German Prisoners of War Working on Farms in Upstate New York

Following the end of World War II, some German Prisoners of War were kept in Ithaca, New York. Buses would bring them to nearby farms where the were fed and worked in the fields.

Thanksgiving Listen

We talked about her childhood, her friend Micky who taught her a lot in her life, and how she celebrated Thanksgiving as a kid.

Pops’ (aka Grandpa’s) WWII experience flying B-17s

As my grandpa has gotten older (97 now) he has begun sharing more stories about his experience in the war. He was a bombardier in the US Air Corps who trained other service members in the B-17. He had never...

Frank interviews his Aunt Lizeth

We talked about how she would want to be remembered by our family and she gave advice for life

Theology project e.d.

We talked about some memories good or bad that my mom had. We also talked a bit about her advice to me and other kids and even adults can learn from it too. We talked about my birth and what...

Grandma

We talked about what her childhood was like. We also chatted about how this effected her future.

My dad

This interview is with my dad and we talked about my aunts, uncles, his father and mother, 9/11, and my birth.

Fred & Phyllis Herschelman: An interview with my wife's grandparents. Giving the gift of cherished memories for her birthday.

Joe sits down with Fred & Phyllis Herschelman. Fred served our country in the U.S. airforce for various wars. Phyllis is the loving matriarch of a loving family in Central, Illinois.

From farm school to India: the making of an art historian

A conversation with my father about how he became a world-renowned historian of Indian Art, after a childhood in Chicago suburbs and never leaving the country before college.

Immigration Interview

Interview with my grandmother on how she emigrated from Canada to the United States

Interviewing my mom

We were talking mostly about her childhood and lessons she learned.

A Talk With My Dad

My dad talks about what effects my being born had on his life.

My dads expectations of me

we talked about how he felt when i was born and his favorite memory of me. He gave me advice for raising me future kids.

World War 2

In this interview we discussed what an every day life was like, personal connections to the war, and how the war has affected her to this day.