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Anne Ballard shares stories of her life growing up in Nuremberg during World War II, meeting her African American husband, and moving to America in the 1950s.

A German immigrant discusses his childhood in WWII Germany and his personal reckoning that Has resulted research and writing about German force labor camps.

Don McDaniel talks about his Army service in 1953 to 1955.

Walter schoenheim was born in 1930 and came to United States as a teenager. He served in the Air Force and worked as a manager at Volkswagen for many years.

My interview with my mother: Memories from post WWII Germany, emigrating to the United States, culture shock, COVID-19, language barriers

A short interview on Stefanie Wallner who has many different beliefs

We discussed family history, times if war, how America is changing, and current events.

This is the interview about my grandma and her family’s herritige

“My grandmother didn’t want to leave, and my mother, very bravely at age 24 went back to Prague and got her mother and her younger sister Mimi out of Prague with great difficulty… on the last train before Hitler marched...

Helga Bell (78) tells her daughter, Insa Wood (54) about her childhood in East Germany during World War II.

In this interview Vaughn talks about his World War II experience, specifically his 45th mission when his plane was shot down by enemy fire.

My grandmas life and how she grew up. And my moms life

Fred Krause talks about his childhood in Germany and moving to the United States. Recorded in Temecula, California on November 19th, 2017, Mark Nickoloff discusses with Fred about his childhood and what it was like to grow up in his...

Interview with Hilda about her life and experiences

One Small Step conversation partners Joe Marra (57) and Landon Reid (50) talk about how important their parents were to their development, the joys of both having a 5 year old and how to make some politics a win-win situation.

Trudy Tonelli shares her experience of living in Germany during WW2 and coming to the United States.

I talked to both my grandparents and asked them about they’re past!

In this interview Maggie Tritremmel spoke with her Opa, Herb Tritremmel and what his life was like growing up, in school, and in the military service in Germany.

I asked my grandmother about lessons she learned in her youth and how they affected her, as well as who had a big influence on her as a child and young adult.

Jennie interviews her friend Gertrud (83) about her experiences as a refugee from Bohemia, first to Germany and then to the United States, as well as her time as a Wisconsin Master Gardener where she established the first butterfly garden...

I interviewed my grandgather Michael Small who is 76 this year. What was spoken about was mostly my grandfathers' life growing up and how different it was compared to today. He is a black smith by trade, something that I...

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

Jean talked about his service, and how to go on with life after service.

My interview was of my mom's best friend that is a general manager for Dominios. The reason I interviewed Peggy was to change things up; to see what someone else's life was like and not just my family because I...

During WW2 Arnold Duevel wrote almost 800 letters to Margaret, his sweetheart and later wife of 72 years. Arnold talks with his son, Len, of his experiences in the European Theater.