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My mother and me

Siblings Rudi Berkelhamer (75) and Jay Berkelhamer (79) talk about their childhoods growing up in Chicago and one of its suburbs during the 1940s and 1950s.

Ron Talley is the custodian at Walnut Grove School. He talked about his long history with Walnut Grove School as a student and employee.

In this Interview, conducted in November 2023 in Blue Mountain Beach, Florida, Caroline Lawley (17) interviews her Grandmother Deanna Lawley (78) about her childhood, memories, and hopes for the future. Deanna Lawley shares what is important to her in addition...

This is an interview of me with my grandad. I asked about his childhood and military background.

Recorded December 3, 2019, my dad (Mark) and I (Ethan) discuss what it was like growing up in the 70s and 80s. We go into depth of different experiences and some advice for me and my future.

This is a interview on my mother.

Jennifer Reed (54) interviews her father, Edward "Ed" Wood III (80), about his childhood, the information he has found about their family history through his interest in genealogy, and the Christian mission work their family does together.

One Small Step partners, Emily Rushing (70) and Fred Bennett (76) discuss the changing landscape of news, media literacy, social issues, and being Christians who value diversity and racial reconciliation.

Kelly Russell Caffarelli (53) interviews her dad, Tom Russell (79), about his experience as someone who has spent more of his life in Atlanta watching the city grow since the 1940s.

In this interview, conducted on December 4, 2019 in Vestavia Alabama, Sarah Chapman(17) interviews her dad, Seth Chapman(55) about her childhood and his experiences as a young person. He shares his family history discussing his parents origins and his immigrant...

In this interview I’m Vestavia Hills, AL on November 24, 2023, John Harris Hocutt (17) interviews his grandmother Barbara Winstead (73). He asks about aspects of her childhood, her job, and some of her relatives. Towards the end of the...

In this interview, Camille Miceli (16) talked to Faye Ervin (70) who is my grandmother. We interviewed on 11/26/17 in Vestavia Hills, AL and we discussed her life and how things are different from when she grew up. We also...

In this interview, conducted November 2018 in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, Queenie Samaha (16) interviews her neighbor and relative Donna Smaha (65) about her childhood growing up and significant events that have occurred during her lifetime. Mrs. Smaha talks about what...

In this interview we covered, what it is like to grow up in Lafayette, AL, losing a loved one, having inspirational teachers, and some good advice that can be passed on.

During this interview we discussed my Great Aunt's childhood and family. We also talked about me, my grandfather and my mother.

From the unprecedented cutting down of sacred trees to creating a healthy relationship in your body, we talked about a little of everything

Anusha Singh (17) interviews her father, Kripal Singh (47), about his time before immigrating to the US and his experiences acclimating to life in a new country. They also discuss his accomplishments and difficulties, what he appreciates about living in...

In this interview, conducted on November 26 in Vestavia, Alabama, Connor Wyatt(16) interviews Steve Wyatt(50) about everything, from his childhood to his future. Steve shared his thoughts about his son’s life, his own life, and how raising Connor has affected...

Filmed in Orange Beach, Alabama, November 24, 2018 during Thanksgiving break. Jan Daugherty shares some of her experiences of her son. With that, she also explains her everlasting love of animals of all kind. She also talks about her family...

We talked about how religions might be viewed in school. The public school has many different groups of religions and there maybe multiple views of how religions should be dealt with in the class.

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, Amariah Thurston (16) interviews her mother and friend Leslie Thurston (47) about her experience of watching Hurricane Katrina unfold. She reflects particularly on the government response to the disaster...

In this interview we talked about life, past and present. We talked about ways to change how your life is and was.

In this interview, recorded Nov. 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama, Adeline Smith (17) interviews her grandfather Jack Mize (77). They discuss childhood, relationships, careers, education and more. He shares about his parents, college experience, and pride in his children and grandchildren.

Alice Morgan (69( tells her friend Nina Tisara (74) about her social work and her work fighting for civil rights.