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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...

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...

Anna Wasden (58) sits down with her mother, Joan Hunter Christensen (86), to ask about her family's turf accounting business, what it was like growing up in Distington, England during World War II, and the family traditions that differ from...

Ramon Melendez (56) y su hija Karina Melendez (23) hablan acerca de como era la vida de Ramon cuando se crió en un campo en Mexico donde no tenia muchas opciones para educación, y como llego a los EEUU en...

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

Jordan Paulson and her dad talk about growing up in a small town, family and hard experiences in life.

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,...

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

Carl Black (43) interviews his mother, The Rev. Dr. Ruth Black (75) about her mother, her time at Harvard, her calling into the priesthood, and her work with AIDS patients.

Connie Smith-Lindsey [no age given] and James Boykin (65) are fellow members of Ebenezer Baptist Church, in Atlanta Georgia. They talk about the Boykin family's history with Ebenezer, which stretches back to 1935.

Susan (57) tells her friend Stormy (51) about growing up in a steel mill community and dealing with breast cancer.

Richard interviews his mother Yvonne about growing up in New York City, her survival of various cancers, and her children.

Akacia Corbin’s grandfather Sye Smith talks about his past experiences in the military, other careers, and living during segregation with his family.

Brothers Isaiah Arias (17) and Daniel Arias (19) remember their childhoods, talk about members of their family, and share their hopes and predictions for their futures.

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

Spouses, Marie Dunbar (45) and Bill Dunbar (62), explain what it means to be practicing Seventh-Day Adventists Christians, discuss the role God plays in their daily lives, and share stories about their most memorable spiritual experiences.

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.

Alicia Peña Perez (87) comparte con su nieto, Gerardo Cantu (34), recuerdos del niñez en México de los pueblos Monterrey y San Pedro, de la comida típica que preparaba su familia, y de las personas inmigrantes que se conocía. [Alicia...

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...

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

In this interview made on November 29, 2021 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Karina Garrido(16) interviews her best friend and boyfriend Colin Herring(18) about his family history, school, covid-19, and more.

Chandra Brown (50) and her husband Leonard Stewart Jr. (46) share their love story, the twists of fate that brought the two of them together, and both of their involvement as advocates for their community.

Tim Watson (57) speaks to his mother Myra Sands (76) about celebrating Mardi Gras as a kid, working in the media industry, and the great Southern tradition of storytelling.

Chuck Branch (91) talks to his granddaughter, Judith Ruiz Branch (27) about his life. He talks about serving in WWII, meeting his wife, Mona, and how he got involved in the church.

Growing up in a family of eight, Lolly and her older brother, Tom, had the same congenital eye disease. He started a high-end cab company and three radio stations, ran for public office, and was a model for Lolly, showing...