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Jill de Castella discusses her parents and growing up in 1940s and 1950s

Janet Hogue Thompson (77) talks with her daughter Michelle Thompson (51) about the life of her mother Mary Maxine McAninch Hogue (1920-1993) in rural Casey County, Kentucky.

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Life in the 1950’s interview with William Greene. (My grandpa- Poppa).

Interview with Owen’s grandmother done by Henry, Owen, and Sam about the 1960’s

Jim Marini on the 1960s

Interview with Laurine Roberts about Martin Luther Kings Legacy and living in Newark, NJ during the Civil Rights Era

In this interview recorded in Novemer of 2018 in Anderson, South Carolina, Noah Brooks (13) talks to his grandfather, Dewain Lanfear (76), about growing up in New York. We discussed his exstensive sports career and his favorite teachers among other...

Elliot Schewel, 84, was interviewed by his daughter, Susan Schewel, 53 about his life in Lynchburg Virginia where he has lived all of his life. He told the story about his response to the Orson Wells radio program “War of...

Spouses Ondria Leary (74) and George Leary (77) share a conversation about their relationship, their experiences as an interracial couple, and their family now.

Dave and Frank Legacki discuss their college experiences at the University of Michigan

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Greenville, South Carolina, Anna(14) and her grandmother talk about how different life was for young people in the 1950s. They also discuss what their family was like 60 years ago. Mary talks...

I, Mia, interviewed my nana about her life as a teenager. She talked about her parents leaving her, living with her teacher, family, and the love of her life. There were a few bloopers :)

My Grandmother considered the creative makings as a small farm girl and how it contributed to happily raising 5 children with very little

it was her life starting from a child all the way to an adult including her school days

I talk to my granddad about his teenage years and what he would do for fun.

This is me talking to my grandpa who was born in the early 50s. we talking about the Vietnam War, Martin Luther King, Junior, civil rights movement, and overall how life was in the 60s.

Nils Kolderup discusses his career at the Northrop Corporation from the 1960s to 1994. He developed astro-intertial navigation systems and electronics which could withstand high levels of nuclear radation. We also discuss how his career influenced his perspective on the...

Keith Dick of Baytown, Texas, happens to be the nephew of Paul Revere from the 1960s/1970s rock and roll group, Paul Revere and the Raiders. Paul Revere died in 2014, but Keith has fond memories of spending time with his...

grandmother talks to her grandson about her experience and memories about the 1960s

My grandma talks about her experiences in the 1960s

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

Not long ago, people of color were more heavily mistreated, denied opportunities, and denied respect based on one thing. On November 29th, 2017, 14 year old Jason Ridley interviews his 85 year old grandfather, John Ridley III, about his time...

This is my interview with my grandparents (who I call Nana and Papa), Lois and Darrell Peigh. While cracking jokes once and a while, they answered all my questions about life in the 1960s.

Meredith Stehr (16) talks with her father John (64) about his childhood in the 1960s.