Living History Project

This is an interview that I did with my dad about the Great Recession for a history project.

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...

Great Thanksgiving

Wayne Taylor, grandpa, talks about family, work, war, and career. He has an unconditional love for his kids, wife, and grandkids.

Great Depression

We talked about the Great Depression and how it affected my grandma and her family.

Michaela Hitchcock and her grandmother Sandy Toone talks about life and growing up.

November 2017, Michaela Hitchcock (15) talks to grandmother Sandy Toone (69) about growing up in Arkansas. Stories about grandparents and heritage. Towards the end, Sandy talks about her brother dying and how it affected her life.

The Simple Things

Michelle Dong (15) and her mother, Lily Yang, (50) discuss happiness in life due to family and simple things in New Hyde Park, New York. Ms. Yang talks about how her children brought a lot of happiness into her life,...

History Interview

Interview with Jason Koff and Rose Koff

Rebecca Streidel interviews her Nana is the Arts Club, Washington DC

In this interview, granddaughter Rebecca interviews her Nana, Charlotte about her life. Charlotte describes memories of being locked in her store while a riot was being protested. As her granddaughter listens attentively, she explains life in the Great Depression. She...

Mom and daughter

We talked about her life and traditions and what she wanted to do when she was older. She also told me about her happiest moments in life like when she got married and the birth of her 3 daughters.

Thanksgiving Memories- NYC, 1930’s
October 14, 2018 App Interview

Talking about Halloween and Thanksgiving coming up during dinner tonight, my father just relayed this story about his childhood in Queens, NY

My great grandma tells her life story!

This is a audio interview of my 98 year old great grandma who was a nurse in ww2 giving me a synopsis on her life.

Sofia Sferra and her aunt, Sue Sferra talk about Aunt Sue’s childhood life.

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Toledo, Ohio, Sofia Sferra interviews her aunt, Sue Sferra. They talk about Aunt Sue’s experience with a loss in her family early on in her life. They also talk about her supporting...

Practice Interview for Tera Roberts

I will interview my mom Helen because shes the closest person in my life and someone I look up to. I know she’ll have lots of life lessons and stories, as well as an emotional side.

Early years in DC

Ken talks about his younger days as a boy in Washington, DC during WWII. He had various jobs before entering university then taking time off to travel the country.

My neighbor Everett

My neighbor, Everett Soucek, tell about his childhood, portland, hours time in the military, school, and ancestors. Worth listening to.

Sofia Sferra interviews Roxy York and they talk about her childhood and relationship with her grandmother.

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Toledo, Ohio, Sofia Sferra interviews Roxy. They talked about Roxy’s close relationship with her Grandma. They also talked about how Roxy felt during her different times at school. Finally, they talked about...

Faith Loveland and her Grandmother Sudzy talk about moments in her life

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Faith Loveland (16) interviews her grandmother Sudzy (80) about times in her life. Sudzy shares the story about how their ancestors came to the United States and...

Olivia Coughran and her mother Traci Coughran talk about Traci’s life as a child and becoming a mother.

Traci Coughran shares her memories as a child, becoming a mother, and her wisdom on what is important in raising children. She talks about what she wishes she would have known and what she thinks about her life and children...

Papa’s Best Thanksgiving

Today, me and my grandfather discussed questions about Thanksgiving when he was a child. He discussed the most memorable Thanksgiving he had, one of his family’s Thanksgiving traditions, and his favorite Thanksgiving dish.

Sophie Dalfonzo and her grandmother Pearl Siegel talk about Pearl’s life as an immigrant living in America.

In this interview, conducted on November 26, 2017 in Middletown, New Jersey, Sophie Dalfonzo (14) interviews her grandmother Pearl Siegel (70) about her life story. Ms. Siegel talks about how her family traveled from Poland to Germany to America and...