• “I do the decorating, paperwork, whatever law enforcement's needed.”

    Warren Weems (R), who is a teacher's aide in his wife, Robin's, first-grade classroom, is interviewed by his son Jason (L).

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    Recorded in Baltimore, MD

  • “I built my own planetarium in my backyard.”

    Frank Kovac talks about building the world's largest rotating-globe planetarium. Read more...

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    Recorded in Monico, WI

  • “He put his hands on my face like he was trying to feel was I really his son.”

    George Robinson tells his daughter, Katie, about meeting his biological father after searching for more than 40 years. Read more...

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    Recorded in Edina, MN

  • “This tall, dark fellow was singing. He had these shades on. I was like, 'Look at this guy.'”

    Andrea McKnight and her husband, Jay, remember meeting as teenagers in the 1950s.

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    Recorded in New York, NY

  • “He employed performers that the other agents would never use.”

    Mort Segal and his sister, Joan Feldman, remember their father, Jack Segal, a booking agent for novelty acts in the Catskills. Read more...

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    Recorded in New York, NY

  • “I remember waking up from the surgery and seeing this beautiful nurse.”

    Howell Graham, one of the longest-surviving double-lung transplant patients, tells his mother, Nan, about the days after his surgery. Read more...

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    Recorded in Wilmington, NC

  • “As an old man, he still had scars...”

    75-year-old Julian Walker tells his daughter, Julia Walker Jewell, about an accident his father had as a young boy.

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    Recorded in Wilmington, NC

  • “We got to the World Trade Center in a matter of minutes.”

    Retired NYPD officer Joseph Lutrario remembers responding to the attacks at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

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    Recorded in Baldwin, NY

  • “He was a meticulous man.”

    Betsy Brooks tells her boyfriend, John Grecsek, about her father. Read more...

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    Recorded in New York, NY

  • “What made you decide you wanted to adopt a child?”

    Aimee Gerold speaks with her father, Bob, about her adoption from China. Read more...

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    Recorded in Pensacola, FL