An Excerpt from "Callings": Clarence “Clancy” Haskett and Jerry Collier

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An Excerpt from "Callings": Clarence “Clancy” Haskett and Jerry Collier

Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work, our collection of 53 inspiring stories from those at the heart of the American workforce, is now available in paperback. In this excerpt, beer vendor Clarence “Clancy” Haskett talks with his friend and former colleague, Jerry Collier.

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In Memoriam: Lucille Horn

A note of appreciation for an extraordinary StoryCorps participant.

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In Memoriam: Cherie Johnson

Remembering storyCorps participant Cherie Johnson.

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Celebrating Museums and Libraries with IMLS

Since 2009, IMLS and StoryCorps have partnered to provide all National Medal recipients with recording days, celebrating their communities.

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2016 StoryCorps Gala

StoryCorps participants, supporters, and staff celebrated remarkable stories and storytellers at our annual gala in New York City. The evening, themed “Who We Are: A Celebration of American Stories,” explored our shared and positive humanity through animated shorts and personal stories.

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StoryCorps Wins Emmy Award for "Traffic Stop"

This month we won our first Emmy Award for the animated story of Alex Landau, an African American man adopted by white parents who was severely beaten by Denver police after what he believed was going to be little more than a routine traffic stop.

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#TheGreatListen2016

In 2015, more than 100,000 individuals from all 50 states took part in The Great Thanksgiving Listen, our national education project that empowers high school students to record conversations with a grandparent or another elder. Help us create a national listening movement for #TheGreatListen2016.

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The Unedited StoryCorps Interview: Julie Stolzberg and Abigail Pogrebin

In this full-length StoryCorps Legacy interview, Julie Stolzberg shares childhood memories, family stories, and recollections about the birth of her two children with her friend Abigail Pogrebin just weeks before Julie passed away from cancer.

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Happy 100th Birthday, National Park Service

In partnership with the Midwest Region Centennial Committee, we've documented the stories of more than 300 national park staff and visitors.

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Announcing the 2017 StoryCorps MobileBooth Tour

With the new year, we are on a new journey across the United States. In 2017, StoryCorps' MobileBooth will travel more than 4,000 miles from the Gulf Coast of Florida to Michigan’s Great Lakes, then down the Mississippi River finishing the year in Southern Texas along the Gulf of Mexico.