October 2003
StoryCorps is born with the opening of a StoryBooth in New York City’s Grand Central Terminal.
May 2005
Our first two MobileBooths – traveling recording studios housed in Airstream trailers – launch from the Library of Congress. By the close of 2008, they will have recorded stories in more than 100 cities in 48 states.
July 2005
Our second StoryBooth opens in New York City, with a special initiative to remember the people affected by the events of September 11, 2001.
July 2006
We launch a special initiative to reach out to people affected by memory loss.
January 2007
We open a StoryBooth in Milwaukee. Months later, we open another StoryBooth in Nashville.
February 2007
The StoryCorps Griot Initiative launches a third MobileBooth to collect the stories of thousands of African Americans, the largest oral history project of its kind since the WPA Slave Narratives of the 1930s.
June 2007
StoryCorps receives a rare institutional Peabody Award, the highest honor in broadcast journalism.
November 2007
The first-ever StoryCorps book, Listening Is an Act of Love, and its companion CD are released by The Penguin Press and featured at Starbucks.
April 2008
Our flagship StoryBooth in Grand Central Terminal closes, and the new flagship StoryBooth opens in Lower Manhattan’s Foley Square.
October 2008
We open a new StoryBooth in San Francisco, California, in partnership with the Contemporary Jewish Museum.
Our book, Listening Is an Act of Love, is released in paperback.
We launch StoryCorps Alaska, a six month initiative to record and preserve the stories of Alaskans.
November 2008
We launch the first annual National Day of Listening on November 28, 2008, encouraging people to record and preserve a conversation with their loved ones during the holidays. Our free Do-It-Yourself Instruction Guide is a simple step-by-step guide to recording an interview at home, in the classroom, or library.
September 2009
We launch StoryCorps Historias, a groundbreaking initiative to record and preserve the diverse stories and life experiences of Latinos in the U.S. In its first year, StoryCorps Historias will visit cities across the nation to collect nearly 1,000 stories throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
October 2009
We open a new StoryBooth in Atlanta, Georgia, in partnership with WABE.
