Stephanie and Rachel interview Grandma Jackie

A conversation with Grandma about her life, greatest influences, and the memorable moments in her life.

Bill Federhart on the value of sharing and caring

My name is Gracie Wallace and I interviewed the most influential person in my life, my Papa, Bill Federhart. My Papa is 86 and is the heart of my family by always keeping us together and reminding us that family...

Marry Arnould and her grandson, Ian Wickham, discuss life during and after the Great Depression.

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Flint, Michigan, Ian Wickham (16) interviews his grandmother, Marry Arnould (83). They discuss how important traditions, family and her Flint heritage are to her. Mrs. Arnould also talks about what it was...

Grandma Vitale – 7/8/16

Grandma Margaret Vitale talks about the Great Depression, meeting her husband, life during and after WWII.

Leonard Landau and Lauren Landau

Lauren M. Landau (30) speaks with her grandfather, Leonard M. Landau (99), about his childhood in the Bronx, serving in London and France during World War II, and getting by during COVID-19 compared to the Great Depression.

A Year of Quarantine, 1949-1950: Life Stories from a 97-year-old Tuberculosis Survivor
March 28, 2020 App Interview

June Shoemaker, 97, talks with her granddaughter about her experience living in a tuberculosis hospital in 1949-1950, her letters to her WWII boyfriend, and life as one of nine girls on a farm near Dayton, Pa, in the 1930s.

Me and my Grandmother, Dena Bowden.

I interviewed my grandmother about her time growing up, and her favorite family traditions. I also asked her about her schooling and her experience as an Alabama Cheerleader.

Growing up during the Depression in Oklahoma

This is an interview with 93 year old Jeanette Stroup (Palkowetz) about her childhood on a self sufficient farm in Oklahoma.

Life during the Great Depression and WWII

A middle school student interviews her grandpa about his life as a child. He grew up in the Great Depression and describes what it was like. He also talked about how he was in the navy and what it was...

David Tankersley, Linn Sitler, and Linnie
December 28, 2018 App Interview

"A South Carolina Christmas" recounts the memories of my Mother, Edna Beck Sitler, as she recalls the rituals of celebrating Christmas in her small South Carolina community, Stiefeltown, still in the depths of The Great Depression. Professionally recorded before her...

The Epiphany on the School Bus Roof

The story of my grandfather who went from a kid struggling in school, to a cook in the military, then to a funeral director, and finally to a school psychologist.

Salvatore Vitale Interview – 8/16/88

Grandpa Salvatore speaks about enlisting in the military, service on the Lexington aircraft carrier during WW2, and life after the war.

1928 to 2020: John F. McGrew

Growing up in the midwest (Iowa), attending the U.S. Naval Academy (1951), his career in education, and raising a family.