Brothers Robert and Richard Jacobs talk about their childhoods in the 1930s and 40s, and their parents, Edna & Earl "Mr. Wonderful" Jacobs.

Cindy Jacobs interviews her father and her uncle, brothers Richard and Robert Jacobs, about their parents Edna and Earl Jacobs, who launched and solidified a loving extended family despite their own horrific childhoods in the early 20th century. Earl and...

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Karen Whitsett and Chris Jakob

Karen Whitsett (49) remembers her parents with her son, Chris Jakob (26). Karen talks about her childhood, family history, and the many sacrifices that her parents made for her. She discusses why Detroit holds a special place in her heart...

Discovering Family History with Donna West

Donna talks about her relationship with her parents and how it had influenced her as a person. Later, she tells a story about a trip she took in 2014 to discover her grandmother's life in Germany prior to making a...

Devine Siblings on Thanksgiving

Conversation with Patrick, Mary, Michael, and Jimmy recorded after Thanksgiving dinner 2016.

Kadin Kristjansson and her mother, Lori Kristjansson, talk about family heritage and growing up.

This is an interview of Lori Kristjansson (50), conducted November 2016 in St. Louis, MO by her daughter, Kadin Kristjansson (14). From minutes 0-20, Mrs. Kristjansson shares details of her childhood spent all over the western United States and describes...

Daughter interviewing her 87 year old father

A daughter interviewing her father about his childhood in England, his parents and grandparents, his marriage and his life in Canada.

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Doretha Shipman and Louie Stoops

Doretha D. Shipman (89) talks with her grandson, Louie Stoops (47), about growing up and farming on the banks of the Buffalo River. Today LS works for the NPS at Buffalo River.

Ed Dickson, Spring Valley Farm, Monroe County, WV

An interview with my father, Ed Dickson, 83, on the family farm in West Virginia after the funeral of his last remaining sibling.