The Life of a Nuremberg Girl

Anne Ballard shares stories of her life growing up in Nuremberg during World War II, meeting her African American husband, and moving to America in the 1950s.

Thanksgiving with Grandma Flora

This is an interview with my grandmother, on my mom's side of the family. Flora Cruz is a mother of seven children, now all grown with their own families. Every year the whole family tries to get together on special...

Barbara Rayburn tells about family and religion while driving a car.

While on the way to visit her husband in the hospital on Thanksgiving, Barbara Rayburn agreed to talk about religion and family in East Tennessee. Barbara's husband passed later the next year, and she followed in the summer of 2018.

Dylan Caine (16) Asks His Mother, Shelly Pesick-Caine (56), About Her Detroit Youth, Jewish Ancestry, and Worldview

In this interview, conducted on Thanksgiving, 2015 in a suburb of Cleveland, Dylan Caine (16) asks his mother, Shelly Pesick-Caine (56), about her quintessentially American upbringing in the suburbs of Detroit. Born into a caring and hardworking family of six,...

Nonna: Reflections on Immigrating from Italy to NYC

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.

Interview with Dorothy Gronlund

Dorothy, a professional singer, choir conductor and voice teacher recounts her early musical experiences and life's journey.