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Oulimata Sylla, Djibril Cisse, and Patricia Carlin, talk about Ouli’s recent arrival from Senegal to finally be reunited with her husband.

In my interview with Joseph Wilcox (my father) we discuss many different topics from many different points in my life. We talk about things from what parks he used to play at, to how our family was almost not even...

An interview with Gabby Okusipe (15), Jillian Medvescek (17), and Bob Dralle (70) about his experiences during 1960 and his experiences during the Vietnam War.

Chicago public employee give her insights.

A conversation between Rebecca Armstrong & Mareva Lindo. This conversation was recorded at the school on July 13th, 2017. Go to www.oldtownschool.org/StoryCorps to hear selected excerpts from interviews collected as part of the StoryCorps-Old Town School partnership.

My grandmother and I talked about her story and her acceptance of Jesus Christ as her savior. Growing up she never really was religious however she had an experience where she started to believe in Jesus Christ. Her religion means...

Interview with Joan about her life throughout the 60s.

“My childhood was actually great!” In November of 2018, ninth grade student, Olivia Foxman interviewed her grandmother, Shelly Foxman. Olivia learns about Shelly’s admirable  childhood post World War ll. Shelly’s story starts in 1951 in Chicago, but her family's story originates...

Lynn shares with Sarah her experience of going to the 1965 Presidential Inauguration, of attending Northwestern in Chicago in 1965-1969 during the campus uprisings, and recognizing the importance of living in diverse places with water roots.

Kimberly and Derek Rylicki (54) and (53) work with Kristina Rylicki (17) to share Gary George Schuett’s history - from Immigration to the US to September 11, 2001.

Lincoln Belser speaks with his grandfather Fred Belser about his time living in the 1960s.

Sometime in the late 1970s, Skip Landt walked into the Old Town School on Armitage to sing in the community chorus. Today he's been teaching harmonica at the school for over 30 years. Here he talks to student-turned-teacher Rick Sherry,...

A conversation over the 1960’s. What it was like with the war going on and how kids were actually kids.

Old Town School teachers Barb Silverman and Jess McIntosh talk about teaching at the school, experiences as women in a male-dominated music community, and reflections on their friendship over the years. Barb is a clogger and multi-instrumentalist who performs in...

An overview of major events my grandmother remembers while living in Chicago in 1968. She was twenty years old and witnessed many of the terrible and iconic events on the news.

Friends and Chicago Tribune columnists Mary Schmich and Eric Zorn talk about their memories at the school, from taking lessons to co-founding the long-running holiday showcase and singalong, Songs of Good Cheer. This interview was recorded at the Old Town...

In this interview, conducted on November 26, 2017 in Chicago, IL. Najabelle Oscar (16) interviews her mother, Magalie (47) about her teenage years and making an impact. She shares how she loved school as a teenager and how her life...

She lived in the country in Illinois as an 18 year old in high school. She tells about her memories in the 1960s and all that happened throughout that time.

Raúl Fernández talks with his bandmate and mentee Camilo Rincón about Chicago's Mexican traditional music community, its connections to the Old Town School, and their experiences together as part of the group Jarochicanos. Raúl has been involved at the school...

Brothers Steven Markel (67) and Donn Markel (72) share their experience with Parkinson's Disease, specifically Steven's diagnosis, Donn's role as a caregiver, and their father's experience with Parkinson's in the 1950s and 1960s.

Mary Jane Anderson discusses her childhood in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, her work at the Santa Fe Railroad, and her religious and family life.

Don Anderson discusses his childhood growing up in Chicago, what he is grateful for, and what kind of legacy he will leave to his children and grandchildren.

Gabbi Cline: 2024-04-05 21:18:20 Gabbi Cline interviews her Grandpa Phil about his life in the 60s.

Dylan Van Veldhuizen (17) talks with his grandparents Steve and Pat Wetlaufer about their experiences in the 1960s: 2024-03-22 21:28:13.

Grace Sepiol, Bryn Maxwell, Sharon Winkelman Interview: 2024-04-09 16:40:43