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In this interview, conducted in November, 2017, Mary Katherine Smyth (17) interviews her great grandmother, Esther Boggs about her first date with her future husband, Harry Boggs.

This is a conversation between me and my grandfather. It’s about all his experiences in life and lessons he’s learned

During this interview my dad talked about our heritage and his life growing up. He explains where my family is from and more!

This was an interview with my grandmother, Becky.

Ted Jones, my grandfather, has lived a long and fulfilled life. From the Roaring 20s to the Second World War, he has lived through it all and has learned a lot from it.

In this interview, Erin Chatman (16) talks to her Grandad, Godfrey Johnson (65), about his life, growing up in the 50s and 60s. He touches on being a black child during the prime of the civil rights era, his fight...

In this interview recorded on November 28, 2017, GiGi Grantham (16) interviews her mom, Jane Grantham (49), in their kitchen located in Vestavia, Alabama. Her mother discusses her childhood in Roebuck, newlywed life, and new life in Vestavia. She reveals...

My father and I spoke about his fondest memories with his beloved parents, what it was like growing up as a teenager in the 70s and 80s, and his life as an accomplished adult. We spoke briefly about how the...

6'6" Cedric Murphy is a gentle giant with genuine love and affection for all of those around him. Listen as Cedric reflects on his life, as well as his ongoing mission: be an advocate for LGBTIQA+ individuals, civil rights, &...

He was raised by his dad and grandmother because his mother died due to complications during birth. She acted as his mother but he was closer to his dad. He was very shy and had a rough childhood. He even...

Talked about some of the men who helped shape how he developed as a young man and how one of the biggest things he regrets is how he didn’t treat people right including his Ex Wife who he divorced because...

We talked about my grandpas early life, service in the Korean War, and his view of America today.

The life of Debbie Henderson and all the battles she faced as well as good times spent with her family were discussed in the interview.

Stories and experiences from the 1960's Civil Rights Movement.

My granddad tells about how things were different when he was a kid compared to now. He also tells some pretty funny stories. At the end the app said that it stopped working so that’s why the end is the...

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Birmingham, Alabama, Lillie Ben Harris (17) interviews her grandmother, Beverly Harris (80) about her life. Mrs. Harris shares what it was like to grow up in a boarding home in Tennessee, and...

Barbara Watson was born in 1952 in Kansas and moved to Alabama. Her father served in The Korean War and was a computer programmer after that. Her mother was a nurse. She moved to Washington in the late 1950s and...

We talked about her memories of me, her memories of her life, and lots about her time as a missionary in Japan.

This is a interview of Margaret Duncan she was born in 1936 and recalls her childhood during world war 2. She goes on to explain childhood fads and what the chaotic 60s were like and how Kennedy’s assassination really impacted...

This interview includes Elizabeth Meeks interviewing her grandfather, Steve Parker, about his childhood and many important events in his life.

My grandfather, Tex Craven, passed away when I was only in 1st grade. Even though I never really got a chance to grow a relationship with him, he left behind a legacy. A legacy of amazing stories of his personal...

In this interview, given on November 28th, 2017, I sit down and have a heart to heart with my grandfather. Don H. Waldrop (my bumper) and I talk about his upbringing on the family farm and how it impacted his...