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Family History

  • “Ron was someone who didn't accept societal norms as being his norm.”

    Carl McNair remembers his brother, Ronald McNair, who was one of the astronauts killed aboard the space shuttle Challenger on January 28, 1986. Read more...

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    Recorded in Atlanta, GA

  • “It was a really wonderful, amazing world that came crashing down.”

    Stefan Lynch Strassfeld talks to his friend Beth Teper about growing up with gay parents in the 1980s.

    To see a photo of Stefan's aunties, click here.

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    Recorded in San Francisco, CA

  • “I knew the top ten on the radio and I could do my nails, but I didn't even know how to cook.”

    Lucille Mascarenas tells her son, Victor, about what happened when she moved from the city to work on her husband's family farm.

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    Recorded in Taos, NM

  • “My father was everything to me...”

    Dr. William Lynn Weaver talks with his daughter, Kimberly.

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    Recorded in Atlanta, GA