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Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (38) about her memories of World War II, being a teenager in a military family, living on an army base and her relationship with her father.

In this interview you learn about my dad’s life. You find out about his childhood memories and the difference between today and back then.

A life summary of my Grandma, Lauren Heald. She is 65 and I never truly asked her about the stories of her life.

Joani (27) spoke with her mother Joan (67) about her life and her cancer experience.

Friends and colleagues, Alexys Hillman (36) and Bryan Seifstein (33), sit down for a conversation about the 2016 presidential election, the 2017 Women’s March, the role politics play in their lives, and the hopes they have for the future of...

Betty Herringshaw (86) talks with her daughter, Linda Lander (64) and granddaughter, Becca Brubaker (26) about her life

We talk about my mom’s life experience from growing up to moving in the United States for a better life. As well as her experience facing gender discrimination in her working place.

Interview with Grandpa Ted memorial day 2018.

U.S. military veteran Dawn Bundick (no age given) speaks with her new friend and StoryCorps Facilitator Tamekia Jackson (36) about her career with the U.S. Navy and her vocation as a public servant.

I asked my mother a series of questions of her child hood, about my father and her, growing up, and her about my sister and I.

On Friday, February 22, 2019, Dr. Lilien Vogl, Chair of the Optometric Historical Society, sat down with Dr. Donald E. Jarnagin, past-president of the American Optometric Association (1995-1996) to talk about his life, his work and developments in the profession...

We discussed politics and history, mostly.

An interview with my mom about her childhood and how moving to different places affected her

Friends and colleagues, Harriet Weber (65) and Nancy Warner (70) interview Tatyana Kobzar [no age given] about her journey to the United States from Ukraine. They also talk about family and Christianity.

i interviewed my second cousins Michael and Suzanne Lawton, aged 58 and 57 respectively. We discussed Michael’s childhood and current life as a brain surgeon, with inputs from his wife, Suzanne.

My mother and I talked about her favorite memories she has from her life.

Plato’s life from childhood through his current work in law.

Jillian Attaway (32) interviews her maternal grandmother Nancy Alcaraz (84) about her favorite holiday traditions and memories.

My grandmother through the years. Advice, love and words of wisdom.

We talked about Misty’s life

José Prieto Mendoza [no edad dado] comparte una conversación con su hija, María Prieto (50), y su nieto, Alex Gable (23), sobre su infancia, su inmigración a los Estados Unidos desde México y su familia. [Jose Prieto Mendoza [no age...

Jennie Fidler (35) interviews conversation partner Fran Durkin (90) about her childhood, marriage, and family.

Just by talking to my brother in law, one can tell that he has more wisdom than most thirty somethings. He took the brave step of moving away from his home town of Bullhead city to Phoenix, where he wound...

I interviewed Rebecca Keene for my First Year Seminar class at Marshall University. Our FYS class has been focusing on critical thinking and how thoughtfully developed and artfully asked questions can lead to enriching and enlightening stories, particularly oral histories....

My mom and I discuss her schooling experiences and attending 11 different schools until her graduation in 1975.