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Jose discusses the importance of family, and what it was like growing up in Portugal and the US. He also reflects on his life in recent years, and shares some colorful anecdotes.

My poppop and I had an amazing experience in recording an amazing account of his life, including his childhood, family, career, wife, and my mother. He shared some of his most favorite memmories, as well as saying that the only...

In this interview, I discuss the loss of a close friend and offer my advice for how to live in the wake of loss

What makes Brady Miller driven in society to help others

Grandmother talks about life in post-WWII Germany.

Interview with Laurine Roberts about Martin Luther Kings Legacy and living in Newark, NJ during the Civil Rights Era

We talked about my Dad’s experiences coming to America and living here as a green card holder and then later as a naturalized citizen. We also spoke about his relationship with my mother.

My father and I discussed the experiences we had growing up in the same home town. We focused on what being Cuban meant to us here and how it is dificult to maintain culture as imigrant families continue to exist...

I interviewed Pamela Stewart, who is 51 years old and is also a member of the LGBTQ+ community. We discussed how her different lifestyle choices affected her life personally and professionally.

Sunny is a wonderful 85 year old gentleman who owned his own bus driving company. He has lived an extraordinary life and was able to share some treasured memories as well as dish out great wisdom for our generation.

Interviewing my grandmother about her life and growing up in a large Italian family in Newark.

Phil discusses his great grandfather, grandfather, and parents.

Susan Kraft (59) and her brother, Michael Kraft (62), share a conversation about their family history, their parents' relationship, and the love with which they were raised.

Recorded on December 3,2017 in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey.In this interview I took the time to interview my best friend’s father. In this interview I got to know more about him and his past, even my friend got to...

As a celebration of Black History Month, February 2018, Middlebury College's Davis Family Library has initiated a series of oral interviews, "In Your Own Words." In them, Literatures & Cultures Librarian Katrina Spencer engages members of the community who trace...

This is an interview of my Grandparents in Newark, Ohio. I have learned so much from this talk about them and more.

It is important to have strength, character, love, trust, and to listen carefully, plan carefully and, love your family. Love makes you want to do the right things.

An evening conversation about a loving grandfather with his son (and grandson) about growing up in New York City

We discussed my grandmothers top greatest achievements in life. She talked about the person who influenced her the most in life which is her mother. Finally, she gave a piece of advice to hold onto forever.

At Hillside Center nursing facility in Wilmington, DE, resident Robert Flowers details his experience with the hardships of the pandemic as a resident in a nursing home, how it compares to his other major life events, and his disregard for...

A brief biographical of the life of Clarence L. Williams as given by his daughter, C. L. Williams http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/ Georgia State University’s Southern Labor Archives DigitalCollections Library

A few weeks after my grandfather on my dad’s side’s death, we sit down and talk about him.

Hello! I’m Siena (14,) and today I’m talking to my dad Joejo (47.) We mostly talk about his childhood and his love when he came to the U.S.

Coworkers Kim Gaddy (57) and Amy Goldsmith (63) discuss the environmental justice work they have done at Clean Water Action, in the New Jersey community, and at a national level. They discuss how community has played a central role in...

What we talked about was the perceptions my father had in life and the knowledge he gained throughout life. Also we talked about his childhood and where he grew up