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Woman talks about mixed feelings of getting in touch with biological family

A relatively short interview with my great grandmother about various things in her life.

We talked about how she experienced important historical events. We talked about 9-11, JFK, and WWII.

The date and location of this interview was November 24, 2017 in Flower Mound, TX. Victor Guadagnoli (15) interviews Valerie Frederick (78). She talks about her life and heritage. She also talks about her love and enjoyment of being a...

“I had a lot of proud moments, but I had a lot of disappointments too.” The Air Force is about more than just serving your country, and my grandpa Gobel James understands that very well, as he experienced all of...

Hanna Schechner and her daughter, Beth Schechner, talk about Hanna’s upbringing in Holland and her family migration to Holland.

Jamie Bronstein interviews her mother Susan Bronstein about her childhood, career, and family.

daughter interviews her 80-yr-old dad about his childhood in Boyle Heights L.A., and his thoughts on the Japanese American internment, and on how his sense of justice has been an inspiration to her.

Candice Romanow (64) tells facilitator Daniel Littlewood (32) about being in San Francisco in the 1960s, living alone in the woods, and her travels in Cambodia.

Lynette D. Bates (47) talks with her brother Larnell Bates, Jr. (51) about family, parenting and good teachers.

Susan (57) tells her friend Stormy (51) about growing up in a steel mill community and dealing with breast cancer.

Jane Lowey interviews her friend, Dolores, about growing up in Dover, DE during segregation, her mother and father, the poet Paul Lawrence Dunbar, and her husband.

We talk about my Grandfather’s life, from his days in a small town in Kansas to being a grandfather of many in Manhattan Beach.

I think about how I got here. That in itself is a miracle.”

Jordan Smoller [no age given] talks with his mother Sylvia Smoller [no age given] about her life including escape from Poland and the Nazis, becoming a refugee, her experience of becoming a world renowned scientist (with whom he sometimes co-authors),...

Connie Evans (48) interviews coworker Dr. Paul Nussbaum (62) about his parents’ immigration from Poland, growing up Orthodox Jewish in Brooklyn, becoming a doctor, and raising a family.

Rosalie reflects on her early years, her accomplishments and hopes for her family

Clarence talks about coming to America from India.

Mexican American granddaughter brings her 85 yr old grand father, who raised her, to the booth on his birthday.

David Esrati, 42, interviews his father, Stephen Esrati, 83, about leaving Germany before WWII, travelling to Israel and eventually the United States.

Teresa DeLongchamp (48) by her biological son, Matt Workman (32). Teresa gave MAtt up for adoption as an infant. Teresa and Matt were reunited for the first time the night before this interview (5/7/2009) Teresa and Matt talk about the...

Mom’s memories growing up around her farming family along the coast of California.

William J. Ancell talks with his wife Judith Anne Weeks Ancell about growing up in Chicago, his young childhood during wartime, his family and children, and his work as an environment engineer.

Nancy and Melissa talk about being the parents of autistic sons.

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...