A STORYCORPS STUDIOS SPECIAL COLLECTION
In celebration of their 200th anniversary, the City of Decatur partnered with StoryCorps Studios to record and uplift stories of community, purpose, and belonging as told in conversation between members of the Decatur community. Browse the collection of recordings below.
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Featured City of Decatur, Georgia Interviews
Mary Ellen Pendergrast, Anne Topple, and Genia Duchon
Sisters Mary Ellen Pendergrast (76), Anne Topple (78), and Genia Duchon (70) share a conversation about their parents and the decision to preserve their childhood home as public green space known as Woodlands Garden.
Han Pham and Lila Ratcliff-Pham
Han Pham (43) and her daughter Lila Ratcliff-Pham (9) share stories about their lives in Decatur, GA. They talk about the Lunar New Year festival that Han helped organize and about the farm they have in their home.
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Maya [No Name Given] and Margaret [No Name Given]
Maya [No Name Given] (43) interviews her mother, Margaret [No Name Given] (77), about her upbringing and about their life in Georgia. Margaret reflects on her family’s history and her experiences raising Maya.
All City of Decatur, Georgia Interviews
Cassie Gibson (28) speaks with new acquaintance and conversation partner Kevin Alarcon (25) about their music career and their move from their hometown in Binghamton, New York to Decatur, Georgia.
Franchesca Peña (27) interviews her conversation partner Linda Clair Snyder [no age given] about her life in Decatur.
Ryan Guth: 2023-10-30 21:07:19 In this interview, Sylvia Higgins discusses her life and family with her grandson Ryan Guth the day before her death with dignity.
Husband and wife, David Morris (59) and Elisa Morris (58), speak with their daughter Anna Morris (26) about living in Decatur, Georgia and deciding to open a small, family-run business in the city called Guild and Journeyman.
Colleagues Maureen Haley (57) and Chris Goode (56) talk about their work with Decatur Makers, which is a maker space they helped create in Decatur, GA.
Mario Cruz (50) habla con su hijo, Leonel Cruz (18), sobre su vida en México, su proceso de inmigración a los Estados Unidos y su nueva vida en Dallas, Texas.
Aileen de la Torre (50) interviews her friend Paula Wrenn (50) about Decatur during the time she lived and worked there.
Spouses Lisa Hamilton-Rajaram (33) and Krishna Rajaram (33) speak about how they met, their careers, their marriage, and what it means to be living and starting a family in Decatur, Georgia.
Kimber Shray: 2023-11-18 17:59:44. Dad talked about his perfect day, life in the military, his three girls, bucket travel list and advice for family.
Sisters Mary Ellen Pendergrast (76), Anne Topple (78), and Genia Duchon (70) share a conversation about their parents and the decision to preserve their childhood home as public green space known as Woodlands Garden.
Sisters Lynn Hood (67), Patty Primrose (66), and Amy Plankenhorn (59) came together to remember their father, Andy Plankenhorn, and his impact on the Decatur community.
Friends and Coworkers, Kalia Morrison (39) and Lew Lefton (62), speak about the nonprofit Decatur Makers: its founding, its community, and their hopes for the organization moving forward.
Paula Wrenn (50) interviews Aileen de la Torre (50) about life, death, and Decatur.
Tom Ramsey (78) interviews his friend Adele Dieckmann McKee (94) about her life and the history of Decatur, GA.
A detailed story about Joaquin's kitchen and his experiences inside it.
Joseph E. Reed (43) and his wife, Christine Reed (33), share how they met and how they came to be married. Joseph talks about being a musician in Decatur, GA and Christine talks about the community work she has done...
John H. Weitnauer, Jr., 97 years old; Walk Drake, 79; longtime Decatur friends. Walt interviews John about his family's arrival in Atlanta and Decatur and John's experience growing up in Decatur, attending Decatur schools, and providing leadership in the Decatur...
Douglas "Doug" Cumming (71) talks with his daughter Sarah Cumming (32) about her experience with cancer. She shares how he has influenced her, and they talk about creativity as part of the healing journey.
