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Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (38) about her childhood in Mississippi in the 1930s and 1940s.

Chuck Supple (57) and Susan Stroud (66) have a conversation about their introduction to service, and about how they changed the landscape of higher education, as nearly all schools now have a venue for volunteerism on campus.

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (39) about her relationship with her father during her teenage years and living in Japan during the U.S. occupation following World War II.

Hello my name is Madison Schwartz and today I’m here with my mother Shelly Schwartz in this interview we are going to be covering my mother’s experiences and how she handled being in relation to an alcoholic before we get...

In this interview, we talked about my father's childhood and in particular his parents who passed away when he was young. We also talked about his older sisters and how his perspective has changed overtime.

After more than 20 years in the ordained priesthood, Paulist Father Charlie Donahue has a lot of insights about prayer, faith, love and community. And he wanted to be a priest even as a child, so he's been articulating religion...

A dialogue on the stigmas faced by men in the military.

Tom (67) and Jerri (65), husband and wife, talk about their lives together and how their love and work lives have helped them overcome mental illness.

Stockton University student Starr Drennen interviews someone who had a substance use disorder and is in recovery.

We had talked about the childhood of my grandmother for the most part

Nell Schneider (6/18/1930-) talks with her grandson, Matthew Harrison, and her daughter (Matthew's mother), Sue Harrison, at her Glendale Wisconsin home. During this interview, Nell discusses World War II; the attack on Pearl Harbor; food and recipes; changes in technology...

A discussion of my mother’s life growing up in Connecticut. She talks about her parent’s divorce and the importance of her family.

[Recorded Friday, April 28th, 2023] Deborah (64) and Terry (43) have a One Small Step Conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Deborah is a mother of two from Richmond, Virginia and works as an Inspector for UVA's Facilities Management. Terry is a...

motherhood, medicine, and perfectionism

I (Kira Leavitt) talked to Marcia Via my grandma about our family and her childhood. I also asked her about advice for the future.

His life story was talked about and who he looks up too , as well as his morals in life

I interviewed my mother about her younger brother, who passed away last year. Despite her openness and expressive personality, she never actually spoke to me about how she felt about her brother after he had died a year prior. Wanting...

Friends and soul sisters Natasha Herring (48) and Virginia Vasquez (40) remember their grandparents' life and talk about how they have been influenced by them at various stages in life.

I’m this interview we discussed life growing up with an alcoholic parent, and what that can do. We also discussed how Morgan has set goals and how she has had success even with her childhood.

We spoke about how life in 80s Mexico was very different from how life is now. We speak about my mother's childhood, how she met my dad, alcoholism in the family, and moving to the United States. The interview is...

My father and I decided to talk about his personal experiences with alcoholism and drugs, a story which has been important and informative to me for as long as I’ve known it, and that I wanted to share with other...

This is an interview about growing up in foster care, family, and community involvement.

Childhood to this day

An interview of my father, Peter, about his life. He is 69 years old on the recording. He discusses his childhood, his parents, his wife, his accomplishments, being a parent, and things he has learned in life.

This interview was conducted by myself Jessica Clarke, on November 2nd 2017 in Davenport,Fl. I interviewed my grandmother Cynthia Clarke about her life and what difficulties she had overcame.She shared her story about her child hood back ground being in...