“I wasn't afraid. I thought, 'I'm going to be cool about it.'”

Jim Krawczyk remembers seeking out the late author and recluse J.D. Salinger in the 1960s.

Recorded in partnership with WUWM in Milwaukee, WI

“I got married on the day of my 22nd birthday.”

Mala Fernando tells her daughter Ashanthi Gajaweera about the early days of her marriage in Sri Lanka.

Recorded in partnership with WXXI in Rochester, NY

“I spotted this book that looked rather risque...”

Judge Olly Neal tells his daughter, Karama, how he discovered African American author Frank Yerby while cutting class and hiding out in the school library.

Recorded in partnership with the Federation of Genealogical Societies in Little Rock, AR

“I just felt I was not living an honest life.”

Tony Perri tells his grandson, Jeffrey about coming out as a gay man.

Recorded in partnership with Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley and WXXI in Rochester, NY

“The usher goes down to the dugout, comes back with the Babe...”

89-year-old Bob Panara, who became deaf when he was ten, tells his friend Greg Livadas about meeting some of baseball's greatest players.

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Recorded in partnership with the National Technical Institute for the Deaf in Rochester, NY

“It was one of those miracles at The Wall.”

Allen Hoe remembers meeting Major Paula Couglin, an Army nurse, at the 2005 Memorial Day services in Washington, D.C. Hoe's son, First Lieutenant Nainoa Hoe, was killed in Iraq earlier that year.

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Recorded in Washington, D.C.

“It was probably the loneliest time of my life.”

Sue Adam (L) tells her daughter, Deborah Dimasi (R), about her decision to place Deborah for adoption as a baby.

Recorded in New York, NY

“We had to do a good deed every day...”

John Hope Franklin, the late scholar of African American history, tells his son, John, about being a Boy Scout during the 1920s.

Recorded in Tulsa, OK, in partnership with National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC)

“We go around and we bless the hands of all the people who work in the hospital.”

Janet Lutz (R) tells her friend, Lori Armstrong (L), about working as a hospital chaplain.

Recorded in Atlanta, GA

“You followed my footsteps and I thought it was great.”

Ledo Lucietto and his daughter, Anne, talk about how their family's mechanical inclination has been passed down through the generations.

Recorded in Baltimore, MD