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I asked Ron Baer the questions “What was it like growing up New York City?”, “What was your favorite experience of growing up there?, and “What’s the two best stories from your childhood”.

Before there was social media, the LGBTQ community found our heroes and leaders in very few places that were public. We were (and still are) a local community that cling to each other for support and family. One of those...

Lauren and Rich talk about the moments that stand out in his life and what he learned from them.

Interviewing my mom about September 11th of 2001 and her experience.

I interviewed my dad about the attacks of 9/11

A very detailed interview about where Peter was when all the attacks happened and the details.

My dad tells about his roaming NY with his friend Johnny from 8 to 15 in NYC

Kristy McHugh of Shift.org speaking with Austin Lieberman, Former Air Liaison Officer/Joint Terminal Attack Controller in the Air Force about his experience with his transition from active duty to the civilian world.

Luis (39) talks to his cousin Belkys (46) about growing up together in a Cuban-American family in Miami and how they have kept a very close relationship.

Amanda So (29) interviews her father, Suor So (69), about his life, focusing on his immigrating to the United States in 1981 from Cambodia and his subsequent life here.

I interviewed my mother who was 28 at the time of the attack about 911 and how it impacted her still to this day.

Jane Mahlme's involvement in the League of Women Voters and Town government led her to go to law school as a mother of two & then pursue a fascinating career in public service.

Andrew "Andy" Hanson (73) tells his wife Patricia Foster (70) about his experience and escape of the Andrea Doria shipwreck on July 25th, 1956 when he was just 12 years old.

Patty Devery (37) talks with her coworker Amy Tardif (54) about their lives in New York and Chicago and how they have been affected by the COVID-19 shelter in place orders.

Siblings, Barbara Davis (61) and Joe Davis (54), reminisce about their childhood in Miami, FL, tell stories about their family traditions, and reflect on how their parents helped shape who they are today.

In this interview recorded in Novemer of 2018 in Anderson, South Carolina, Noah Brooks (13) talks to his grandfather, Dewain Lanfear (76), about growing up in New York. We discussed his exstensive sports career and his favorite teachers among other...

In this interview, I sat down with my family friend from New York City, Hylunar Gudjonsson. He talked about growing up in Iceland, his job as a consul general trade commissioner for Iceland, his wife Lulu and their wedding day,...

John Paddock (66) talks with his wife, Karen Schwartz (66) about being a mother, memories of our children (Jessie and Allie) and her relationship with them; appropriate for a Mother's Day conversation.

Steve Desroches (47) and Mark Cortale (53) discuss Cortale's career as a manager and producer of live entertainment with a focus on his work as the artistic director of the Art House in Provincetown, Massachusetts and as manager for drag...

Steve K Desroches (47) talks to his father Steve R Desroches (74) about significant hurricanes and storms to hit during their lifetimes in coastal Massachusetts.

"Once I got married, I had more than just a beagle to keep me warm. That winter, everyone started putting heat in." Michael Sullivan Smith moved to upstate New York in March 1969 into a crumbling resort with no heat,...

Cristina Rodriguez tells her story of when she came to this country and what it took for her to arrive, as well as how life was when she arrived here.

Wilma and her granddaughter Amy discuss her journey to the United States, growing up in catholic school, meeting her husband, and family life.

Friends Grace Williams [no age given] and Maria Granville (65) talk about Ms. Grace's childhood in Harlem, the history and culture of the neighborhood, and their hopes for the future of their community.