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I talked with my Nonna about her life in Italy, what is was like to immigrate to NY and raise a family here, and tried to solicite life advice from her.

Sam's grandfather tells about his time in Egypt and how he got to America.

I asked my mom's 1st cousin about her early life, growing up on a farm in western Ireland and later studying, working as a nurse and raising a family in England, and how she came to be living in the...

We talk about playing "sadices" and getting electric "shots" aswell as school, marriage, oatmeal, gardening, etc.

An interesting conversation about childhood, marriage, religion, etc. He wanted to change "lucky" to "blessed".

“The jumper had a little bib on it…like overalls, but not like overalls.” When Jenny (on the right) is in middle school, her grandmother, a tailor, makes her an ill-fated jumper. Despite hiding it in the back of her closet,...

Tony speaks about his father. The interview is in Spanish.

Daughter, Stephanie West (53) and granddaughter, Ashley West (27) have a conversation with their grandmother/mother Inez Simmons (82) her family and life experiences in Virginia.

Edward Whelan is interviewed by his daughter Derval Whelan about immigrating to the United States, work, meeting his wife, opening up his own bar and family.

Barbara Huntley (67) talks with her husband Horace Huntley (68) about childhoods, courtship, and children.