Search Interviews

Best friends Connie Meyer (61) and Sue Hartwick (62) share their childhood memories growing up in the Sixties, especially their families and experiences at school, discuss their individual career paths, and reminisce about their friendship.

Spouses Connie Roop [no age given] and Peter Roop (72) discuss being together for fifty years, Peter being from Memphis Tennessee, his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, their travels across the seven continents, and their two children.

One Small Step partners Scott Benolken (54) and Martha Marnocha (68) share a conversation about their mutual love of the North Shore, the disappearance of the middle class, over-tourism, and finding spirituality in nature.

Husband and wife Andy Miller (64) and Cheri Miller (66) discuss how they met, their love story, and give advice to couples.

Diane Abendroth (80) and Curtis Abendroth (86) share the life and legacy left by Curtis's father, Renville RC "Pat" Clinton.

Dan Sable (88) was interviewed by Amy Christian (51) about his life.

Stuart Gerber (49) interviews his father, Tom Gerber (85), about his life.

Longtime Lake Geneva resident Helen M. Brandt (80) talks to friend Sonja Akright (52) about her journey from Wabeno to Lake Geneva as well as her jobs at the Lake Geneva Public Library and Geneva Lake Museum.

Ginny Hall (88) shares stories with her friend Chris Brookes (73) about growing up in a small Wisconsin town, her career in Home Economics, her interest in the history of Walworth County, Wisconsin, and volunteer contributions to the Lake Geneva...

Best friends Suzanne Herman (87) and Delphine Horvath (94) talk about their childhood memories, career paths, and travel experiences.

Conversation partners Marilyn Schultz (79) and Greg Wojczak (75) reminisce about the time when the Butler, Wisconsin community united to raise funds for the construction of a new library.

Danielle Chatham (37) interviews her former third grade teacher, Dorothy Reinke (89), about her life, career, marriage, and caregiving for various loved ones.

Identical twin brothers David "Dave" Balzer (57) and Daniel "Dan" Balzer (57) discuss their family history, being identical twins, and how being a twin has informed their creativity, and the impact of their father’s passing.

Joshua Liston (33) interviews his wife, Symphony Swan (34), about her life and her use of art and activism as means to archive Black culture and memories through the Black Family Archive Project and Cr8tv House.

Jennie Fidler (35) interviews conversation partner Fran Durkin (90) about her childhood, marriage, and family.

Christina Blanc (40) and her boyfriend, Jeff Gresley (42), discuss the intentionality of their crowded table when friends and family gather.

Chris Brookes (74) interviews friend Stephanie Klett (56) about family, childhood, pageantry, adulthood, and life.

Jennie interviews her friend Gertrud (83) about her experiences as a refugee from Bohemia, first to Germany and then to the United States, as well as her time as a Wisconsin Master Gardener where she established the first butterfly garden...

Janet Cobbett (90) interviews her friend, Ginny Holahan (90), about her childhood, family, community involvement, and friendship.

Library Director Emily Kornak (46) talks with friend and former Library Director Jill Rodriguez (71) about their respective careers and the state of libraries today.

Spouses Josie Henningfeld (39), a dancer, and Ron Henningfeld (41), a cheesemaker, share their story of meeting, marrying, and starting a successful cheesemaking business in Wisconsin.

Friends, Rick Reyer (59) and Yauo Yang (39), have a conversation about how Yauo came to live in Wisconsin, his service in the United States Army, and his path to becoming a Church Planter.

Spouses Robert Pearce (88) and Mary Ann Pearce (87) talk about their love of farming and the hard work involved in their journey to success at Pearce's Farm Stand. They also discuss the changes they have observed over their lifetimes.

Jamie Matczak (45) interviews her mother, Patricia Matczak (81), about her childhood, raising a family, and farm life.

Elizabeth Liska (25) interviews John Drury (80) about his childhood and military experiences.