“Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. The third is to be Kind.” Henry James

I interviewed Ms. Herron because I have known Ms. Herron for seven years but I felt like I didn't know everything about her at the same time. I thought that doing this interview with Ms. Herron will give me a...

Thanksgiving Interview

In this interview I discussed with my father the importance of life, love and success.

The Great ThanksGiving Listen 2020

In this recording, I interviewed my father for the Great ThanksGiving Listen of 2020. The interview took place in the family’s living room and lasted around 16 minutes. Ten questions were asked and answered that focused around his past and...

The twins of Engineering genius.

Interview about why Roscoe Boone wanted to pay taxes. And how his twin sons, Dick and Doug, who built a hang glider in middle school, went on to design hang gliders that helped them fly beside eagles and end up...

Mom and son spontaneous interview

Talked about my mothers life, what inspires her, what she is most proud of etc...

A Conversation With My Mother

My mother and I discuss the difficulties of living with Crohn’s disease.

Nana raises, teaches, and sets examples for kids.

I talked to Nana about her childhood and her being raised with four brothers! She talked about setting examples for her brothers and the students she taught being a Sunday School teacher and a piano teacher. We talked about her...

Reflecting on the past 96 years.

This is an interview with my Grandma, Yolanda Costa, on her 96th birthday. She grew up in Greenpoint, New York. She was one of 11 children in a large Catholic family. She was married to her husband, Joseph Costa for...

Interpersonal interview with my Dad

assignment for speech with professor Pissani’s class. I sat down with my dad and had conversation about life.

Raising Bilingual Kids and their childhood songs

We are not Hispanic, but made teaching our kids Spanish a priority. Being bilingual opens up a part of the world my kids wouldn't have access to without the second language. They sing songs in Spanish that we used to...

Common Ground Tacony Oral History Project: Morgan Robinson

Morgan Robinson shares fond memories of visiting her grandparents every weekend on Tulip St. right at the base of the Tacony-Palmyra bridge. When her parents moved from Tacony they did not move far; never farther than 10-15 minutes away. Morgan...

Nancy Saad on Julian Saad

Mom going through treatment for metastatic stage IV breast cancer discussing her son’s role as her Caregiver

Getting To Know My Dad

In this interview, I talk with my dad about the process of moving to America on his own for college. I can’t believe I didn’t know so much!

An Interview With My Father

A interview with my father about his childhood, his adulthood, and his beliefs, with anecdotes along the way.

Great grandkids interview “Grandma P.”

Four great grandkids, a granddaughter, and 2 sons interview “Grandma P.” who was born in 1933 about her childhood and lessons learned.

Being a Single Mom

A brief summary of a personal experience being a single mother with 2 small boys.

Dad

We talked about how my dad got up and going in the career he decided to change to and some of the key point in his life. We then talked about a iconic question that’s lives around our house, “how...

From New York to Miami, Ira Elegant’s journey through a career in law and raising a family

Ira Elegant lived in New York until he was twelve years old when he moved to Miami Beach. He was highly intelligent and ended up becoming a lawyer. After he met his first wife, Sharon, he raised a family with...

A walk into the past with my grandmother

The interview was conducted in my living room. We disscussed what it was like for her growing up with 5 kids in her family in a small town in a rural area. What games she liked to play, what she...