Adults who grew up in or near the Twin Cities metropolitan area were interviewed about their childhood life experiences. Oral histories are categorized by neighborhood. Participants are categorized according to the generation in which they were born, including: Silent Generation (1928-1945; Baby Boom Generation (1946-1964), Generation X (1965-1980), Millennial Generation (Gen Y) (1981-1996), and Generation (iGen) (1997-2010). Interview topics include family life, economic status, religion, neighborhood experiences, leisure activities, values, schooling, as well as local and global issues. This project is led by Dr. Julie Luker, Assistant Professor of Psychology. Significant contributions were made by the following student research interns and student research volunteers: Charlene Botones, Victoria Brutskiy, Natalie Gonzales, Thanh Huynh, Alicia Joswiak, Charlie Schultz, Cole Steinberg, Hope Thill, and Coral Van Muyden.
Browse the An Oral History Project: Neighborhoods of the Twin Cities Collections:
Minneapolis and Surrounding Area
Minneapolis Interviews by Neighborhood
- Armatage
- Bloomington
- Fulton
- Jordan
- Longfellow
- Maple Grove
- Multiple Minneapolis
- New Brighton
- Nokomis
- Richfield
- St. Louis Park
- Wayzata
Saint Paul and Surrounding Area
Saint Paul Interviews by Neighborhood
- Battle Creek
- Capitol Hill
- Cathedral Hill
- Como Park
- Crocus Hill
- Dayton’s Bluff
- East Side
- Falcon Heights
- Frogtown
- Highland Park
- Lexington-Hamline
- Lilydale
- Linwood
- Little Canada
- Macalester-Groveland
- Merriam Park
- Midway
- Mounds Park
- Multiple Saint Paul
- North End
- Payne-Phalen
- Roseville
- Selby-Dale
- South Saint Paul
- Summit Hill
- Summit-University (Old Rondo)
- West 7th
- West End
- West Saint Paul
- West Side