Barbara Hester Kurtz and Susan Scott Peterson, September 26, 2020

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (38) about her mother's letters to her father while he was away working for the Civilian Conservation Corps and on other military assignments beginning around the time of the...

Interview with great grandpa

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Belonging in the Past

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The Great Listen— TEX CRAVEN

My grandfather, Tex Craven, passed away when I was only in 1st grade. Even though I never really got a chance to grow a relationship with him, he left behind a legacy. A legacy of amazing stories of his personal...

Stephen Melillo’s Interview as a Musical Composer

Stephen Melillo is a well gifted composer who writes music for professional bands, orchestras, military bands, and schools all around the world. He teaches great things and morales through his words and music and writes about deep things and events...

The Great Thanksgiving Listen

In this interview, Tommy Franklin (13) interviews his grandfather Hienz Kiebler (79). This is conducted over the phone, with Hienz being in Cranford, NJ, and Tommy in Crofton, MD. Hienz tells about his childhood and about his moving from Poland...

Walter Escapes the Nazis

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Interview with Bob Pernick, Part 2

Bob Pernick talks about his childhood interests, his namesake, and what it was like during World War II.

Interview with my patti

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They call me “Alabama”

My Father, Lt. Col.(Ret.)Harold Howell was a WW2 veteran in the US Navy. This is his story about his experience as a Torpedo specialist on the USS Wilson and the USS Gregory.

Barry telling Edward about his life

Barry and I talked about how his life changed dramatically over the years and we talked about how he was alive during the war and what life was like during the war.

Our Eyes Have Seen (Episode IV: Life and Times of Thomas Henry Sheffler)

Part I: A multigenerational conversation about the events in history that we witnessed and how they affected us. We talk about culture, war, television, media, historical influences, points of view and legacy. Part II: Uploaded separately as Teacher Talk -...

American studies term one project

We discussed her life before and after she immigrated here and why she enjoys American society

How my mom’s side of the family migrate to the US

My family is German, Greek and Italian from my Mom's side of the family. Much endured through WWII