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Gary Hance talks with Folkllife Director Lesley Schierenbeck about his childhood find of what he thinks could appear to be a Lenape dugout canoe off of the shores of Manahawkin, New Jersey. The vessel was found off of the property...

Me and Luis talked about his childhood and his family

Ben Williams Interviews his grandmother Byrne williams

The man with a jingle... Joe Swingle! This is an interview with my father, Joe Walter Swingle and what he has learned and experienced throughout his life. He has a very interesting story, growing up in a home of 7,...

My Dadun, Tahera Begum (69) talks about her life -- being born in undivided Pakistan, married off at 15, becoming a mother at 16, and how she is doing now. The interview flips in the end where she starts asking...

We talked about how she came to the US and the difficulties of her trip. We also discussed how she met her husband and the things she loves about him.

Mrs.Pierce was talking about her childhood and growing up and one of her most difficult moments

Caleb (13) interviews his Grandmother (75) and asks about her life and experiences. This interview was conducted over Zoom, so the audio quality for my Grandmother may not be the best.

We mainly talked about my mom and her memories of life and also about our family, too. She talked about what life was like when she was younger, as well.

Paul shares his views on growing up, marriage, careers, and ancestors.

For my summer assignment I interviewed my Nonna. A spitfire little Italian women whom I love.

In this interview we cover the topics of my mother’s childhood, family, lessons learned, religion, and future.

I interviewed my dad about his life growing up, when he was in the military, his relationship with my mom, and about me.

ChrisJenkins jr asked his grandmother questions about her life growing up.

Amy interviews her dad a hard worker that’s very proud of his family in Flemington, N.J.

We talked about how my father’s childhood was like, and the struggles him and his family went through to get to where they are today.

an interview from a son to mother about her cuban childhood and life

On November 25th, 2018, Alex Pieretti went to his grandmother’s house in Egg Harbor Twp. to ask her a few questions regarding influential figures, his father as a kid, and much more. Bernis, Alex’s grandmother, has said that her family...

Carole Dreger, 80, my grandmother. World War 2. Cold War. Vietnam. Meeting and marrying my grandfather. Teaching. Childhood memories. Fashion and music of the time.

We talked about her childhood in New Jersey all the way to her moving to Wisconsin after meeting my grandpa.

I talked with my sister about our shared experiences, as well as our hopes for the future. Watch us make bad jokes and make fun of each other.

I interview my mom about growing up, mostly about her school experiences and how they defined the rest of her adolescent years.

Jenny Hunter (45) interviewed her parents Judy Hunter (74) and Chris Hunter (73) about their childhoods in Rhode Island and New Jersey, how they met at Brown University in 1968, their decision to get married, the early years of their...

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Cecilia Munoz (16) interviews her past teacher history teacher, Ralph Bernard (65) about the events that shaped him into the influential person he is today. Mr. Bernard...

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