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Marion Kaslon talks to her daughters, Karen Schlam and Terri Gilbert, about her family history in Brooklyn, her father’s business savvy and meeting and marrying their father.

Skip told Wilson about his memories of Smithville and about how it was when he grew up compared to today.

Ross Goff (1922-2000) recalled his childhood in Tunnelton and Morgantown, WV during the Great Depression. He served in the U.S. Army Mar 1944 - Mar 1946 in Co K, 11th Regt, 3rd Platoon, 3rd Squad. Fought in four campaigns, including...

Sono Begert (née Nishimura) travelled from Japan to Europe in 1939, just as World War II began.

This was an interview I did with my Grandmother Verna (aka Moogie)

Interview with Clarence Crawford. Various historical events

Interview with my maternal grandmother, Anna Pieger.

Marie C. Flatley talks to her grandson, Robert Maliff, about her experiences growing up during the depression and both World Wars, as well as hobby of betting on the horsetrack.

Hazel M. Pace talks with her son James T. Pace about being a nurse in Menlo Park, CA for the Army and tells about meeting her husband Bob at Dibble General Hospital, where she was working. Hazel and James tell...

Susan interviews her mother, Louise (who has stage 4 Lung Cancer) about her childhood, her career, and memories of her husband.

Further details upon my father's family history and the people who make it up

Mother and aunt's impressions of WWII.

In this interview, Taylor Allan (16) interviews Marly Meulemans (84) about historical events that took place in her childhood and how they influenced her later life. These historical events include the Polio epidemic and WWII.

95 year old Bernice Deloris Glarborg Jensen reflects on her heritage and growing up. Her parents came over from Denmark, settling in Nebraska and then in Idaho.

Susan Gamson, 66, is interviewed by her son, Michael Gamson, 41.

Cleveland during World War Two; advice for future generations

Memories of the Cocoanut Grove Fire, his POW experience in WWII, and, throughout a love of family

Interview with Grandfather on Thanksgiving weekend.

Edward Johnson (86 years old), the son of a D-Day soldier, recounts his childhood during WWII. His granddaughter, Alexandra Johnson (17 years old), asks questions specific to the situation of his childhood. He answers questions relating to the impact of...

Judith Sapper (61) interviews her mother, Mildred Sapper (92), about life during the 1940s.

Edward Bloch (87) talks with his cousin Meredith Skeath (71) about his father helping Jewish families escape from Europe before WWII, his courtship of Carol, how they started a family, and the importance of finding work you love and realizing...

World War Two veteran and longtime Watsonville native, Al Hopson tells of his time in the United States Army Air Corps (now called the US Air Force). He enlisted in February of 1943 on his eighteenth birthday. His intention was...

Renee Cirimelli recounts her childhood while under German duress, her transition into American culture, and how she met her husband in the United States.

Jonathan Karpoff (63) interviews his father, Fred Karpoff (98), about his experiences with social justice efforts, anti-Communist sentiments and his hopes for the future.

Betty Perritt on Going to Portland with Her Friend to work in a Defense Plant When They Were 18