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Brothers Franklin Hulsey (79) and William "Daniel" Hulsey (76) speak with Kelly O'Neal (55), their niece and daughter respectively, about growing up in the 1950s.

Papa Hank telling about his time in the Navy.

Joan Ruskin, 85, talks to her daughter Susan Steinhauer, , about life after her heart attack and what she now considers important in life.

I talked to my grandmother and my grandfather about my great grandfather Arthur and his war time and his experience. #oceansideschool4

Lourdes de los Angeles Naranjo (57) talks with daughter Carmella de los Angeles Guiol (23) about her family’s path from Cuba to the U.S., and her mother’s sacrifices so she could have a better life.

Lauren M. Landau (30) speaks with her grandfather, Leonard M. Landau (99), about his childhood in the Bronx, serving in London and France during World War II, and getting by during COVID-19 compared to the Great Depression.

Talked about Hazel’s experiences throughout her life and what she learned.

Nonno's life.

Scott McCraw (41) talks to his colleague, Kathrina Proscia (50), about his hometown, family, first marriage, daughter, and wife.

In this interview, John Blazy (my grandpa), and I talk about his past, present and future outlook on his life, through the positive and negative. Throughout his life he witnessed his father die, and his own sister. He looked up...

Frank Smaka tells his daughter Beth about leaving Poland to come to America as a kid, about his family’s history, adjusting to life in America, and how he met Beth’s mother.

Talking to my grandmother about growing up and the importance of family

We talked about how it was to grow up “back then” and how it effected them in that time. It was obvious that it was a whole different time period back in the mid 1900’s. We learned about school and...

GD/WWII

This interview is about the peace treaty on the USS Missouri.

I interviewed my grandmother Shannon Duplantis about our ancestors and stories.

Cameron Koegel (15) interviews his grandfather, David Smith (78). They talk about everything from growing up in Flint during World War Two, to their shared love of Baseball. Fun moment about a radio and a four year old during the...

Austin Laufersweiler, 18, talks with school counselor, Maru Gonzalez, 26, about Austin’s advocacy work for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, questioning and queer youth in his high school. Austin was named the student advocate of the year for his work to...

My mom had the time to sit down with me a explain some things about her life growing up. She came from a biracial background and sometimes had a hard time. She was a young mom and wife, and now...

An interview with my grandfather, a WWII veteran.

MLA2020

My grandma talked about her times during world war 2 and coming to america.

We discussed some of our family history.

Geraldine, 87, talks with her granddaughter Courtney, 30, about her family’s heritage and the connection with Grass Valley, California.