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Grandpa Salvatore speaks about enlisting in the military, service on the Lexington aircraft carrier during WW2, and life after the war.

My Grandpa was born in 1930. We talked about everything from the start of WWII to him going on road trips with my Grandma and all of their kids. We even talked about who he voted for in the 1948...

Veronica Furukawa (39) interviews her Uncle in law Stanley Furukawa (90) about the start of WWII. He was one of 8 children of Japanese immigrants who came over to work the sugar plantations. He spoke about the attack on Pearl...

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...

Lee Miller (76) in NYC speaks with his granddaughter Millie (13) who lives in Rome, Italy. He recounts growing up in Brooklyn in the 1950's & 60's, and share stories about his father, her great grandfather fighting in World WarII...

2021-01-24: Zach Tusinger (35) talks to his grandmother Janice Tusinger (84) about living through the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and the recent 2020 election and inauguration. She shares several memories about growing up and various Twentieth Century elections and...

Ben Wick talks with his mother, Padma Wick, about the journey of her family to the US from Austria during World War II.

My 91 year old grandpa, Joe Jedeikin, was a young Jewish boy growing up in Switzerland during the Nazi Era. He tells a story about a fearful incident with the Nazis during his travels to his aunt's wedding in Latvia.

In the midst of the pandemic my family has been blessed with new life. I spoke with my Aunt Jewel about the experience of becoming a great-grandma during the outbreak. I thought I knew my aunt pretty well but this...

I believe I recorded this between 1988 and 1990 with my Great Aunt Helen Forer (78 or 79) who was born in 1911 in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. I did this as part of a 5th or 6th grade school project.

In March of 1945 Remagen was the last bridge standing across the Rhine, all the others having been destroyed by German forces. A pivotal World War II event, the battle to protect the bridge from destruction by German forces allowed...

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Born and raised in France, Patricia Gregory talks about her French childhood and family memories. Wanting to travel to America ever since she was young, she shares her first impressions of America, her experience eventually...

The story of how I learned to love my name.

MAC (SIXTEEN) INTERVIEWS HIS GREATGRANDFATHER MR AHTTY (NINETY FOUR) DISCUSSING ALL TOPICS CONCERNING WWII FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCES TO RACISM AND PROPAGANDA

English Advanced Honors Project Interviewing Elders

On Friday, February 22, 2019, Dr. Lilien Vogl, Chair of the Optometric Historical Society, sat down with Dr. Donald E. Jarnagin, past-president of the American Optometric Association (1995-1996) to talk about his life, his work and developments in the profession...

Dan Heale talks with his niece Melissa Huff Althoff about his experience of taking an Honor Flight with his father Tom Heale (then just shy of 100 years old) accompanied by nephew Jon Huff from Dayton, OH to Washington D.C....

Kevin Green (63) speaks with his daughter, Hannah Green (23), about growing up in the 1960s in Westfield, Mass. He reflects on a childhood spent in the outdoors and how his relationship to nature continues to this day.

Dana Marotto (52) reflects on her childhood and discusses the changes childhood has undergone in the past decades with her son, Matthew Marotto (16).

This was an interview about my Grandma’s life starting from the 40s progressing to present day. It has her thoughts, opinions, and ideas and how worldly events have shaped her.

Robert G. Kullman (94) was interviewed by his granddaughter, Colleen Kehoe-Conn (44) prior to quarantining on February 22, 2020. Grandpa Kullman describes his family and neighborhood during the Depression, childhood, surviving Polio, service in World War II, marriage and family,...

Dorothy Whitfield Chisholm (98) speaks with her son, Graham Chisholm (62) about her experience joining the British Army at age 18 in 1941, and then transferring over to the US Army in Great Britain in 1942, being wounded by a...

We discussed family history, times if war, how America is changing, and current events.

Sarah Kong (16) interviews her grandma, Ida Chow (87), about her life in Hong Kong after the Second Sino-Japanese War, and her relationship with varying family members.

When I was 21 I asked my grandfather to speak to my classroom about his time in WWII. He said no. It was the first time he said no to me in my life. A few weeks later he sent...