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Carol J. Lombardi (86) is interviewed by her friend Joan E. "Joanie" Vehlow (79) about Carol's life story of lessons learned and lessons applied.

One Small Step partners Annette Bergins (86) and Jim Chojnacki [no age given] discuss how formative experiences with their families and the neighborhoods they grew up in influence their political views.

Theresa Schluter (63) has a conversation with her mother, Patricia Stuehler (86), about growing up on a farm and raising her family on a farm.

Anna Katter (35) interviews Dr. Julie Larsen (65) about memories of her son and Anna's partner, Dr. Ben Larsen, who died in a drowning accident on October 10, 2020. Memories include Ben's love for nature conservation, water sports, and the...

Cristina Norcross (52) interviews her mother, Edythe Raskopf (84), about her childhood and family history.

Sarah Justus (24) interviews her grandmother Rosa Benedicto (77) about Rosa's immigration from Ciuadad Juarez, Mexico to Chicago, Illinois. Rosa would eventually settle in El Paso, Texas. The pair also discuss Rosa's marriage and love story with her late husband.

Karen Luedke (66) interviews her husband, Kurt Luedke (68), along with their daughter, Jenny Officer (32), about Kurt's time as a camp counselor and high school teacher.

Kathleen Phillips (77) interviews Sonja Akright (50) about StoryCorps, historic preservation, and her personal research project on sanitariums in Lake Geneva, WI.

Martha Bache-Wiig (61) interviews her former childhood caregiver, Theresa Snyder (92) about her childhood, career, and marriage.

Clarence Read (82) with support from his wife Susan Read [no age given], shares memories with his friend John Notz (90).

Chris Jacobson Brookes (73) and Joe Leppert (49) talk about their friendship and link to the former Northwestern Military and Naval Academy in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

Marc Paprzyca (69) and spouse Sylvia Paprzyca (67) talk about life in Chicago and retiring to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. They talked about leaving the hustle and bustle of the city life and returning to a resort town.

Kristen Evert (52) asks her mother Dee Grassman (73) about her youth, they discuss the effects of moving at a young age, and the importance of family.

Karol Kennedy (59) talks with her mother, Kristina "Kris" Young Smirl (83), about her childhood, parenting, memories, jobs, and hobbies.

John Kopp (82) has a conversation with his wife, Coletta Kopp (82), about growing up, raising a family, and working as a jeweler.

Catherine "Kate" Scheidt (40) interviews her brother Patrick Zeuschner (36) about his service in the Army including his two deployments, and raising a daughter.

John Melvin Maynard (74) has a conversation with his cousin Alice Whitmore (69) and her husband Joe Whitmore (71) about childhood, hobbies, work, and spirituality.

Richard Nawrocki (83) and his wife, Kathleen Nawrocki (79), share a conversation about their childhood, courtship, marriage, and family life.

Tammam "Tom" Abouassaf (53) talks with his daughter Amal Abouassaf (21) about immigrating to the United States, his experience of culture shock, and what he is most proud of in his life.

Becky Merwin (74) talked with friend Chris Brookes (73) about life, service, farming, giving back, and the library.

Carol Schindelar [no age given] interviewed Larry Kundert (71) about growing up on a Wisconsin dairy farm and about his life since.

Jennifer Harders (49) has a conversation with colleague and friend Lu Ann Ramsey (69) about their experience in facilitating memory cafes and the benefits to persons living with memory loss and their care partners or family members.

Deborah Davidson (68) sits down with her friend Patricia Thomas Ivery (63) to ask about Patricia's childhood, the wisdom that she has gained throughout her life, and the dreams that she still hopes to achieve.

Amber Norkett (46) interviews her father, Edward Norkett (75), about his childhood, music, parenting, and jobs.

Joshua Liston (33) interviews his wife, Symphony Swan (34), about her life and her use of art and activism as means to archive Black culture and memories through the Black Family Archive Project and Cr8tv House.