JHS Public Speaking 2019

Ben Blanchard (18) interviews grandfather Walter Yrle (82) on his past memories, stories, regrets and learns more about finding happiness in family life.

Group Hugs

On Thanksgiving 2018, in Galloway New Jersey, Abbi interviewed her grandma. They talked about her life in Italy and her struggles coming to America. They talked about her life with Abbi's stepmom(Jen) and Jen's sister (Sylvia's daughters). She recounts fondly,...

Growing Up in New York, Living in Texas

My Popi has lived in Texas for 40 years, but he grew up in snowy Upstate New York. That is very different than me.

Interview with Tommy and Becky Jacobs on becoming great grandparents

Interview with Tommy and Becky Jacobs on becoming great grandparents

Interview with my Pop

An interview with my grandfather, Anthony Re, about his life from his upbringing to the present.

Jim Utz Interview

In this interview I am learning about my grandpa’s life from childhood to now. He had a big family and hated school but loved to learn. He worked very hard in the Air Force and then his job now. He...

English 204 project

Little girl in a big family grows up in Minnesota. Goes into nursing gets Married, moves to Richmond Virginia and gets a big family of her own.

Familia Grande

Maria shares how her life has been raising 5 kids and the beauty of a big family

Rene interview

This interview was with my grandma telling me her journey from growing up in her homeland to how she moved to America to begin a new life

Living in Paradise. . . California

Living in Paradise is usually thought of as a tropical place, sitting by the beach, and relaxing. For Bryan Hawkins, it is a small mining town in Northern California. In November of 2018, 17 year-old Johnny Hawkins interviews his father,...

Aunt Cherry (sibling #12)

My Aunt Cherry is the 12th of my Grandma Classy's children. We talked for a bit about the coronavirus, the ways she is keeping up with there grandchildren and how her church has handled the transition. My favorite part of...

Noah Amidon interviews his Great Uncle, Ron Olson about growing up in a big family

This interview was conducted November 24, 2018 in Springfield Illinois. In this interview I learned about my Great Uncle Ron’s childhood. I also learned about our ancestors coming to America way back when. He also gave advice about life, growing...

A conversation with Grandma Alice. We’ve started our bi-weekly conversations the same for many years, except this one.

I'm Rob. She's Alice. She's my maternal grandmother. We talk at least every other week, but this conversation was different. It was deeper. We talked about everything I could think of for this, but she refused to answer two of...

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November 24, 2016 App Interview

Interview with Great Grandma Joyce in Omaha NE done by her great-grandson Anthony (Tony) Fasnacht. After a visit when Tony came from Kearney, NE and us from Kansas City, MO to visit with family in Omaha.

Memories from 1950s India and the Air Force

In this interview, my grandpa talks about his childhood and his memories working in the Air Force. He was born in Kerala, India and joined the Air Force when he was 18 years old, and shortly afterwards the war started....

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Renee Kaplowitz and Janie Cravens

Renee Kaplowitz [no age given] tells her friend Janie Cravens (66) about her life as a military kid and her father's death.

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Bridget Mulroy and James Mulroy

Bridget Mulroy (38) interviews her brother Jim Mulroy (43) about their childhood and his struggle with drug addiction.

Auntie-Grandma Jewel (sibling #7)

In the midst of the pandemic my family has been blessed with new life. I spoke with my Aunt Jewel about the experience of becoming a great-grandma during the outbreak. I thought I knew my aunt pretty well but this...

A sitdown with my elders.

This interview gives an insight into what life was like in rural Oklahoma from the perspective of two children that grew up in farming families.

Interview With Mommy

We discussed Mommy's life in a big family. We also talked about her experiences being a parent.