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Amy talks with her mother, Dolly, about growing up on a farm in North Dakota.

Laura Bor, 87, is interviewed by her granddaughter, Naomi Haber, 17, about her life.

Maureen Mahoney, 70, was interviewed by her daughter, Tracey Merritt, 44, about growing up in New York City.

I asked my Grandma a few questions about her early life.

Me and my friend Henry have a discussion about his life growing up. The interview is school related and how his illness affected his life.

We talked about how it was to grow up “back then” and how it effected them in that time. It was obvious that it was a whole different time period back in the mid 1900’s. We learned about school and...

We discussed some of our family history.

A mother and daughter talk about family history.

Jenna Genzel interviewed Archie Fagan on November 30, 2019 in New Jersey, USA. Archie Fagan, a 93 year old World War ll veteran, proudly served the United States during World War ll. He explains how he experienced multiple significant events...

Life story

David Tilson, a 92-year old World War 2 veteran, reminisces about his 43 months of service in England, and in the Philippines on a tugboat four days before the first atomic blast.

Museum of the Rockies Docent, Maury Irvine, shares his story about attempting to enlist in WWII 27 times and his experiences as a Merchant Marine during WWII.

This interview is for the Oral History Project in HIST 190 with Dr. Sibbel. The interview is conducted by Cael Ormsby (21) with his grandmother Delores Phelps (93) about living in the US during World War II. Please note that...

Robert McKinney talks about his grandfather’s service in WWII.

A little old lady shares memories of World War 2, immigration, her 50+ years in Eagan Minnesota, and the importance of friendship.

Mr. Steve Davis talked about his duties as an American and how he felt about his vote for the 2016 Presidential election. He talked about his biggest influence and how the person has impacted his vote.

This is an interview about my dad and his relationship to his father. He speaks of my grandpa’s escape from the Nazis during World War 2 and about our Jewish roots.

Seto You, age 92/93 or 97/98, is interviewed by his son, Ed You, age 26, about his early days in the USA. He arrived from China in 1916, worked as a cook in this country well into his 80's. He...

We discussed Dufour’s young life, his life during WWII, our ancestry, and his family.

I interviewed my 91 year old father about growing up in Queens when the streets were still dirt, his achievement designing the electronics for a fighter plane when everybody else was on vacation, and catching double pneumonia in basic training...

We talked about my grandpa traveling in the navy and what it was like as a child. We also talked about how he got to this country. (He has dementia so some things might have been repeated).

We talked about her life as a child and how it was different from other children.

Talked about Australia and where they grew up.

This is an interview with my Uncle regarding his dad’s experience in World War II. He was in the marines in the Pacific Theatre of the war and was apart of the Iwo Jima attack.

Growing up Jewish in Iowa 1930s-1940s