Be yourself. Have fun. Enjoy life. You only have one.

Suzy Beinecke (35) interviewed her dad Glenn Clement (69) for a school assignment. The real reward was learning about his life, hearing him laugh at his favorite memories, and learning what he has found most valuable gazing back and looking...

Living History Project

Mark Bauerschmidt and Judy Somershoe: interview about teaching and education in the 1960s.

Lynn shares her personal and Davis family history of the 1960s and 1970s "What I know now what I didn’t know then is…"

Lynn shares with Sarah her experience of going to the 1965 Presidential Inauguration, of attending Northwestern in Chicago in 1965-1969 during the campus uprisings, and recognizing the importance of living in diverse places with water roots.

Interview With my Dad

My dad, Charles E. Johnson Jr., talked with me about him life growing up in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. We discuss racism, segregation, life lessons, and family. We end on talking about the funny story of my birth.

Ann Mallek and Gregory Perryman

[Recorded: Friday, March 3, 2023] Ann (72) and Gregory (18) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Ann is a representative of the White Hall District on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. Gregory is an undergraduate student...

Oral History Interview with Bob Dralle

An interview with Gabby Okusipe (15), Jillian Medvescek (17), and Bob Dralle (70) about his experiences during 1960 and his experiences during the Vietnam War.

Carol McCool: About The 1960s

I interview my grandmother, Carol McCool, about her experiences in the 1960s.

In Their Own Words: Discovering Community Narratives of Healing & Resilience

How the African American community “copes and pivots” to ensure that they have a seat at the table.

LHP

Interview with my grandpa about the sixties and Kennedy election

On Vietnam

My Uncle Dan recalls his teenage years as the news cycle gradually revealed the horrors of the Vietnam war.

A story about a hard worker

My grandpa started working when he was thirteen, he never dated and he looked up to his dad. After his dad retired he bought Napa and worked very hard there for 42 years before he retired.

Ady Achenbach and Courtney Ridding

Dan (grampy) Maynard discusses what times in the '60s were like through his eyes.

Gary Schuett LHP

Kimberly and Derek Rylicki (54) and (53) work with Kristina Rylicki (17) to share Gary George Schuett’s history - from Immigration to the US to September 11, 2001.

Ed Holstein & Rick Weiland

Folksinger and Old Town School teacher Ed Holstein talks with his student Rick Weiland about growing up on Chicago's south side, stories of the city's folk scene over the past 50+ years, and memories of his brother and collaborator Fred...

Interview with Fredrick Belser about the 1960s

Lincoln Belser speaks with his grandfather Fred Belser about his time living in the 1960s.

Dylan Van Veldhuizen talks to his grandparents, Steve and Pat.

Dylan Van Veldhuizen (17) talks with his grandparents Steve and Pat Wetlaufer about their experiences in the 1960s: 2024-03-22 21:28:13.

Doyle 60s Experience

The Doyles share their experience of the 1960’s. Showcasing major events, including the Vietnam war, civil rights, and assassinations.

Jeannine Dickerson on Life in the 1960s

Arshia Patel (17) talks to her neighbor’s mother, Jeannine Dickerson (~71), about her memories of the 1960s in St. Louis, Missouri. She shares stories about the teenage culture at the time, along with the moon landing, JFK’s assassination, and the...

Jayla Delk and Arianna Tussinger interview Danny Freeman

Jayla Delk and Arianna Tussinger interview Danny Freeman, Jayla's grandpa, about life in the 60s.

The memories of a country girl in the 1960s

She lived in the country in Illinois as an 18 year old in high school. She tells about her memories in the 1960s and all that happened throughout that time.