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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.

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...

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...

“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...

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.

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

Interview with my Grandma Rhea Yares during Thanksgiving 2017. We talked about her childhood, her life lessons, influential people in her experiences, and hopes for the future of our family.

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

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

James Ritter, 85, tells his daughter Mary Wolfe, 49, about his work as a public school music education teacher.

92 year old woman is interviewed by her 65 year old daughter about her family, growing up in Little Rock, Arkansas, and her career as a bookkeeper in St Louis.

Kathryn Adisman, 57, interviews her friend and former dance teacher, Mary Anthony

This is an interview with my 91 year old Great Grandma who lived in the city of Paris during World War ll, as a witness. She explains the truth and her experiences during the war!

In this interview, conducted on November 25th 2018, Ann Martin Richardson (16) interviews her great aunt, Jackie Ramsbacher (92), about growing up during the Great Depression, her time in the WW2 war effort, and being a Rosie the Riveter.

We talked about family and our heritage.

Paul is the most fabulous of men who has lived the past 93 years with such an inspiring sense of optism. We wanted to archive this conversation for his family who so fully value his wisdom and experiences and are...

I interviewed my dad who was in the Navy during World War II. He enlisted when he was 17 years old. We talked about why he joined, what his duties were,where he was stationed & life after the military.

With my grandfather who is 89 year old. Was alive when world war 2 was going on and he joined the war. He was lucky that he was never put in the line of duty.

This interview was taken in Gastonia, North Carolina on November 26, 2017. Jessica Randall interviewed her mother Tammy Randall. They discussed Tammy's life growing up and her family. They also talked about her career and her happiest memories.