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“My grandmother didn’t want to leave, and my mother, very bravely at age 24 went back to Prague and got her mother and her younger sister Mimi out of Prague with great difficulty… on the last train before Hitler marched...

Interview with my mother about who has influenced her life, family history, and her work history and experiences.

Background conversation with my mom to get an idea of her family heritage and my dads. And just where they grew up so we have that on record.

Interview with Blanche Hodde about having parents who are immigrants, living during the Great Depression, working as a women and World War II.

From Poland to Siberia, through Europe and Israel, to the U.S.

Ross Goff (1922-2000) recalled his childhood in Tunnelton and Morgantown, WV during the Great Depression. He served in the U.S. Army Mar 1944 - Mar 1946 in Co K, 11th Regt, 3rd Platoon, 3rd Squad. Fought in four campaigns, including...

Sono Begert (née Nishimura) travelled from Japan to Europe in 1939, just as World War II began.

My great uncle Ed recalls memories from early childhood during the depression as well as cultural aspects from his Czechoslovakian ancestry.

The interview was conducted by Rebecca Kovach (16) who interviewed her father, Steve Kovach (53). It was recorded on November 23, 2018, one day before Steve’s 54th birthday. It took place in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in their Grandmothers house....

An interview with my grandfather about his experiences and reflections on his life during his different careers. He talks about his military life, teaching life, important people in his life, and the history of his parents and grandparents.

John Svagera (72) and his aunt Mildred Marne [no age given] share a conversation about their family history, particularly the experience of Mildred's father who immigrated to the United States from The Czech Republic (formerly Czechoslovakia) following World War I.

Karin Weichlein and Bob Rider relate the romantic story of how they met and conducted a trans-Atlantic relationship which led to marriage and thirty years of happiness. Making soup is a poetic metaphor for their courtship and marriage.

A story about my mother's life growing up in communism and its the political/social effects, her work and educational background, and dabbles of small stories from her childhood, teenage years, and college life.

My dad's childhood in Czechoslovakia

Steve Desroches (47) talks to Wayne Noffsinger (53) about being part of the comedy drag duo Madge and Bisket, being a social media star, making his live performance debut in Provincetown, Massachusetts as well as what its like to be...

Wife, Karen Wald (61), and husband, Rick Wald (61), exchange family history, impactful memories, and stories from their philanthropic work.

One Small Step partners Marion Fulton (89) and Sabra Lumbert (34) discuss their very different backgrounds, their experiences teaching in Asia, and their differing views on abortion

Irene Rosen defected from Czechoslovakia at 11 years old. Her family’s clever escape from the Communist regime showcases the trials and tribulations of immigrants in the 1970’s. She reflects on her experience and elaborates on her unique story.

Newly graduated from the University of Virginia, Tom Fishburne had no idea what he wanted to do. Most of his friends were moving to Atlanta with jobs already set up, but he wanted to do something different. So, he turned...

Talking with my dear friend Iva Kucera about her childhood and immigration from Czech Republic.

Jitka shares her story of getting her nursing degree in communist ruled Czechoslovakia in 1985 and defecting to the U.S. two years later. In the U.S. she couldn't work as a nurse but it was all she ever wanted to...

Leo Brichta (75) discusses his capture and harrowing experiences in Siberia as a Prisoner of War in WWI. Interviewed by grandson Marshal Granor (16) then a high school student in 1972 as a social studies assignment for Dr. Herman Wohl...

I interview my 94 year old grandmother about her life and family history. She moved to the U.S. in the late 1920's from Czechoslovakia and raised a family in rural Ohio.

Milan Ferencei (61) speaks with his wife, Zora Carrier (57), about his experiences growing up in Slovakia, working in medicine, coming to the United States, and meeting Zora later in life.

My dad and I talk about stuff