Abigail DeBruycker and John Carnell

My name is Abigail and this is my grandfather, John Carnell, and we talk about about the experience he had in the 1960s with the current events, school, music, and entertainment.

Gloria: "I was still invisible"

Gloria sits down with a member of EZRA's Social Action Team to discuss Chicago's South Side and Uptown neighborhoods, being white passing, and systemic racism.

Interviewing Grandma about 1960s

Interviewing Suzanne Klatt about her time during the 1960s

Marge Weber & Lara Weber

A conversation between Marge Weber & Lara Weber. This conversation was recorded at the school on May 8th, 2017. Go to www.oldtownschool.org/StoryCorps to hear selected excerpts from interviews collected as part of the StoryCorps-Old Town School partnership.

Jim DeWan & Elaine Moore

A running theme throughout Old Town School history is people finding deep connections and community, forging lifelong collaborations, friendships, and often falling in love. Jim DeWan and Elaine Moore are one such example. Married now for years, the two longtime...

USH Interview Natalie Lake

This is an interview between Natalie Lake and her grandfather, David Rubeck, about the 60’s.

US History Interview

I interviewed my grandpa over the most prominent topics from the 60s. Talking about JFK and MLK assassinations, CRM, and Vietnam

Life in the 1960s

An interview between Katerina Beggs (17) and Joan Beggs (83). Katerina is Joan’s granddaughter. During the interview, life in the 1960s for Joan Beggs was discussed.

Peggy Browning & Maura Lally

A conversation between Peggy Browning and Maura Lally. This conversation was recorded at the school on May 20, 2017. Go to www.oldtownschool.org/StoryCorps to hear selected excerpts from interviews collected as part of the StoryCorps-Old Town School partnership.

LHP Interview

Interview with my grandma on the 1960s

Grandmother Dolores and grandchild Melissa

Interview with Dolores Sheehy regarding her family and life growing up in Chicago.

Caden Hall USH Interview

An interview with my grandma about the life in the 60's

Mary Farrell and Collinn Tran

[Recorded: Friday, February 17, 2023] Mary (70) and Collinn (18) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Mary is a liberal Catholic and a mother of three from Massachusetts while Collinn is a first-generation student at the University...

The perfect love story

The story of my omi & Opa way back when they found love

LHP project part 1

The first part of the living history project. It cut out unfortunately so I had to split it up.

1960’s LHP interview

This is an interview about a life in the 1960’s.

Noreen McDermott is interviewed by Elizabeth Carroll about important moments in her life and family

Interview in Chicago Illinois, November 24,2017. Interviewee: Noreen McDermott, lived in Chicago her whole life, 79 years old, interviewed by her great-niece, Elizabeth. Points discussed: Nor’s family, important points in her life, memories of her childhood

Cecil Hallock’s Life in the 60s

Cecil Hallock, Vietnam War Veteran, talking about his experience living in the 60s.