant

Bernadette was born in 1971 and immigrated to France and the United States in the 90's. This is her story. Recorded in Polish

APUSH INTERVIEW with my mom!_LilyDunkin

This is my mom’s history as seen through the lense of AP US History. Diane W dives most deeply into the racial conflicts as seen in her experiences through the Rodney King race riots in the 90s. Being a Women’s...

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Guy Linscott and Brenda Peluso

Guy Linscott (85) speaks with his Daughter Brenda Peluso (61) about his experiences in the Navy and Coast Guard. Guy reflects on what the military taught him and remembers his friends and mentors who have passed.

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Harold Lewis and Matthew Knox

One Small Step partners Harold Lewis (61) and Matthew "Scott" Knox (48) share stories about their different lived experiences as a Black man growing up in the segregated South and a gay man growing up in the Northeast.

Interview with Vietnam Navy Veteran

I interviewed my grandpa, he was in his 20s during 1960. He was drafted into the Navy during the Vietnam War, but was never on the battlefield. He talks about his life during the 1960s, the Civil Rights Movement, the...

Camille Twitchell and Curtis Ellison

Camille Twitchell (17) talks with her grandfather, Curtis Ellison (80) about his life growing up in the 1960s, including his experience with the Civil Rights Movement, assassinations, school life, music scene, and the draft.