Category: Growing Up

James Hanover Thompson (L) tells his brother Dwight (R) about his involvement in the "Kissing Case" of 1958. Read more…

Recorded in Wilmington, NC.

Steven Wells tells his daughter, Jennifer, how it felt to become a dad.

Recorded in Macon, GA.

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.

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

Recorded in Waco, TX.

94-year-old Mary Van Beke tells her son, Charles, about growing up in the 1920s.

Recorded in Knoxville, TN.

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…

Recorded in Atlanta, GA.

Laura Greenberg tells her daughter, Rebecca, about growing up in Queens during the 1950s.

Recorded in Atlanta, GA.

Rob Littlefield remembers being bullied in junior high school for being gay.

Recorded in Oklahoma City, OK.

Don Michaels tells his daughter Jennifer about his fifth grade teacher.

Recorded in Bellefonte, PA.