“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

“What has happened to the human voice?”

Studs Terkel, the late oral historian, from a 2005 interview recorded when a StoryCorps mobile booth visited his home.

Recorded in Chicago, IL

“It sounds like you were the black sheep.”

Carly Dreher interviews her grandfather Lyle Link, who is 90, about growing up on his family's farm.

Recorded in Milwaukee, WI

“As he's walking away, I'm like, 'Hey, you forgot something...'”

Julio Diaz remembers being robbed on a subway platform in the Bronx.

Recorded in New York, NY

“I turned on all the tricks that I knew...”

96-year-old Anna Wise remembers dating her husband in an interview with her daughter, Mary.

Recorded in Sandy Spring, MD

“The pilot told us over the PA, 'It's going to be the roughest landing you've ever experienced.'”

Martha Conant (L) tells her daughter-in-law, Brittany, about surviving the crash of United Airlines Flight 232.

Recorded in Greeley, CO

“My aunt started telling us that my Mom had this disease...”

Charles Jackson remembers the day he found out that his mother had Alzheimer's disease.

Recorded in Los Angeles, CA

“The saddest day of my life was the day my father died.”

Tom Morgan (R) to his friend Tracy Ross. Morgan, who suffered from emphysema, died on April 26, 2007.

Recorded in Murray, KY

“The jobs change; managers change; I still stay there.”

100-year-old Arthur Winston tells his great-grandnephew, Eric Givens, about working for 72 years.

Recorded in Los Angeles, CA