When I think of the past I can’t help but get an overwhelming feeling of admiration, I don’t quite know why but I would have to think it was because the past represents an era when people truly cared for one another, they understood that the only way to survive was by sticking together and building one another up. In the past very few people thought about themselves as a number one priority, but looked at their spouse, their children, their extended family and even their neighbors as having needs before their own. It was not uncommon in the past to see communities join together to help the Smith’s build a barn or the Johnson’s with the cattle drive. Communities where built by the people who lived within in them, families stuck together through the good and bad times and children had respect. When I was told we were going to be able to do a memory project and we were able to choose a life history story I was really excited because I have always wanted to sit down and interview a person who lived in the past. The only glimpse I have had of the past besides my 10th grade history book is through classical and historical based movies such as “The Wizard of OZ”, ” Gone with the Wind”, “Titanic” and “Pearl Harbor”. Each time I sit down to watch one of these movies I always have that same feeling engulf me, I can’t help but feel intimately connected to the past, like I was supposed to be or have been apart of it perhaps in another life? The past has truly intrigued me for many many years and I think this project will give me the ability to see the unedited version of it through the eyes of the people who witnessed the past first hand. I am purposely focusing on individuals that are in their late 80′s and 90′s. This way I can try and get a glimpse into the farthest past. The first person I am interviewing is my own grandmother, she is 86 and has an amazing memory so not only will I get a true account of things past but I was will also get a full account of my heritage. The second lady I am interviewing is a sweet but stern lady Mrs. Strange she is 91 and we already had a great first preliminary interview and we both have a lot in common already. I am on a search for my final interview prospect but I am hoping to find a male that is of the same cohort as either my grandmother or Mrs. Strange so I can compare and contrast all of them by gender, age, and class (if appropriate).