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Life During Covid 19

Sara McCusker, 15 years old, interviewed her grandfather Joseph McCusker, 88, at his home in Manchester, Vermont. Sara wanted to know about his childhood, youth, and adulthood, including what he remembers about raising her father.

Life Story Project for UVM End of Life Certification

On the day before her summer vacation in 2004, Janet Gassett was diagnosed with melanoma. She was 47. In 2018, she described to her daughter Alison the months when she waited to learn if her cancer could be resolved with...

Women's lib

Friends Olivia Langby (26) and María Terrés (68) share a conversation about their starts in music, the music community in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, memorable gigs, and how their music journeys have evolved.

We talked about my Grandma's immigration from Ireland to England to America.

Marie-Anna Das (17) talks with her mother about her life now and in the past. She is an immigrant from the Czech Republic and her name is Marketa Rosecka (48) and has lived here since 2003.

Early life and military

I interviewed Kate about life during the pandemic. Asked some questions about life before and after pandemic and what she will do.

Teriyana Morton (28) interviews new friend and StoryCorps conversation partner Katrina "Katt" Jeanne (40) about her experience discovering that the man who raised her was not her biological father, learning about her genetic and ethnic makeup, and getting to know...

Mrs. Linda Stewart has learned many things from her childhood and growing up to be a mature adult. She carries many memories of her childhood and friends but also some tricks along the way in her life that will help...

Carol Olmstead [no age given] and her husband Tom Olmstead [no age given] discuss the birth and health challenged life of their first grandchild, Sam.

A quick conversation about Youth Group and transitions.

This interview was of my dad talking about a defining incident in his life and which really shaped him as a child. We then went on to talk about supernatural activity and rationalism. I found this quite interesting, scientifically, because...

Michael Jackson (71) is interviewed by StoryCorps staff Andre Perez (26) about coming out and what his experiences in life have been like as a gay man.

While looking out for some customized designing companies we came across bespokepatches.co.uk one of the emerging patch makers of UK, that is offering a huge range of clothing patches and badges with worldwide shipping. We had a little chat with...

Ahaha also known as Gloria Sax, Evan Finamore’s grandmother, talks about her life, her lessons, and her becoming and being a grandmother. From growing up during World War 2 to being a loving grandmother, she is happy about her life.

This interview is with a Puerto Rican immigrant named Virginia Aldarando

Steve Desroches (49) talks to Matty Laurenza (38) about his work as a drag performer named Liza Lott.

In this interview, conducted on Thanksgiving, 2015 in a suburb of Cleveland, Dylan Caine (16) asks his mother, Shelly Pesick-Caine (56), about her quintessentially American upbringing in the suburbs of Detroit. Born into a caring and hardworking family of six,...

Steve Desroches (48) talks to his cousin Bethany Souto (41) about memories of childhood, particularly Christmas.

Steve Desroches (49) talks to Maxwell Heller (39), also known as Miz Cracker, about his work as a drag performer, the drag scene in Provincetown, Massachusetts and appearing on RuPaul's Drag Race.

Ellen Piekalkiewicz (58) interviews her father, Jaroslaw Piekalkiewicz (95), about his experiences as a World War II refugee and a member of the Polish unit of the British Armed Forces. They also talk about their home in Lawrence, Kansas, where...

Jean Braggs (83, living in Berkshire, England) talks with her granddaughter, Ellie Braggs (15, living in California, U.S.A.), about what it was like when she was evacuated from London during World War ll. Although Jean was only a baby when...