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

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

Robert (Rob) Wallace (45) talks with his girlfriend, Lindsay Smythe (30) about his life expereinces living in Italy and California, his service in Kuwait and Somalia, and working as a police officer in Yuma.

Michael DiSalvo, 45, eldest son of Frank DiSalvo, 73, interviews his father about fatherhood and his advice for Michael's children.

Becky Walton, June Papen, and Mary Catherine Postlethwait are all in their 80s, but that doesn't stop them from giggling a bit as they discuss their friendships stemming back as far as the 1940s in Kent County, Delaware.

Grandma Margaret Vitale talks about the Great Depression, meeting her husband, life during and after WWII.

Nick interviews his father about growing up in Brooklyn and his life experiences.

Irvine Fieber (96) talks with his granddaughter Emily Fieber (17) about his experience being drafted into Army AirCorps during WWII.

In January 2023, in South Philadelphia, PA, Devon Maguire (15) interviewed her grandmother, Dr. Agnes Albany (80), about her life. Dr. Albany was born in 1942, and shared memories spanning from when she was a little girl growing up in...

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...

In this interview, recorded on November 22, 2018 in Sarver, Pennsylvania, Summer Arner (17) interviews her Great Grandmother Helen Arner (97) about her life growing up in the early 1900s. Helen shares stories about her family as a child and...

Describes how he interviewed the pope, Grace Kelly, and others, and how he reported on the aftermath of WWII in Europe.

Anna Wasden (58) sits down with her mother, Joan Hunter Christensen (86), to ask about her family's turf accounting business, what it was like growing up in Distington, England during World War II, and the family traditions that differ from...

Robin Liesenfelt and her aunt Joan Hill discuss life lessons and missed opportunities.

Renee Grebe (36) talks with her grandmother, Helen Grebe (89) about Helen’s life. They discuss Helen's childhood including her family life and what it was like to grow up during the '20s and '30s depression era. They also talk about...

My mom and I caught up again over the phone. Just as southern states are beginning to reopen the virus is reaching our family like never before but my mom believes that her faith and military experience will carry her...

Rebecca Salant, 16, and her brother Max Salant, 16, talk with their siblings, Ilana Salant, 16, and Jacob Salant, 17, about their trip to Mexico.

Siegfried Buss (78) talks with daughter Frieda Nossaman (?) about being a German missionary living in Japan.

Mary “Wisher” Barthelman and her daughter Meg Reuthe talk about their mother-daughter relationship.

William ‘Bill’ Creasy (82) and his daughter Susan Creasy (51) talk about his childhood in Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.

Betty Standfill (65) and her daughter Tiffany Laposi (40) have a conversation about BS’s children, her mother, her husband Clyde, and the place she grew up, Amboy, WA.

Cherilyn Evans (63) tells facilitator Daniel Littlewood (32) about how she moved from Los Angeles to Ukiah, California.

Mutt Murray talks to his neighbor Sam Schropp about growing up with horses, farming with his family, and learning to fly small planes.

The story of Herman's childhood through his early adulthood, growing up and living as a farmer in Burkeville, Virginia.

Susan Di Christina (40) interviews her mother-in-law, Joan Di Christina (73) about Joan’s family ancestry and the history of the Erie Canal.