Wall of Listening
virender rawat interviewed reena • Diane Mikulovsky interviewed Audrey Mikulovsky • Rachel Claire Mitchell interviewed • Amy Toth interviewed Helen Gottier • Atizaz Hussain interviewed Musharf Hussain • Vanessa Douer interviewed Samuel Zfaz • Adam Holsing interviewed Brenda Holsing • Victoria D'orto interviewed Henry D'Orto Jr. • Drew Smith interviewed Allan J. Smith III • Sacha Evans interviewed Rick Evans • Maureen Benavides interviewed Victoria A Falls • Christina Pertesis interviewed John Pertesis • Celeste Tallarico interviewed Lisa Tallarico • Leah Berkenwald interviewed Joan Schaffer • Anna Walters interviewed Phyllis Walters • Murray Manzione interviewed Joan McCance Manzione • Rachael Kamlet interviewed Caren Kamlet • Rachael Kamlet interviewed Caren Kamlet • Sydney Jarrett interviewed Jan Jarrett • Anne Lewis interviewed Eunice "Bunny" Moeller • Sandy Holeman interviewed George Stevenson Holeman • Andrew Reilman interviewed Gregory & Robyn Reilman • Ernandes Bernardo interviewed ERNANDES BERNARDO • YuanChi Chiang interviewed Tony Chang • Karen Reid interviewed Brian Reid • Sandra Chaff interviewed Frank Chaff, IV • ALEXA VETRANO interviewed Fairfield University • Laurie Schwartz interviewed Serge Prengel • Laurie Schwartz interviewed Serge Prengel • Laurie Schwartz interviewed Serge Prengel • Alex Cronin interviewed Tiffany Hogue • Antonio Rodriguez interviewed Consuelo Rodriguez • Jenny Hua interviewed Hue Ai Tran • Mai Chau interviewed Jenny Hua • Jasmyne McDuffie interviewed Patricia • Jordana Whyte interviewed Bunker Roberge • Theresa Casciato interviewed Anne Cangemi • Alicia Masucci interviewed Linda Nuzzo • Kyle Gassiott interviewed Cathryn Lewis • Johnny Mengarelli interviewed Paul Morasch • Samantha Gutierrez interviewed Sylvia Santiago-Gutierrez • David Torres interviewed Anita Torres • Elaine Davenport interviewed Natalia Kenney and Addie Haler • Tom Robison interviewed Arthur (My Father) • Stephen Wallace interviewed Robert Russell • Michael Bruns interviewed Chris Bruns • Alexandra Singer interviewed Andrea Singer • Susan & David Blackman interviewed Jack & Corrinne Blackman • Cinda Becker interviewed Carol Levin • Matt Herman interviewed Pauline Herman • Sook Yee Leung interviewed Feng Chen • Erin Callahan interviewed Bob & Pat Fenske • Keith Boggs interviewed Agnes Boggs • Bailey Bigler interviewed Regina Bigler • Meredith Sullins interviewed Eugene Martin Sullins • Ted Chou interviewed Pakorn Avakul • Rockella Caporale interviewed Stella Babushkin Caporale • Haley McMenamin interviewed Robin McMenamin • Laura Perry interviewed GrammaMike and Grandad • Andrea Christensen interviewed Carol and Irwin Buros • Emily Rimland interviewed Debora Zamonsky • Emily Rimland interviewed LaRue G. Herwick • Amy Rainey interviewed Magda Brown • Kathrina Proscia interviewed Breanna Proscia • Jilinda Richer interviewed Betty Richer • Clifford Gutterman interviewed Sidney Gutterman • Susan Gutterman interviewed Lottie Gutterman • Susan Gutterman interviewed Sidney Gutterman • Penny Corbett interviewed Irene Mary Cawley Corbett • Richard Buttacavoli interviewed various family members • Rebecca Heyl interviewed John K. Heyl • Edith Ben-Horin interviewed Shoshana Ben-Horin • Abhimanyu Sharma interviewed Brian Coutee • Gary Victor interviewed Becky Rogero-Victor • Jennifer Gibbons interviewed Ludmila Gibbons • Ayan Neupane interviewed Dilli Neupane • Ayan Neupane interviewed Dilli Neupane • Donnan Stoicovy interviewed Nancy Stewart Stoicovy • Junius Wright interviewed Jewel Johnson • Lindy Woods interviewed Eleanor Drachlis • Dave Isay interviewed Susan Hayes • Rachel Angel interviewed Jeri Cohen • Karen Schanche interviewed M. Tomlinson • Dorothy Hammond interviewed Helen Hagins • Allison Silverman interviewed David Silverman • Virginia Squier interviewed Constance Squier • Zilong Chang interviewed Hong Lei • Shira Bannerman interviewed Ken Bannerman, Judy Wildman, Jerry Anderson, Nancy Anderson • Rose Gorman interviewed Eleonora Gomez-Bas • D. Brent Miller interviewed Brian Miller • D. Brent Miller interviewed Charles & Arline Peckham • D. Brent Miller interviewed Patricia Van Skaik • Nanci Luna Jimenez interviewed Miguel Angel Jimenez • Amanda Plumb interviewed Sister Mary Patricia Plumb • Eric Rafalovsky interviewed Lucy Landa • Dalton Rooney interviewed Florenza and Baldassare LoVerme • Robin Anderson interviewed Cloyd R. Chamberlain • Hannah Heberle-Rose interviewed Jeanne Heberle • Alissa Pelc interviewed Sharyanne McSwain • Michael Brigham interviewed Desiree Leary • Debbie Milliorn interviewed Debbie • Debbie Milliorn interviewed myself • Charlotte Okie interviewed Louis Frank • Sarah Harris interviewed Brownie Troop 565 • Liliana Percy interviewed Eve Claxton • Perri Chinalai interviewed Vichai Chinalai • Katie McGowan interviewed Kenisha Fearon • Mike Dougherty interviewed Kate Brown • Katie McGowan interviewed Stacey Edelstein • Nancy Martin interviewed Joseph Rodbard • Christa Orth interviewed Janie Stevens • Kate Percival interviewed David Bonhurst Hart • Dave Isay interviewed Heather Burke •
on January 03, 2010
We talked about relationship
on December 31, 2009
We will talk about her childhood in old Milwaukee.
on December 27, 2009
We talked about my Grandmother's experience growing up in Williston, Fl, during the depression, what it was like going to Florida State College for women, and how she got married to her first husband.
on November 27, 2009
We talked about my grandma's long and interesting life.
on December 10, 2009
Thanksgiving holiday
on November 27, 2009
on November 29, 2009
We talked about my mother's life, background, and experiences.
on December 06, 2009
We talked about my father's experiences of being a River Rat in Vietnam in the late 1960s.
on December 08, 2009
We talked about his experience with Vietnam War
on November 29, 2009
We talked about my father's service in the Navy during Vietnam.
on 11/28/09
on December 10, 2009
We talked about my dad growing up as a child, his experiences in school-what it was like, how it was raising my brother and I, and life experience questions.
on December 04, 2009
We talked about what her life was like growing up and what expectations she ahd for herself. I asked her personal questions about her family life growing up and about her love life and if she had any advice for myself or my sister.
on November 27, 2009
We talked about my grandmother (her mother), Frances R. Schaffer, who passed away in Feb of 09.
on November 27, 2009
Phyllis, a.k.a. Gammy, is my grandmother. She told me about her favorite memories as a military wife living in Japan and France.
on November 27, 2009
We talked about her years as a child living in Canada, her parents, and relatives from Scotland/Canada.
on December 06, 2009
We talked about life experiences and how to pass them along. We also spoke about the impact that parents have on their children.
on November 26, 2009
Decisions and life lessons
on November 27, 2009
We talked about my mom, her life, her hopes and dreams for her life and mine.
on November 26, 2009
We talked about her life growing up on a farm in the 1920's and 30's Kansas. She was the youngest of 13 children and never remembered her parents talking to her. Her childhood and adolescence was one of work.
on November 27, 2009
We talked about my dad's childhood, about his parents and grandparents, and about his feelings about his kids (including me.)
on 11/28/09
We talked about what it was like for my parents when they were growing up. Really interesting insight into the death of my father's mother and the environment my mother grew up in when she was a small child.
We talked about my family's story
on November 29, 2009
We talked about the experience study abroad all by our self.
on December 29, 1899
Our first memories of George and Martha Reid from children and grand children and each other
on November 28, 2009
We talked about his life using questions posted on your web site
on December 26, 2009
on November 12, 2009
My personal and Professional Journey
on November 12, 2009
My personal and Professional Journey
on November 03, 2009
My personal and professional Journey in becoming a body-centered somatic psychotherapist
on November 27, 2009
We talked about Meeting her husband in high school and starting her family with him. having 3 younger siblings with such large age gaps and how it was hard to cope with growing up the responsibilities that come with having three children but the rewards that outweigh all of the negative aspects the best days of her life...having her children her wedding day and graduation from college the saddest day of her life when her grandfather died having a big Italian family and all of the benefits that come with it
on November 27, 2009
We talked about my mother's childhood and parents, how she met my father, my sister and myself, and her 40 years in child care.
on November 30, 2009
We talked about my mother's childhood, her life in America, and her future wishes.
on November 30,2009
We talked about her life experiences, what she learned and what she want to be remembered as.
on November 30, 2009
We talked about my parts mom's life.
on November 27, 2009
We talked about where his unusual name came from, his favorite uncle, a ex-Marine Harvard grad who spent his life as a middle school social studies teacher, his first memory, what his passion is and why he hasn't found it yet...
on November 27, 2009
We talked about her family holiday traditions, and growing up in Oil City, Pennsylvania.
on November 27, 2009
We talked about her life and what it was like to raise her many children.
on December 27, 2007
We talked about her childhood, my grandfather, our family, love, and our relationship.
on November 21, 2009
We talked about his time in the Veitnam war. He was in the Navy. He shared experiences that he had. He joined the Navy so he would not see battle but had to see battle anyway. After listening to his stories of Vietnam , we talked about when we was 12 years. His mom died of cancer during this time and it has affected him for a very long time.
on November 29th, 2009
We talked about my moms father and how his life was like after he moved from Florida to New york.
on November 26, 2009
We talked about her life experiences and her feelings.
on November 28, 2009
We talked about our friendship and our lives
on November 26, 2009
We talked about his experience growing up in New York in the 30's and 40's. He told me hilarious stories of mischief and of the various ethnic communities and about the GI's who would tell him (sometimes wildly embellished) stories of their service in Europe. He described his homelife, his hobbies and interests, what kind of trouble he could get into, etc. A very funny and enlightening day of stories that I'll never forget and will listen to many times.
on November 27, 2009
We talked about everything from how the family is doing back in Columbus, to what he is going to do in the upcoming week.
on November 28, 2009
We talked about growing up, family life, meeting her husband (my brother) and the birth of their son for almost two hours.
on November 27, 2009
We talked about the most significant moments of her life.
on November 28, 2009
My son and I conducted an hour-long video-taped interview of my parents remembering growing up in West Virginia (mom) and Brooklyn (dad), living through the depression, moving to Baltimore, a first date over turkey, falling in love and starting a life together.
on November 29, 2009
We talked about why she became a teacher late in life.
on November 28, 2009
We talked about growing up in the Bronx during the Great Depression.
on November 26, 2009
on November 27, 2009
We talked about childhood, family, and wishes for the future.
on November 28, 2009
We talked about how she came to America (from Ireland) and how she met my father...
on November 29, 2009
We talked about my Mommom's experiences in her childhood, work life and marriage. We also talked about how her parents influenced her life.
on November 27, 2009
We talked about what made him volunteer to go into the Korean War, advice for a happy marriage, and his faavorite memory of me as a child He also told me some t
on November 28, 2009
We talked about friends and how we met in a math class, we went to the tutor session together, and we talked more, became friends since we met.
on November 27, 2009
We talked about her memories, as a child, of the depression
on 11/28/09
Her background and how much family means
on November 26, 2009
We talked about what my dad was like growing up, and how they met.
on 11.25.09
We talked about how my grandparents met, and what their lives were like growing up.
on November 27, 2009
We talked about childhood, role models, working life, regrets, advice, how to be remembered
on November 27, 2009
We talked about her childhood, beliefs and morals, first kiss.
on November 23, 2009
I interviewed my grandmother about her experience in the Holocaust. She is a survivor of Auschwitz and Allendorf concentration camps and has an amazing story.
on November 26, 2009
We listened as each of us said what we are thankful for.
We talked about My mother-in-law and I talked about overcoming fear. She had had to make drastic changes in her "life plan" when her husband died of lung cancer, leaving her with two teenage boys and no income. Mom had attended nursing school and worked the night shift in the psychiatric unit of a local hospital so that she could be at home with her sons during the day. What a woman! (I used to tease my husband that I was really marrying him for his mother - but then I added that I just hoped that he didn't expect me to live up to the example that she had set!) We also talked about my encounter with a driver while training for a marathon on our rural road. Shortly before this event, a rapist had attacked a young woman runner, and he was still at large. Undaunted, I continued my running program, which I'd found outlined in a book about "running your first marathon." My daily routine included waving at each car as it passed me. (I always ran AGAINST the traffic as a safety precaution.) The morning after my own mom had called to warn me of the at-large attacker, I followed my usual routine, but with a heightened vigilance. After a couple of miles, I heard a car - the one to whose driver I had just waved a greeting - slowly turn around. As he pulled up beside me and rolled down his window, the driver leaned out - close enough to grab me. Preparing to race off the road into a neighboring field, I peeked into the car. The man behind the wheel was not a deranged rapist, but a sweet little geezer! He slowed to my speed, leaned out of the driver's window, and explained sweetly, "I just want to let you know, Honey, that you won't be seeing me anymore. My wife broke her hip, and we have to move to a one-story apartment. I was afraid that you'd worry about me if you didn't see me every morning." HE thought that I'D worry about HIM?!! I thanked him profusely for his consideration and assured him that his comments gave me a GREAT sense of relief. (Little did he know HOW great a sense of relief!) Mom also recalled a couple of other "episodes" from our past - the time that I participated in an 4-H Agent initiation rite. I had not known about this custom until Mom, my guest, and I, the new Agent, arrived at camp. After supper our first night in camp, I was secretly buried near the campfire, a plastic tarp under me and a toilet paper tube in my mouth to access air . After darkness had descended on the camp, all of the 4-Hers had gathered around the fire and told the tale of the Indian warrior, Nazumo, whose spirit still lingered in the area. The campers were instructed to stamp their feet and call out for Nazumo, just might appear if they just believed in him. And, of course,Nazumo responded to the call of the campers (average age 11) - by slowly rising out of the ground and mumbling something intended to sound Indianlike. What pandemonium followed! This was obviously a memorable experience - for both Mom and me! The other adventure that Mom recalled was when I parachuted (only after a couple of hours of instruction) from a tiny plane at a country airport. Because the instructor was occupied with assisting the "student" who had preceded me and had landed on the roof of a barn (PHAWT!), his instruction to me was a terse, "Just GO, Jilinda!" And so I had GONE - and hit my head upon landing. (Nowadays, helmets are required for all jumpers.) The resulting concussion caused a period of amnesia that made me feel absolutely CHEATED. Fortunately, I was eventually able to retrieve most of this experience, but my initial confusion was a source of concern for my dear, loving mother-in-law!
on November 27, 2009
We downloaded a list of questions from the StoryCorps website and talked about Sidney's years growing up in San Francisco, raising his family in Menlo Park and his deep involvement in his Judaism and his synagogue.
on November 27, 2009
We downloaded a list of questions from the StoryCorps website and talked about Lottie's very interesting 85+ years.
on November 27, 2009
We downloaded a list of questions from the StoryCorps website and talked about Sidney's rich and long life.
on 11/28/2009
My 94 year old mother talked about her grandmother and her mother's family.
on November 02, 2007
We talked about the old days
on November 27, 2009
We talked about his rich and full life of 103 years and counting!
on November 27, 2009
We talked about growing up in Israel during its founding; training, performing and recording as a classical pianist; the importance of family; moving from Israel, to Italy, to the United States; dreams for one's children and grandchildren; and lots more!
on November 26, 2009
We talked about the tradition and origin of thanksgiving
on November 27, 2009
We talked about parenting, dreams for 2010, favorite experiences in 2009, life with our two sons, high school football, things to be grateful for, and many other fun topics
on November 27, 2009
We talked about her German grandparents, her Russian parents, the Depression, being a teen during WWII, her brothers serving overseas, her opera career, being a single gal in NYC in the late 40's, marrying Dad in '54, children, regrets, death of Dad, volunteerism, her faith and relationship with her granddaughter.
on November 27, 2009
We talked about my dad's work, life and interests.
on November 27, 2009
My father's job, life and interests.
on November 27, 2009
We talked about schooling and teachers who influenced her and why she became a nurse.
on November 27, 2009
Buying tobacco in sumter SC
on November 27, 2009
We talked about Eleanor's work during the early days of film, as silent films became 'talkies.' She spoke clearly, with a great deal of passion, about the feeling and fears around the studio as rumors grew about 'the coming of television' and what it would mean for the future of film. Her daughter was born into a house prior to television, and her grandson was born into a home with color television, but prior to home computers and cell phones. Her great grandchildren were born into homes where computers are commonplace, and now they are part of the early days of social media.
on November 27, 2009
We talked about Sue's sister Saffron who passed away last month
on November 27, 2009
Mother and Daughter relationship, family history
on November 27, 2009
We talked about The one thing in life that most surprised each of us
on November 27, 2009
Helen is my mother-in-law. We talked about her childhood and she had so many stories that's all we covered. We laughed and cried together and it was wonderful. I never found out my mother's stories so this experience was very special to me.
on November 27, 2009
We talked about what it means to be a scientist.
on 11/27/09
We talked about her childhood, travels, exploring as a girl growing up in the 20's and 30's.
on November 26, 2009
We talked about how his life is going now, and remind the happy time we experience together in high school. He helps me a lot in high school, and I expressed my appreciation.
on November 27, 2009
We talked about Thanksgiving, family, job aspirations, jokes....
on November 24, 2009
We talked about our two years living together, her childhood in Argentina, and her work as a book-binder.
on November 26, 2009
We talked about how my brother Brian has been the primary researcher for our family history. We've traced the family back to about 1800 but have been stuck going farther. This is the third of three interviews about researching family history.
on November 24, 2009
Charles and Arline Peckham have produced three books of their family history. Charles has traced his family back to the year 1066. This interview is the second of three interviews about researching family history.
on November 24, 2009
How people use the Cincinnati Public Library Genealogy and Local History department to research family history. Done in conjunction with two other interviews for a package.
on November 17, 2009
We talked about the first time he ate shrimp fried rice, his favorite meal.
on November 26, 2009
We talked about our family and her life as a nun.
on November 26, 2009
We talked about her childhood, her parents and her immigration to America.
on November 26, 2009
We talked about raising a family in Brooklyn in the 1970s.
on January 2000
We talked about : early working experiences, WW2 experience, school and football experiences, a bit about his father
on 11/26/09
We talked about her life.
on November 20, 2009
I interviewed my boss, Sharyanne. I really enjoyed taking the time to share stories and learn more about her life.
on 11/24/2009
We covered a lot of ground here: miracles, schoolyard bullies, our favorite vacation habits, parents, children, and - oddly - the length of our torsos.
on 11/25/09
I talked about how thankful I am for my fiancee
on 11/25/09
I talked about who I am thankful for.
on 11/24/09
We talked about our respective relationships and different backgrounds--he from the northeast, I from the south.
on November 23, 2009
In order to practice for the National Day of Listening, 5 of the Brownies in my troop interviewed me about where I grew up, where I worked and my thoughts on being a troop leader.
on November 24, 2009
We talked about Eve's family, her daughters and how she met her husband.
on November 20, 2009
We talked about traditions in Thailand and my Dad's experience of becoming a monk last summer. We also discussed his recent interest in Japanese paintings, his monthly column in a Thai magazine and how he will never retire from work as an antiques dealer.
on November 20, 2009
We talked about Kenisha's grandmother, growing up in Jamaica, and her parents.
on November 19, 2009
We talked about growing up in Virginia, the #1 best state for growing up.
on November 19, 2009
We talked about our families, our spirituality, and our friendship.
on April 1982
We talked about his father fleeing Galicia, Austria in 1911, sending for my uncle when he was ten years old; my uncle growing up in poverty, riding the rails, joining the American Communist party, becoming a multi-million dollar salesman for New York Life, being followed by the FBI for years during the fifties, the Rosenbergs, Roosevelt, Paul Robeson, his philosphy of fighting against injustice.
on 11/28/08
We talked about fond childhood memories of my beloved late grandmother, Edna Sorlie.
on November 20, 2009
We talked about our family, specifically his two older brothers: my grandfather, Kenton Hart, who died in 1996, and my great uncle Addison Hart, who was lost during World War II.
on 11/19/09
We talked about Heather's baby due in a month and the five years we've spent working together
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