Our Eyes Have Seen (Episode IV: Life and Times of Thomas Henry Sheffler)

Part I: A multigenerational conversation about the events in history that we witnessed and how they affected us. We talk about culture, war, television, media, historical influences, points of view and legacy. Part II: Uploaded separately as Teacher Talk -...

Maren Bruce and Mirella LaSalle

Maren Bruce talks with her grandmother about her childhood in Italy during WW2, and her subsequent migration to Venezuela, Switzerland, and the US.

Sumner (Sam) Webber

Hallowell Historian and retired history teacher Sam Webber recalls memories of growing up in Hallowell, Maine. He is interviewed by Vaughan Homestead volunteer Anne Young on February 25, 2013. The interview was uploaded to Storycorps in December of 2022.

Grandma Jean evacuated to the countryside in WWll

Jean Braggs (83, living in Berkshire, England) talks with her granddaughter, Ellie Braggs (15, living in California, U.S.A.), about what it was like when she was evacuated from London during World War ll. Although Jean was only a baby when...

Aria Nelli talks with Fred Sheller about his life and his service in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Aria Nelli (15 years old) talks with Fred Sheller (99 years old) about his life and his service in the U.S. Navy during World War II and his subsequent service in the U.S. Airforce. Fred also discusses the book he...

Filomena's experience as a little girl in the PI during ww2

This is a conversation between my Grandmother (Nanay) and I. We talk about her life growing up and the hardships she faced as a little girl in the Philippines during World War ll.

Interview with my patti

Interview in tamil with my Patti/grandma who recounts memories growing up in fear of the world war coming to India, growing up in the 1950s in a rural village, and raising her many grandchildren.

Oscar Szmuch & Annette Weinberg

Oscar, born in Siberia, was a toddler when WWII broke out. His father was in the Russian military and could see what was taking place in Europe and became fearful for his family. After a stint in a Polish relocation...

Grandpa and Avery

Talking about growing up throughout the wars of the 20th century