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My mother jessica lucero talks a little bit about her childhood and school as a teen. Also shares a story about a real life Christmas miracle.

Grandpa

Sam's grandfather tells about his time in Egypt and how he got to America.

In this interview that was done on November 27, 2017 in Cicero, Illinois, Gloria Hurtado (17) interviews her dad Agles Hurtado (39) about his family and how he has evolved as a person both in Mexico and America. Mr.Hurtado talks...

Rosemary's childhood in post WWII England, and the pursuit of her interests that led her to where she is now.

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Toledo, Ohio, Sofia Sferra interviews her cousin Anthony. They talk about Anthony’s experiences at school. Anthony shares about how he was in the high school band. Anthony says that his school experiences...

Family History of the Bannon, Stanner, Bryan, Nelson

This interview was on November 26, 2017 in Chicago Illinois. I interviewed my mother and asked her about her past and people that motivated her. We also talked about her success and if she would want to change anything that...

I interviewed my biggest role model and mother, Terri Schantz. Terri grew up in democratic rural Iowa with a politically active and very republican mother and a father who was a world war 2 veteran. She learned and abided by...

English Advanced Honors Project Interviewing Elders

I interviewed my mom about her grandparents and parents. She told me about how and when her parents migrated to America from Germany.

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Toledo, Ohio, Sofia Sferra interviews Roxy. They talked about Roxy’s close relationship with her Grandma. They also talked about how Roxy felt during her different times at school. Finally, they talked about...

Grandpa

Donald “Doc” Prahlow reflects on how his 91 years have shaped him into the great-grandfather he is today. He shares Depression-era lessons with his future descendants.

Through out this interview, me and my father, Jose Garcia, discuss family memories. These memories played a defining role in both of our lives. Though laughter and remembering sad events, I have remembered why I love my father so much.

In this interview, conducted in Chicago, Illinois, Ulises Martinez, my father, shared with me some of the relationships he had with his family and friends. Some of them being very happy and other really sad, he shares what he had...

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Toledo, Ohio, Sofia Sferra interviews her aunt, Sue Sferra. They talk about Aunt Sue’s experience with a loss in her family early on in her life. They also talk about her supporting...

We talked about my mom growing up and about how she met my grandfather.

This interview was conducted to learn about my grandma’s background in world war 2.

Brothers-in-law and best pals Jonathan and Gunter discuss childhood on opposite sides of World War II.

In this interview, conducted in November of 2017 in Chicago, Illinois, Keyla Garcia (17) interviews her mother Karla Franco (45) about her experiences growing up in relation to school and work. Ms. Franco describes her time in school as a...

Today is my Granny's 93rd Birthday. I wanted to ask her some questions about her childhood, service as a nurse in WWII, and her life overall before it is too late to ask.

My grandma came to Chicago at 4 years old and explains how her life was growing up.

We talked about money, the births of Johanna’s children, the holocaust, meeting her husband Bernard Saper, ambition, and more.

In this interview, Conducted in November 2017 in Watseka, Illinois, Alexa Lawson (16) interviews her grandma, Nancy Hauch (60) about her life, memories, and things in our family. Ms. Hauch talks about important people in her life, stories of Alexa’s...