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Originally a celebration of Black History Month, February 2018, Middlebury College's Davis Family Library initiated a series of oral interviews, "In Your Own Words." In them, Literatures & Cultures Librarian Katrina Spencer engages members of the community who trace their...

Jared Mcgill from the Cayman Island has been my room mate for the past 8 months. In this interview we talked about the first time we met, his relationship with his adoptive parents and people who have inspired him.

Georgia Rose Arnott: 2021-01-05 02:31:59

This interview is about Danelly’s childhood

Reflections on the changing pace of contemporary work, this is one of several interviews recorded as part of Patternmaker, an interactive exhibition at the Workers' Arts & Heritage Center in Hamilton, ON, Canada in 2016 (https://www.careyjernigan.com/play.html).

"Vaasis" is a Tamil word that means residents. Two long term residents of the OC and American citizens, formerly South Indian natives of the city of Chennai (Madras), discuss parental and ethnic influences, arranged marriages, and how immigrant cultures and...

The life of my mom Mj, who was the mother I chose.

Thelma shared memories from her early life from when she was born until age 23. She spoke of her early memories as a child in Detroit, the challenges of life during the Depression, her family memories, sister, education, young love...

My mom and I had a conversation just the two of us for the first time in a while. This interview turned very emotional very fast and helped build a stronger relationship between us.

Liz answered my questions and told her story on immigration from Canada to the United States

Siena interviewed Chris about his childhood and she learned unexpected things during the interview. The interview was conducted in my living room on november 26, 2017. They talked about Where he was born, how he grew up, what school he...

Thelma E. Bloesing in the second half of her life and the story of her second husband and love of her life, William Carl Bloesing Sr. Along with stories of World War 2 and raising Bill Jr.

Life experiences.

My grandmother, Eve Anders, tells me about growing up during World War II and how she and her family was involved in helping and leading the Polish army. She also talks about lessons that she has learned from the strong...

Inez's immigration to America from Germany post-WW2

Discussion of my Canadian grandmother’s life.

His family and grandparents. Who was his greatest role model was.

today I interviewed Tyler who was originally born in Canada and moved to Texas when he was still a child. I asked him about some of his life experiences and how that has played a role in who he is...

We talked about the difficult times and memories of her life, how life went when her Dad passed away when she wasn’t there.

Steve Desroches (47) talks to Zoe Lewis (57) about her life as a musician and traveling the world.

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Oklahoma (Aimee) and San Antonio (Grandpa) Aimee Barclay interviews her Grandpa Robert E. Barclay. Grandpa Barclay shares stories about his life as a kid and his time in the military. He talks...

This is an interview of my father.In this he talks about his past life as a teen and his accomplishments. Over the course of his life he worked very hard for his dreams. I believe that all his efforts paied...

Interviewing my older brother, Evan, about how moving from Oakville, Canada to Miami, Florida has impact3d his relationships and his life in general.

My dad has learned many lessons in life, sad, happy, traveling. Moving to a different country can be hard but he’s very happy with his journey.

Poet Molly Peacock (73) talks with her husband, Michael Groden (73), a James Joyce scholar, about their sixty-year love story that was interrupted for twenty years. They talk about ongoing love, Mike's melanoma, the novel Ulysses, and the parallel lives...