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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.

An encapsulation of my mom, Patricia Gordon's, amazing life!

After thanksgiving dinner I interviewed my grandpa

On May 20th, 2019 Emma Law interviews her mother, Dawn law, in Superior Colorado asking about her life experiences from the late 1900s into the 2000s. Dawn describes growing up in a mostly white neighborhood in Canandaigua, New York. She...

Diane "Dee" Kurtz (90) talks with her friends Jackie Berkelhamer (77) and Deborah Payne (73) about her childhood, her family, the places she has lived, and other life experiences.

Edith discusses her 101 year life, highlighting music, including her time spent at Juilliard School and Columbia University. She also discusses her family; both while growing up and the family she started with her husband John. She also mentions how...

Beth Harris(36) talks to Miyah Winter(14) about her childhood and what growing up in a Guyanese home made her into.

This interview has been about my grandma De de’s life and childhood and traditions and customs that De de has inherited. This has also been about De de’s family and her parents and grandparents.

I interviewed my Grandpa about his life when he was a kid and young adult.

My grandma was raised in New York during WWII and this is what happend.

Matt Rockhill interviews his father, Jody, about his rural childhood and his transition into urban life.

Lydia Weiss (33) and Kyle Holsinger-Johnson (36) discuss childhood memories and experiences, identity, love, and navigating life. They talk about their relationship with one another and how it started, as well as their personal growth and proudest moments.

Victoria Gillio [no age given] interviews her mother Viva Gillio [no age given] about her life as she met her husband and their correspondence during the war.

A story of how my grandfather saw a UFO in New York. Although its hard to believe, he never lies which makes this story all the more fascinating.

Claire McCoy (58) sits down with her father, George Black (86), to ask him about his experiences as an actor and his career as a professor in the theater departments of various universities.

Be (83) talks with Selene (12) about her life and her journey from a small town on the gulf coast of Mississippi in 1935 to Ann Arbor Michigan, 2018.

My grandmother tells me about her life as a child and a parent.

In this interview I asked my grandfather important questions about his life, and how he experienced it. Through this I have learned to savor each and every aspect of life and I learned how my grandfather saw life and how...

Interview with our Grandpa, Seymour Brightberg, WWII Veteran

Extremely proud of my older sister for completing her master’s program at SUNY Oneonta. Asked her some questions I haven’t gotten to really talk to her about since she’s been so busy working hard to do her best.

In this interview, Carmelita Mixon gives a glimpse of her life to her granddaughter, Maria Mixon. We discussed her relationship with Reginald Lewis, Modeling, New York, Her Husband, and living during Segregation. We hope you enjoy!!!

Addison K. Groff, a retired minister who was born in 1919 in Rochester, NY, but spent most of his adolescence in Boonsboro, Maryland, is interviewed by his grandson, Edwin Groff on November 25, 2017. He lived through some of the...

My interview with my grandmother about living in England during the second world war.

Interviewing my wonderful Grandma, Joanne Pearson. I ask her about what it was like to grow up during World War II and what it was like to become a mother.

Recorded Nov 28, 2019. A second interview with my grandma. Talk about her childhood with divorced parents, her experience with the wars, and her life as a wife.