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Sherry Libis
Sherry grew up in small-town Eureka, South Dakota, and spent 31 years as a teacher, coach and principal before retiring to care for her parents through their final years.
Reba Olsen
The youngest of six, Reba grew up moving between South Dakota and Minnesota and learned early how to adapt to change.
Janice Stedman
At 84, Janice remembers growing up as one of six kids on a North Dakota farm with no running water, raising her family and helping run a small-town town restaurant.
Barb Stedman
At 79, Barb shares stories from nearly eight decades of life, starting in Spokane in 1947.
Sandi Perdaems
Sandi grew up in the big Stockwell family, moved from the farm to town, and shares warm memories of her parents.
Irene Wolf
At 87, Irene remembers growing up in a big family on a small farm west of Killdeer, with no electricity or running water.
Bobby Olstad
Bobby shares her family’s history around Medora, from one-room schooling to boarding in Beach for high school.
Don Hardy
Don looks back on growing up on his family’s multigenerational farm near Beach and the Irish roots of his large extended family.
Sally Abernethy
At 88, Sally traces her life from Aberdeen, South Dakota, to Ellendale and then Beach after losing her father unexpectedly.
Jean Hardy
Jean reflects on a big, faith-filled family that moved often before settling in Valley City.
Jan Wales
Jan remembers a South Dakota farm childhood of chores, homemade food, a one-room schoolhouse and simple fun.
John Ross, Part 2
John talks about enlisting at 18, serving in Vietnam, losing his best friend and what it was like coming home.
John Ross, Part 1
At 78, John remembers life as the oldest of four on a North Dakota farm, with no running water, party-line phones and chores that built his work ethic.
Mel Bosserman
At 83, Mel remembers a hard-working farm childhood near Beach, along with one-room school days and small-town Saturday nights.
Milo Thompson
Milo reflects on his Forest Service days on the Little Missouri, traveling Europe as a young man, Rotary service and his love for his wife, Pam
Magdalene Dolyniuk
At 94, Magdalene looks back on growing up in Belfield during the Depression and raising seven children.
Joanne Tescher
Joanne grew up in a big family with a twin sister, with summers spent swimming, winters skating and days full of softball.
Tammy Simnioniw
Tammy shares memories of farm life, boarding school and singing.
Swenda Braden
Swenda shares a life built on family, faith and togetherness, and the love that shaped her home.
Mert & Rella, Part 2
The sisters talk about marriage, raising families, and their years of teaching and community service.
Mert & Rella, Part 1
Sisters Mert, born 1933, and Rella, born 1937, remember growing up near Sentinel Butte with their farmer-rancher parents.
Sherry Zachmann
Sherry grew up in Beach as one of eight children, after her family moved from the Golva area when she was small.
Judy Ridenhower
At 80, Judy remembers a rural North Dakota childhood with five siblings, no electricity or running water, school in Sentinel Butte and small-town sports.
Norma Myers, Part 2
Norma picks up in 1952 with traveling while pregnant, selling silverware while nursing her son, and meeting her third husband.
Norma Myers, Part 1
Newly 100, Norma was born at her grandparents’ homestead in Buffalo Gap and grew up on a North Dakota ranch with four siblings.
Buster Schneider
At 76, Buster shares growing up the oldest of eight in Wibaux, Montana, and Beach, and his work from custom harvesting to driving truck.
Troy Tescher
Rancher Troy Tescher talks about growing up one of five, attending a one-room schoolhouse, meeting his wife Joanne and raising their three children.
Pauline Ross
A recording of the interview I did with my grandma Pauline Ross in the second grade, rescued from an old cassette tape.
Dee Brown
My aunt and Godmother Dee looks back on nearly nine decades, from her big Beach family to nursing school and her years as a Navy wife.
Perry Stockwell
At 74, Perry remembers growing up one of 13 children in Beach, family holiday traditions and his military service.
Ethel Kippley
At 96, Ethel remembers farm life, the Great Depression and family traditions, and where she was for moments like World War II and JFK’s assassination.
Gloria Stockwell
My aunt Gloria looks back on 79 years of growing up in Beach, herer career as a nurse, her time in a convent and her love for her nieces and nephews.
Howard Stockwell
My uncle Howard looks back on his 81 years, from a big farm family to his time in the military.
Bruce Ross
My dad, Bruce, looks back on 74 years on the farm in Beach, from one-room schoolhouses to marrying Cheryl and raising five children.
Jessica Maloney
My close friend Jess shares her journey from a small South Dakota town to Las Vegas and working as a nanny for a Hollywood family, and back to a simpler life as a stay-at-home mom.
Cheryl Ross
My mom, Cheryl, shares growing up in a family of 13, raising five children of her own, and the faith and family values that shaped her life.
Jared Ross
My brother Jared and I remember growing up on a farm near Beach, and he shares his time in the military and raising his own family.
