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Interviewing my mom

Arriving in Saugerties as a single parent with 3 kids in the 70's, Joan Reinmuth found herself in unknown territory with 2 acres of land and a house with no insulation. Supported by a community, she developed the philosophy of...

Melvin Taylor (49) asks his associate Doris Green about her career as an ethnomusicologist, her creation of Greenotation (an integrated score of percussive music and dance notation), and the time she spent traveling in Africa to learn more about the...

Kaitlyn and Melvin discuss generational differences.

In this interview conducted in November, 2001 in Gurney, Illinois, Fiona Green (16) interviews her Aunt Patti (N/A) about Fiona when she was younger and Patti's experience with work. Though there isn't much too it, they had fun and laughed...

In this interview we organized it on November 25, 2017 in Bayside, New York. Tommy Wu had interviewed Cecilia Brisman who is a best friend of his. Cecilia shared about her school experience in the interview. She talks about her...

Experiences of schools

The life and struggles of the african american people in Mississippi and the hero’s that are often not talked about in these cities and the impacts they had on the occupants of those towns lives and influence on them to...

Interview talking about the impact of social media in school, and the differences between Oklahoma City and Edmond schools.

My mom and I discuss her schooling experiences and attending 11 different schools until her graduation in 1975.

We talked about how my mother raised me and thing she would change. We also discussed some of her school life and who left the biggest impact.

If one man's trash is another one's treasure, Donna grew up in a very rich family. Donna Mehalak describes growing up in the heyday of boardinghouses and bungalows of West Saugerties. She discusses her family's trucking and trash hauling business,...

Andrew Burdick and Dave West in their fifth Storycorps Connect interview. We cover Dave's life as a locksmith: how he got started , the breadth of his decades of work at Shenendehowa High School, and a favorite Repair Cafe story...

One Small Step conversation partners and new friends Laura Wright (65) and Susan Lupone Stonis (59) discover how much they have in common, talk over their religious differences, and the need for kindness in the world.

In this interview, made on November 5th, 2018 in Whitehall, Pennsylvania, Allison Gallardo (15) interviews her step-mother's father, Rafael Jimenez (56). Together they talked about his childhood in the Dominican Republic; how his childhood was normal, how their school system...

Talking to my grandmother about how Covid-19 has affected her.

Grandpa tells what he would tell to future generations. He says family comes first.

Carol McLernon [no age given] was interviewed by Jim McLernon (55) about early Wisconsinites.

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: A conversation with Alina Lopez, a hardworking Puerto Rican mom born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, where she shares her life story highlighting her strong culture and family memories.

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Oxford, Mississippi, Vanessa interviews her friend Shiela about her childhood and growing up in oxford. Shiela shares what school she went to, how many siblings she had, and how she wouldn’t choose...

A brief summary of my Dad’s life and thoughts

"If it's hard, you have to try harder." Not only was Patrick Buonfiglio (or Mr. B as he is affectionately called by his students), a willing and happy student in Saugerties, but he was an avid and active participant in...