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

Laura Bor, 87, is interviewed by her granddaughter, Naomi Haber, 17, about her life.

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

This was a summary of a interview of the crossroads of the Vietnam War and Civil Rights Movement and their impact on the United States in the 1960s.

Seto You, age 92/93 or 97/98, is interviewed by his son, Ed You, age 26, about his early days in the USA. He arrived from China in 1916, worked as a cook in this country well into his 80's. He...

Mr. Steve Davis talked about his duties as an American and how he felt about his vote for the 2016 Presidential election. He talked about his biggest influence and how the person has impacted his vote.

This is an interview about my dad and his relationship to his father. He speaks of my grandpa’s escape from the Nazis during World War 2 and about our Jewish roots.

Robert McKinney talks about his grandfather’s service in WWII.

We discussed Dufour’s young life, his life during WWII, our ancestry, and his family.

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...

This is a interview featuring my Grandmother Carmen Abellera. We talk about life, family, and her faith.

“Family is Family” these are the words of Kitzi Ball. To her, family means everything. She goes out of her way to please her family and to spend time with them. She stands up for what she believes in and...

A mother and daughter talk about family history.

David Tilson, a 92-year old World War 2 veteran, reminisces about his 43 months of service in England, and in the Philippines on a tugboat four days before the first atomic blast.

Life story

Anne discusses her early life during WWII as a child of a US Navy submariner, growing up as a Navy “brat”, her belief in the basic goodness of people, her adventurous spirit, and much more.

We discussed Nelson Family History and what life was like for them in Pensecola, Florida. Also, his time in the Air Force branch of the military after World War 2.

Here I interviewed Robert Swinney and talked with him about his experiences with integration and segregation growing up.

I interviewed my 87 year old grandfather at Thanksgiving, right after the birth of my daughter - his first great grandchild. We discussed his memories of volunteering as a teenager in World War II efforts on the home front, his...

We talked about her life as a child and how it was different from other children.

In this interview Nola Schultz (my grandma) talks about her childhood, grandparents, parents , and her religious beliefs.

Captain James Kirk spoke to me about his childhood, his time in the military, and how being a prisoner of war shaped his life.

Cameron Stephenson (47) reminisces with her colleague Herman Brown (71), a teacher for over 45 years, about his experience in the Black Panther Party, how his community in Oakland has been influenced and changed, and their shared connection as educators...

Hank (68) speaks with his step-daughter Natalie (35) about being raised in NYC by his German immigrant parents in the 50s and 60s. Hank's father, Fritz, was drafted by the German army during WWII. After Fritz met his wife, Hildegard,...

My grandmother told me about her experiences in Egypt as a young woman and also talked about my mom and her experience raisning my mom