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Lindsay Cuff is interviewed by her husband Yana Kehrlein about her inspirations as a writer/musician, her writing process, the influence of her grandfather, his death and her family.

Edie is a 95-year-old woman who emigrated from Wales in about 1925. She arrived first in Montreal and spent the first few months in Canada and eventually made it to the United States. Her father was killed in WWI when...

Evan and Rosina Interview Edward White to know a little bit more about his background

Ray Rosing tells his granddaughter about growing up in Illinois, his experiences in WWII and his family.

This interview is part was done by Boy Scouts from Troop 386, Edmond as part of the Eagle Scout Project of Alexander Fryer. The purpose of this project was to help seniors record stories of their life. One goal of...

Joan Brody (Schaumburg, IL, 70s) & Carole Bass (Evanston, IL, 70s), good friends, talk about Joan's experiences as a young girl in Chicago during the summer of 1955 when she attended summer school with Emmett Till, and the follow-up years...

Ara Arakelian (79) is interviewed by his daughter Lisa Forsberg (29). Ara shares his experiences as a child and as a soldier in the Korean War where he won a bronze medal of valor.

Ken Brutzman, 56, interviews his mother, Mardelle J. Brutzman, 77, about her life growing up in the Tri-Cities area and about her parents.

This interview contains the questions regarding parts of a couple of close friends of mine's stories. I ask questions regarding major points in their lives and how they overcame them to be better people.

Sebastian Chavez (24) talks to his grandmother Carmen Alean [no age given] about their Peruvian heritage, their memories of food and cooking, and their involvement in the Queens Night Market community.

Ishmael Jihan (60), by his social worker and friend Abby Lamb (29) about his life growing up in Chicago and his involvement in the Black Panthers as well as his political views now.

The Shea siblings (Kathy Shea (52), Thomas Shea (54), and Frank Shea (48)) and Kathy’s husband Eric Munson (49) come together to talk about the two people they lost on 9/11/01, Danny Shea and Joe Shea.

Christopher Frye, Damen Riordan, and Charles Benfield discuss their childhoods, college lives, and how Covid-19 has affected their lives.

Mabel Pappas (87) and her daughter Mary Pappas (52) talk about Mabel’s childhood moving around different towns in Wisconsin, how she met her husband, and about her experience in the Service Industries.

Sarah Padgett (25) interviews new friend Dr. Henry Lewis III (72) about his childhood, his work on the Board of County Commissioners, and his careers in pharmacology and education.

One Small Step conversation partners Anne Keehnen (64) and Jennifer Scott (35) discuss their beliefs around different topics, including abortion, the COVID-19 pandemic response, and political division.

Conversations

Kathy (30) interviews her mother, Nancy (61), about her childhood and raising a family.

Amanda and Sue talk about finding their personal identity as disabled women and their love of playing tennis.

The interview I conducted with my grandma served as a testimonio of her life after moving to the U.S. and discusses the hardships she faced as she left school. and never went back. She talks shortly about her work experiences...

In this Interview I interviewed Ernesto Acosta. He told me about important memories or and funny and sad ones. And or other stuff.

Alexa Chiappetta (30) shares a conversation with her husband Lenny Kramer (33). They discuss their upbringings, and tell the story of how they first met.

Friends Sunny Lubner (76) and Stephanie Davis (59) talk about Sunny’s experience being the daughter of two activists protesting Apartheid in South Africa, Stephanie’s life moving to Fort Myers, and their shared passion for theater.

One Small Step conversation partners Susan Creasy (59) and Allison Vogler (65) discuss the current political climate, their values, navigating personal conflict, and the meaning of diversity.

I interviewed 21-year-old Susan Dakorson who also goes by Susie, a close friend of mine, of what it was like growing up in America dealing with and breaking the ideal Hair standard in American society for African American women. Susie...