Clary Rotchford Thanksgiving 2017

Our families influence us in so many ways. Some loving and some challenging. It is what we make of what we experience that creates the tenatiius, creative and capable people we are today.

Marion Hoyt (Grandma 82 yr) and Dan Higgins (Grandson 32 yr) in Grand Central Terminal, 2007 near Christmas.

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...

Dr. Wollin

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

Great Uncle Joe, 90 and Full of Life

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...

mamie’s sweet stories

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...

Memoirs of Diane Christie

This interview has been about my grandma De de’s life and childhood and traditions and customs that De de has inherited. This has also been about De de’s family and her parents and grandparents.

My grandfathers childhood

In conclusion my grandfather survived through the Great Depression survived WW2 enlisted in korean army in 1950 had four children and 12 grandchildren now lives a peaceful life

Interviewing my dad about his childhood and wonderful parents

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...

German Prisoners of War Working on Farms in Upstate New York

Following the end of World War II, some German Prisoners of War were kept in Ithaca, New York. Buses would bring them to nearby farms where the were fed and worked in the fields.

Isabel and Grace Carlson LHP

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.

Learn How to Forecast the Weather with Oma: All You Need Is A Broken Toe and Some Deer

This is an interview I did with my 86-year-old grandmother. She lived in Germany through WWII and had a very interesting life, resulting in some unusual stories. She now lives on an out-of-service farm in Pennsylvania's Amish Country. In this...

Grandpa Mort Interview

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.

Grandma June And Life Experiences

In this interview, conducted on November 23, 2017 at 11:45pm, in Forest Hills, New York, Grandma June (82) talked about her experience with her animals during her childhood and how her original thought about being a vet changed in an...