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living history project. An interview of my dad Jeff Gerdin

I interviewed my mother on her decision not to go to college and taking over her family's business.

We talked about her life in college. We also talked about what she likes to do for fun.

Becky and I discussed her life around the time she went back to college.

Kaiten Kern, age 18, asks their mother, Jammie Kern, age 49, how her journey was in college and the ups and downs that came with it. From this interview we can compare how today's college experience versus the past can...

I talk with my father about his memories involving many major world events that occurred during his youth. I also ask him about how his childhood differed from that of mine.

Emily Capes (33) interviews her good friend, Betty Olliff (82) about her life - her family, her husband, and her faith.

My dad didn’t know where he was going to go after he finished his college life and a series of interviews led him to California.

Sa’Veion Bradford-Daniels (24) discussed with Dr. Sigrid Streit her life as a German citizen in the U.S.

Theresa interviews Nicole in a hypothetical scenario involving a heart donor and three potential candidates. Questions about ethics, morality, and more in the field.

From after the war to college and first job

Donna Lancaster, 78, is interviewed by friend Mindy Reed, 54. Dorothy was born without knee or hip joints and speaks about how her parents raised her to make her own choices and how she overcame the challenges she face in...

Kim asks her dad and her aunt to tell her about her grandparents (their parents) with a special slant on their mother’s mental illness.

Kay Wetherwax (77) talks to her grandchild Isabella Kavanaugh (15) about growing up in Piqua Ohio and having divorced parents, going to college as a women and how COVID-19 has affected her.

Cynthia Cottrell (?) interviewed Yuhan Jiang (20), students at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, about her transforming the community she lives in by creating a personal space to plant a garden. She is hoping that her garden...

Explaining why it was important for her to go to college

A conversation with Isaac Tincher about his FYS experience.

Interview 2

We talk about our first week at NAU and why we think it is important to get a college education.

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One Small Step conversation partners Leslie (53) and Ladonne (52) talk about Buddhism, missionary work, travel, "church hurt," different kinds of Republicans, and personal choice.

An interview by Caspian Clifford (17) interviewing their mom, Kristen Clifford (40). We talked about her childhood and college experience, and talked in length about the odd houses in her childhood.

In this interview, Mihailo Jovanovic speaks with his daughter, Anka Jovanovic, about his immigration to the United States from Serbia, the challenges that came with it, and how he grew as a person in the process. The interview focuses on...

I walked up to the dinner table and asked, “Can I start recording?” I got a few looks (Ha) but in the end we recorded a conversation, one that flowed as if there was no microphone showing.

In this interview with 53 year old Perri Beth Druen her 14 year old daughter, Caroline, asks questions about work, love, and even a nickname related to a president!