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One Small Step conversation partners Kaitlyn "Katie" McMurtry (30) and Richard "Rick" Kirkpatrick (63) talk about their traumatic experiences. They share thoughts about religion and the roles of the government.

Steve Desroches (47) talks to his high school history teacher Dr. William Hanna (74) about their hometown Taunton, Massachusetts and the importance of studying history.

One Small Step conversation partners Janine Getler (62) and Mary Holderman (43) discuss each of their efforts towards helping people who need housing, boundaries with family and politics, and their ties to unions.

My great grandfather Mort shares his story about his life, his love, and his struggle, starting with a begining in the height of the Great Depression.

My dad greatly misses his childhood and parents. His parents were immigrants and children of the Great Depression. His parents were hardworking and did everything they could do for the community. His father, John, served in the marines during World...

Grace and Isabel(16) interview their grandmother about her father’s family, immigration, and experiences in America, and our Grandfather talks about about his family too.

I interviewed my mom and she told me about her experiences in life.

Addison K. Groff, a retired minister who was born in 1919 in Rochester, NY, but spent most of his adolescence in Boonsboro, Maryland, is interviewed by his grandson, Edwin Groff on November 25, 2017. He lived through some of the...

Mr. Paternoster is 100 years old and recalls old times such as the Great Depression and his military service in World War Two.

Monica Whatley (32) interviews her friend, Bandele [no name given] (73), about his incarceration in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Bandele reflects on what he learned during the 33 years during which he was detained, his relationship...

Talked about a little bit of everything. The government was mentioned if you’re interested.

One Small Step partners Karen Pell (69) and John Byrnes (57) talk about the partisan divide, their connections to the military, and the debate around gun control.

Well this is a interview with my grandfather

Bertha is John's grandmother and in this interview she tells her life story from her life living on a farm during the Great Depression to her experiences during World War 2 as well as other major events that occurred during...

In this interview, recorded on November 27th, 2015, Kaia Neal (13) interviews her grandmother, Alice Kurtz (69) about her childhood growing up in New York. She talks about growing up during the Cold War and the Cuban Missle Crisis. Plus...

A granddaughter interviews her Jewish engineer, radiologist, air force lieutenant, pilot instructor grandfather shortly after the passing of his wife, her grandmother.

Marion talks about her life, especially her younger years. A special story about Christmas, stories she would tell me as a kid (about her grandma). Her experiences as a home away from home for West Point Cadets. Grandma was the...

My Great Uncle Joe: "I've had a gorgeous life." After the interview, he kept going. Looking at a 60" TV, he said the first TV he bought his father-in-law was a console with a 7" screen that received a single...

i interviewed my grandma about my great grandma (her mom). we talked about the stories of my grandma working as a nicu nurse and working in a soda shop. we talked about her dreams to be an actress and about...