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In this interview I talked about the truth of my life. The situations that made me and the ups and downs in my life.

In this interview, made on November 22, 2018 in Senetobia Mississippi, Bel Monteith and her grandfather, Kat Monteith talk in the city that he has lived in for a long time. Kat talks about his life in the war and...

Steve Desroches (47) talks to Robert Lamarche (50) about his work as a lawyer and social worker in facilitating adoptions as well as his role in overturning the state of Florida's ban on gays and lesbians from adopting.

Friends Noah Foster (24) and Tomme [No name given] (24) talk about their queer identities and their relationship.

Diane "Dee" Kurtz (90) talks with her friends Jackie Berkelhamer (77) and Deborah Payne (73) about her childhood, her family, the places she has lived, and other life experiences.

[Recorded: Tuesday, December 7th, 2021] Peggy Mucklo (73) and Tara Goodrich (41) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Peggy is a freelance editor who has lived in the woods with her dogs for several years. Tara is...

Before their two children, Luc Bourassa’s soon to be parents had to think of other ways to have the family they wanted. In November of 2017, 15 year-old Luc Bourassa interviewed his father, Louis Bourassa, to learn how he and...

I interviewed the only father I knew. He took my mother and uncles in and even decided to adopt my brother and I.

Interview with mom!

Sarah tells the story of adopting her beloved cat, Matilda

Jean Hough (along with grandson Yeager Held) goes into depth on her life and family members and how she ended up in Broadus.

[Recorded: Thursday, August 25th, 2022] Lisa and Vickie have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Lisa works as a Special Projects Coordinator at the UVA Fralin Art Museum, and Vickie is a retired teacher. Lisa discusses her reflections...

Daniel Simpson (18) talks with his best friend, Andrew Rudolph (18) about his identities as a gay Korean-American adoptee to white parents. They talk about Andrew's journey through self discover, his connection to his identities, bully he has faced, and...

How does the child of immigrant parents become a greatly respected and successful businessman, with nothing but diligence and hard work? On November 28, 2017, Jade Mars interviews her father Michael Karlin in Beverly Hills California. He will talk about...

The wonderful life of Nora Bryant

We talked about the difficult times of my mother's childhood.

Wendy Wolf - adoption, moving, Covid-19

In this interview conducted on April 24, 2021, Skylar Luc (19) interviews Stephanie Luc (46) about her childhood and how that correlates to how she has raised her children. My mother shares stories about how being adopted impacted impacted her...

She told about her trip to Cambodia and helping her cousin adopt a baby.

May 19, 2022. Randall C. Lorenz sits down with TMCC Genealogy Librarian Suzanne Malek to discuss his journey of discovering that he was a late discovery adoption (LDA).

Journey from Ukraine to America

Marilyn Reynolds' adoption story. Her life as a beekeeper.

Rachel’s life

A daughter asks her mom about what it was like to go from being an adopted only child to finding her biological family later in life.

This is a StoryCorps assignment focused on obstacles to adoption. Other focuses include biological , adoptive relationships, as well as how she affects the adoption after it’s done.