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Kayla and Marisa tell us about their great grandfather in WWII

Michael Johansson (71) talks with his friend Bounthanom Munxayaphom (45) about Bounthanom’s childhood in Laos, his time spent in a Buddhist monastery, how he eventually came to study in the United States, and his family.

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (38) about her mother's letters to her father while he was away working for the Civilian Conservation Corps and on other military assignments beginning around the time of the...

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (38) about her childhood in Mississippi in the 1930s and 1940s.

Zakaria Davis (19) talks to her new acquaintance, Nancy Zook (55), about her life, her family and friends, how she feels to be graduating from high school, and her hopes and goals for the future.

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (39) about her mother's sister, Mildred Scott, who died several days before this interview. Mildred grew up on a farm in Mississippi and was the last of seven siblings...

Asking my mom about her life

The busy life of a Financial Center Manager and mother of three

We talked about my mother's life growing up as a greek othadox and how she became muslim.

Ronald "Ron" Britton (71) recounts to StoryCorps facilitator Chapin Montague [no age given] his youth as a self-proclaimed military brat, the lives of his parents, and his career in oceanography and marine biology, all while sitting on the wood-lined deck...

Salyndrea B. Bishop Jones (26) and her friend Shakira Johnson (23) talk about growing up in public housing, their families, the schools they attended, the importance of youth programming, their jobs, and their creative interests and professional goals.

Louis spoke about his father and his memories and admiration for his father Harold Milton Joannes.

What it’s Like

In this interview, we talked about childhood and looking back as a teen.

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (39) about her relationship with her father during her teenage years and living in Japan during the U.S. occupation following World War II.

Hattie Soil ponders her faith and the Civil Rights movement from Mount Pleasant, Mississippi to Memphis, Tennessee; Chicago, Illinois to Las Vegas Nevada.

For the Thanksgiving Listen my Nana and I talked about what it was like growing up, how she managed during the pandemic of 2021 and past jobs held by her family members.

Some questions about their childhood, children, and memories.

In this interview I ask my mom some questions about our family history.

I interviewed my dad and he is 52 years old. He was born in December 7 1970 in Boonsville, Mississippi. he wants to go back to Mississippi.

Jesus mendoza,21 yr old, cousin of Edwin alvarez, said about who impacted his life and also what he wants to be remembered for.

Talking about her childhood

I met with Mr. Terry at the Oxford Housing Authority on Tuesday November 27 to discuss her life experience through segregation. Ms. Terry was born in 1950 in Lafayette county, in the Yocona area. She spoke of her experience share...

This interview was with the first had knowledge of what the 1970s-1980s was like growing up from my grandma

Tattianna Howard (28) and her friend, Tracy Kostenbader (52), talk about community art, intergenerational art spaces, past collaborations, future project ideas, and their friendship.