Mary Van Beke and her son Charles

Nineteen-year-old Noe Rueda (R) talks to his high school economics teacher, Alex Fernandez (L), about growing up poor in Chicago. Read more…

Recorded in Madison, WI.

Retired teacher George Lengel remembers growing up in the company town of Roebling, NJ. Read more…

Recorded in Trenton, NJ.

Sister Vincent Cecire, 94, tells her friend Sister Catherine Garry how she fell in love with baseball.

Recorded in Dobbs Ferry, NY.

Jon Brock tells his daughter Glenny Brock about being committed to Bryce Hospital, Alabama's oldest psychiatric facility, in 1965.

Recorded in Birmingham, AL.

Lee Mottern tells his girlfriend, Linda Eldredge, a story about his Uncle Abe.

Recorded in Waco, TX.

Kelly Krieg-Sigman and her husband, Michael, talk about how they met.

Recorded in La Crosse, WI.

Pepper and Ron Miller talk about what led to their divorce.

Recorded in Chicago, IL.

Linda Kenney (R) Miller and her sister Diane Kenney (L) remember their grandfather, Dr. John A. Kenney, who founded the first hospital for African Americans in Newark, NJ.

Recorded in Montgomery, AL.

Dee Dickson remembers trying to get a job as a shipyard electrician in the 1970s.

Recorded in Biloxi, MS.

Majid Al-Bahadli and his wife, Diana Klatte, remember how they met.

Recorded in Seattle, WA.