“As long as there was one black child left in town, they had to keep the school open.”

Reverend James Seawood remembers how African-American families were forced out of Sheridan, Arkansas, when the schools attempted to integrate.

Recorded in Staten Island, NY, in partnership with the Sandy Ground Historical Society

“Every brain is a little bit different...”

10-year-old Ida Cortez talks about her dyslexia with her mother, Kim Wargo.

Recorded in San Francisco, CA

“He was a short-order cook...”

Ed Miller (L) tells his son EJ (R) about his father, Ed Miller, Sr.

Recorded in New York, NY

“School was out for two weeks and all the telephone lines were down.”

Dr. Jim Fleming tells his daughter, Janetta, about being trapped indoors by the Great Ice Storm of 1951.

Recorded in Nashville, TN

“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

“It's a premature aging disorder...”

Barbara Cooper (L) tells her mother, Jody Houston (R), about living with a form of the rare genetic condition, Progeria.

Recorded in Abilene, TX

“Her full name was Sara Louisa Matilda Elizabeth Nowles.”

Mike Kilgore remembers his grandmother and an incident involving a wild flower called Rabbit Tobacco.

Recorded in Indianapolis, IN

“We sold what household things we had...”

Lillian Howell, 89, tells her son Thomas about moving from Ohio to Virginia during the Great Depression.

Recorded in Roanoke, VA

“If I'm going to get up over this big bum so I can shoot, I'm going to have to jump.”

Former NBA player Kenny Sailors, 87, tells his friend Anne Brande about pioneering the jump shot.

Recorded in Laramie, WY

“You told us that we were 'castle people', and you were a 'street person.'”

Victoria Fraser talks to her grandson, Christopher, whom she raised, about the day he came to live with his grandparents.

Recorded in Burlington, VT