The Story of Her Life (Part 1)

In January 2023, in South Philadelphia, PA, Devon Maguire (15) interviewed her grandmother, Dr. Agnes Albany (80), about her life. Dr. Albany was born in 1942, and shared memories spanning from when she was a little girl growing up in...

Aarika Hopson and her mother, Janet Hopson, discuss grief, love, and happiness.

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Flushing, Michigan , Aarika Hopson (15) interviews her mother Janet Hopson (51) about her life as a preachers daughter living in Detroit, Michigan with seven sisters and a loving family. At 3:50,...

Mom’s Life

In this interview from November 29, 2017, in Columbia City, Indiana, Trevor Ellis (17) interviews his mother Shawn Ellis (42) about what it was like to grow up the way she did in the 80's and 90's. She talks about...

Emily Carroll interviews her dad, Mitchell Carroll, who tells us about life growing up in Flint

In this interview from Flint Michigan on November 27th 2017, Emily Carroll(16) interviews her dad, Mitchell Carroll(56). They talk about how Mitch grew up in a large family from Flint in the 1960s. Mr. Carroll shares an embarrassing moment at...

Interview with my Grandfather Gerald

This interview is with my grandfather Gerald Sunkin who is 83 years old. He speaks about his childhood and where he grew up. He tells about where his parents are from and what his parents did and what they were...

Ava and her grandmother Popo, talk about Popo’s life.

In this interview, Ava and Popo talk about Popo's family. Ava is her Popo's grandmother on her mom's side. She is 13 and her Popo is 69. Ava learns more about where her family came from with new firsthand information.

Michigan Was Scary for an Iowa Farm Girl – The Great Thanksgiving Listen

The evening of November 21st, 2017, Eli Frank (15) sat down with their Grandmother DD (age and last name not provided due to partner request) for an interview. DD told many stories about her life as a child on a...

“The happiest memories were probably everyday living”.

In this interview, conducted in December 2017 in Egg Harbor Township, NJ, Kate Sansom (17) interviews her grandmother Joan Conover (74) about her childhood, her life as a parent, and her life as a grandmother. Mrs. Conover shares stories about...

Fathers memories

In this interview conducted in November 2017 in Chicago, Illinois Karina Sanchez (17) interviews her father Rafael Sanchez (41) about his life and many other things. I ask my father stuff about past moments and what was high school like...

“I think that this, this is my home”

Within this interview, conducted January 2018 in Boulder Creek, California, Samuel English (17) discusses life and the effects of immigrating to the United States as an independent German citizen with his mother, Andrea Rosa English (49). Mrs. English recollects some...

Jackie Adkins and Theresa Adkins Lewis: A Mother-Daughter Conversation

On Mother's Day 2020, Theresa Lewis (48) interviewed her mother, Jackie Adkins (85), to discuss a range of topics that allowed Theresa to learn more about her mother. Specifically, they talked about Jackie's joys and sorrows throughout her life and...

Marilyn Schnell and Edward Schnell

Marilyn Schnell (76) talks with her son Edward Schnell (42) about her childhood and what is important to her. Marilyn grew up on a farm and taught kindergarten until she retired. She loves her family more than words can describe....

My Grandmother’s Life

In this interview conducted on November 26, 2017, Jonathan Rhodes (17) interviews his maternal grandmother, Betty Ann Coble Emmert (76) about her life. She talks about what her childhood was like while living in Texas with her older sister and...

Jasmine Laoudi and Diva Habibi talk with Ms. Gale Wade about her childhood living on a small island off of Alaska.

During the Great Thanksgiving LIsten at Fairfax High School, Gale Wade spoke about her family life, education, and hobbies while living on a small island off of Alaska that was populated with less than 4,000 people.

Blake Hensley, mother Jennifer Hensley, and grandmother Susan Reynolds talk about life as a teenager.

Blake talks to his grandmother, asking about historical events that affected her, how living in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex during the assassination of President John F. Kennedy was like, and how writing fulfills the desires of the writer.