childhood
Philadelphia: A city, its neighborhoods, and its unique sports identity
Overview Philadelphia is the birthplace of this country, the place where founding fathers chose to gather in order to form the values and standards of our nation. Since that day the city has become an…
Post WWII City Life in NY to the Suburbs in Long Island and Kansas, ca. 1950s
Interview with Michael Sullivan, History 150 Spring 2023, Conducted by Cassidy Wagner, March 15, 2023. Overview of Interview: The years after World War II marked a significant change for the ‘modern’ family. Many veterans were…
Growing Up With a Parent in the Military
Interview with Alicia Scott, Growing Up With a Parent in the Military, History 150 Spring 2022, Conducted by Kameron Scott, March 20th, 2022. Overview to Social Change Interview My mother, Alicia, lived on a military…
Immigrating To The United States From Greece At Age Three – Stories, Lessons and Experiences.
Interview with MJ, History 150H Spring 2021, Conducted by Lexi Marty, March 15th, 2021. Introduction to Interview Starting in the 1920’s, Communism began to emerge and take over parts of Romania. What followed would…
Interview with Nana on The Great Depression, Social Change, and World War II
Interview with Nana, History 150H Spring 2021, Conducted by Evan DeSousa, March 14th, 2021. Introduction to Interview Back in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s life was very different. Changes [both good and bad] have taken…
The Social Effects of a Childhood in the Military with Sara Barnett
Interview with Sara Barnett, History 150 Spring 2020, Conducted by Jackson Barnett, April 23, 2020. Biography: Sara Barnett is my mother and grew up surrounded by the navy and military life. Her father was a…
Military Family and Gendered Work/Life Experience
Interview with Kelly Kerr, History 150H Spring 2020, Conducted by Cameron Kerr, April 5, 2020. Biography: Kelly Kerr was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee in 1967. Her father was an oral surgeon aboard the U.S.S Enterprise…
Growing up in Rural Connecticut and Serving in the Military
Melvin St Louis Interview, UNST 390 Spring 2019, Conducted by Christopher Duxbury, March 19, 2019. I conducted the interview in person using a snowball microphone to capture the audio better. The interview was easy to…
Immigration: From Dominican Republic to a New Life in The United States
a. Overview of interview process: The interview process overall went really well. In preparation, I downloaded the Google Voice app on my phone which would allow me to record the phone…