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A granddaughter interviews her grandmother about her life.

Jameson O'Neal talks with his mother, Tricia O'Neal, about her mother, Lena Teinila, as well as several other family members. Jameson and Tricia discuss rejection, reconciliation, and how those life lessons come full circle. Lena Teinila's homicide is the only...

Mimi and I discussed parts of her childhood and her outlook on her life. We discussed different historical events that happened during her life so far.

Kathleen interviews her cousin-in-law, Dan, about his career as a craftsman and how he makes his signature wooden spoons.

Myra O'Aku talks with Mindy Villani about her childhood and historical events that happened throughout her lifetime.

Tallulah (16) talked to her grandfather, Vic (84), about his life and the differences compared to today with commentary from her older brother, John (19).

Family history and life lessons

Cousins Marta (62) and Lida (51) strain their memories trying to recreate their grandmother Baba Tanya's bedtime stories, whether in Ukrainian or in English translation

Jan Adkins talks about his life

Audrey Wilke interviews Marcia Scherr, her grandmother, about her life and family growing up. This interview occurred on December 2, 2017 in Evergreen Park, Illinois. Marcia Scherr grew up in Chicago, Illinois and she recounts the details of her childhood...

Growing up in the Soviet Union and experiencing world war 2 as a child. Talked about evacuating, experiencing difficulties, and what happened to the people around.

Edwah O’Neill (~63) describes being swept a quarter mile through an underground culvert during a torrential rainstorm in 1971, when he was 14 years old. George Lonsdorf (69) met Edwah when Ed commented on George’s Friends of Narberth History Facebook...

Carl McNair - brother of beloved astronaut Ronald McNair - and Kimberlin Butler discuss the impact of being a Ronald McNair Scholar/Fellow. A star McNair Alumna, Kimberlin shares the story of how the McNair Scholarship opened doors for her to...

Robert Kovacs (38) tells Facilitator Katie Brook (26) about his life as an ethnic Hungarian and having grown up in the US with strong cultural ties to Hungary and Romania.

Spouses, Abi Barnett (25) and Ryan Barnett (43), share a conversation about their childhoods, how they met, their families, and the family they have started together.

Daniel Stillman (35) interviews his father Clark Stillman (68). They discuss Clark’s childhood, family and raising children.

During World War 2, my grandfather and his family was captured by Japanese soldiers. They did not cause any harm, however, they brought them to a Japanese school.

Roy (84) talks with Willow (16) about his life. Due to his limited memory Willow and Esmeralda (64) talks about Roy.

A very chaotic, authentic interview with the greatest cousins ever. This interview brings you into the life of a very tightly knit family. It captures how college students really feel about school and their outlook on life. Shows how diverse...

One Small Step partners Larry Shaw (74) and Holley Hughes (32) discuss their religious upbringings, what led to both of them leaving the Democratic party and what the role of the government is.

November 2021, in Flint Michigan, Alyssa Northrup (15) asks their mom, Darlene Northrup (39) about her experiences growing up. The audio isn't the best, and the interview ended in both of us shrugging, but before that my mom Darlene talks...

Andrew Ball (17) talks with his grandpa, Steven Donaldson (68) about his experiences living in the 1960s.

Amber DiPietra, 29, and Jessie Lorenz, 31, talk about their visual impairments, and how they navigate the world.

This interview took place over the phone and the participants were me, Mark DiPinto, and my Great Aunt, Bina Balzano. She was born in America shortly after her parents both were able to come to this country together. In this...

We talked about her life and her memories