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Linda Dean Goolsbee tells StoryCorps facilitator Rose Gorman of her parents, Jack and Francis Dean.

Today I talked with my grandma; she is currently 59 years old. We talked about how she had a rough childhood with an alcoholic father and mother who didn't show any compassion or love. Her grandparents owned a farm where...

Kohei tells his mother, Penny, about hopping trains, adventuring, and having a son.

Diane, Laurie and Cindy chat with Mom about our childhood.

Lavera and Doyle Clay tell their grandson, John, about their courtship, family, childhood, and religion.

On November 25 2018 in the home of Gary and Mary Schultz in EHT, Victoria sat down with her grandfather Gary and asked some questions she always wanted to know. To her surprise she gets some interesting and funny stories...

Sarah Petersen (41) interviews her father, Thomas Bernhardt (87), who talks about a lifetime of changes from attending a one room country school house and living on a farm, to lessons learned in the army in the '50s, to living...

I interview Matthew Ruzin, a senior in my public speaking class as my elder interview. I asked him many questions about all topics

Alfonso Castillo Garcia (84) talks with his granddaughter Renee Sanchez (36) about his life.

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

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

76 year old woman is interviewed by her son, 37 years old about her education, experience as a teacher and working in an overseas Presbyterian mission in Lahore, Pakistan and raising a family.

Adena Anderson (100) tells granddaughter Erica Anderson (20) of her life during the Great Depression, describes her favorite memories of her siblings and late husband, and shares her secret to living to age 100.

Julia Bagladi Molnar tells her kids about her life in Hungary during the Hungarian Revolution, her family’s escape to the US after the Soviet crackdown, and living in Boston and California, while keeping Hungarian traditions alive.

John Bates (51) tells his wife Lori Kuley-Bates (48) about his father, living in Hawaii as a child, and his work at a nuclear power plant.

Stephen Ristau, 57, tells colleague Jamie Smeland, 26, about the importance of libraries in his life, he and his wife’s decision to move to Portland in 2007, and his work in non-profit consulting.

Etelvina Hernandez (81) is interviewed by her daughters, Monica García (47) and Maribel Barrera (45) about her childhood in México, her life in the U.S. and her job with Mary Kay Cosmetics.

Recording the day after their wedding in Marfa, Texas, Taryn Tipton (33) and her new husband Daniel Gertson (42) reflect on the joy of their wedding ceremony and the love they have for each other. They also remember their first...

Mirta Mihovilovic (63) and her cousins Angelina Thomas (88) and Mark Thomas (59) talk about their family history and how they recently came into contact with one another.

Sisters Therese Barry-Tanner (64) and Julie Marten (63) share a conversation about their childhoods and their parents.

Varun Gopinath (29) interviews his father-in-law, Brian Sullivan (56), who speaks about his own life and the lessons he learned along the way.

Richard interviews his mother Yvonne about growing up in New York City, her survival of various cancers, and her children.

Robert Kovacs (38) tells Facilitator Katie Brook (26) about his life as an ethnic Hungarian and having grown up in the US with strong cultural ties to Hungary and Romania.

Ruth E. Lewis (84) tells her grandson, Lon Cseplo (39) of her family’s life during the Great Depression and later during World War II. She shares the story of her mother’s coming to the United States by way of Ellis...