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Papa and I talked about his childhood, how he became a chemist, how he met my grandmother (with my grandmother chiming into the stories). He also told me about the biggest lessons he has learned in life as well and...

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in McKinney Texas, Leah Boatman interviews her grandma Sandra Sawyer about her childhood and life experiences. Sandra shared stories about her childhood and what it was like growing up. She talked about the...

Shudde Fath (106) is McCombs school of business's oldest alumni. She reminisces with her daughter Betsy Fath Hiller (71) on her experiences as one of the few women at her college and filing a federal discrimination lawsuit against the Texas Workforce...

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Marisol Roten. Marisol, a Mother of 3, and I have a conversation about her experiences growing up in the Rio Grande Valley. The experience of growing up without her biological father, having...

We talked about how it was to grow up “back then” and how it effected them in that time. It was obvious that it was a whole different time period back in the mid 1900’s. We learned about school and...

A conversation with Isaac Tincher about his FYS experience.

Throughout the enterview I asked my grandmother about her religious and life adventures. We talked about how it used to be when she was younger and What is was like growing up.

Elizabeth is going to touch on memories from California and when she came to Utah. She is going to talk about how much she loves school and why she chose this specific job. I interviewed my college advisor and I...

Donald Batty discusses his childhood in Wallsburg. He also discusses his father’s homestead and farm.

Mabel Wilson (95) speaks about her life with her grandson Adam Wilson (35). Stories include her father running from the 'rebels' during the civil war, how she raised three kids alone after her husband was killed in the Korean War,...

In today's interview, host Roo Markham(17) interviews Audrey Robinson(80) Bout her childhood in Texas and then transitioning to higher education on the East Coast.

Has a good life and lives on a farm with his wife

My dad (Brett Prettyman) talks about how his career was changed and how he it changed him

Katja (43) talks about growing up in Germany, moving to the United States, and her experience stranded in Canada during 9/11.

Interview with my grandfather about his childhood and his life.

Siblings Lora Holt (57) and Tony Duenez (53) interview their mother, Dolores Duenez (80), about her years growing up in El Paso, her time in California juggling college and motherhood, and the influence of creativity and the arts in their...

Friends Arghavan Nawaby (54) and Caroline "Leilani" Valdes (49) came together as students at the McComb’s business school Executive MBA program. The two reflect on their friendship, personal experiences that shaped their values, and their time at the University of...

Jeff Runnfeldt grew up in California and Colorado. He talks about the changes he had to make in his life in college.

Because I am going to college soon and have started the application. I wanted to know more about my mothers childhood and what her college experience was like. I also wanted to know how she ended up moving thausands of...

My grandma

I interviewed Stephen Pisciotta for my First Year Seminar class at Marshall University. Our FYS class has been focusing on critical thinking and how thoughtfully developed and artfully asked questions can lead to enriching and enlightening stories, particularly oral histories....

Dyah "Arin" Hening (36) talks with her friend Michiko Nabila (28) about their shared yet unique experiences as Indonesian immigrants who live in Boise, Idaho.

For a school assignment I needed to interview my grandfather and ask him some questions about the draft for Vietnam, he never served but hes always been an opinionated man so I figured his interview would be very interesting.

I ask my grandparents about a little bit about themselves and how they got together.

Carter Pohlmeier interviews grandfather, J.C. Pohlmeier about school, life on the farm, and Nazereth.