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Growing up in Ireland 1960s, moving to America in 1989, and raising kids

Interview with my loving grandpa that has very interesting answers for the questions I have for him.

Nan and Jack Dorsey tell about their life to their grandson Graham Edson.

My grandma started off with a summary of her life. Then I asked her more specific questions.

“He was a Soldier in the Irish Civil War” On January 2, 2019 David O’Mara (14) sat down with his father Jason O’Mara (42) to talk about his childhood in liberated Ireland and his grandmother’s stories about the history of...

I asked my mom's 1st cousin about her early life, growing up on a farm in western Ireland and later studying, working as a nurse and raising a family in England, and how she came to be living in the...

Family questions

Thomas tells daughter about meeting her mother and about how he came to Chicago from Ireland.

an interview about 2 sisters and their journey in america

Mary Anne and Bill Wade share the immigration stories of each of their families and stories from their trips back to the homeland.

Betty Jane Moczygemba, Mary Inselmann, and Mary Jane Verette remember Genevieve Isaacs, Betty and Mary’s mother and Mary Jane’s grandmother.

Brian is mostly asked questions about his life, and about being a parent.

I was talking to my grandpa John O’Malley. He served in the army and is a hero in my eyes

Family tradition

As clearly displayed, Kathleen Stocker lived an extraordinary life. Through her travels, she is a prime example of the American Dream.

I, Erin Gessert, interviewed my grandma, Ann Coan, on December 3rd, 2017 at my aunt's house in Evergreen Park, Illinois. In my interview, me and my grandma discussed key points in her life. We talked about her early life as...

We talked about her childhood, classic sayings, and how my mom was like growing up.

A relative and I have a conversation about his immigration from Ireland to the United States.

Ciara Moore interviews her granny from Ireland. They talk about Irish culture and their families.

Interview with my mother about her step father, Richard.

Family conversation with Grampy.

Continuation of first interview

Jason Wollermann talks with Brian Madigan regarding life, work, and education in the Great Thanksgiving Listen of 2018 on November 24th, 2018. They discuss Madigan's life as he grew up in Ireland and came to America as an immigrant, as...

Gemma McLaughlin (18), has a conversation with her mother, Eileen McLaughlin (57) (with the addition of some comments from her father, Bennett McLaughlin [60]). Listen while they discuss Eileen's life story from her childhood growing up in England and Ireland...

In this interview, conducted on December 1, 2019, in Long Beach, New York, Thomas Doolan (8) interviews his grandfather James Doolan, 84, about his childhood and life. Thomas hears about his great-grandparents, his great-great-grandparents, and how it was like growing...