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This is an interview between myself, Virginia, and my grandmother, Joan. We are interviewing from her hometown of Decatur, Alabama over Thanksgiving break. We discuss everything from childhood, to advice, to regrets.

Cathie Marie Hancock (63) tells her conversation partner Brenda Ford (52) about her experience of motherhood and her family.

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...

Bennie Cade (66) tells his children Lacrecia Cade (45) and Bendrick Cade (39) about his childhood in Atlanta and working his way up to owning three full-service car washes.

One Small Step partners Mary Ellen Kalinowski-Diehl (68) and Mitch Stoller (69) take time to share their perspectives on religion, philanthropy, and the rise of anti-semitism.

Jason Barefoot speaks with his mother about their most fond memories of Decatur, what makes someone or something "quintessentially Decatur" and, how Decatur has informed their life experiences.

Paula Wrenn (50) interviews Aileen de la Torre (50) about life, death, and Decatur.

Aileen de la Torre (50) interviews her friend Paula Wrenn (50) about Decatur during the time she lived and worked there.

Alison Hopkins (27) speaks with her friend and co-worker Brenda Ford (52) about her life during the COVID-19 pandemic, her return to school, and finding her life partner.

Jin Lee (47) interviews his son Hanum Lee (9) about his interests and goals.

Coworkers Elizabeth Elango (46) and Crispin Ilombe Wilondja [no age given] share their stories about coming to Decatur, Georgia and speak about their work with Global Village Project, a school focused on educating refugee girls.

Tom Ramsey (78) interviews his friend Adele Dieckmann McKee (94) about her life and the history of Decatur, GA.

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.

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.

Gregory White (61) speaks to new acquaintance and conversation partner Kevin Alarcon (25) about working in Decatur, Georgia as the Director of Decatur Parks and Recreation and how he has seen the Decatur community change over the years.

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.

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.

Franchesca Peña (27) interviews her conversation partner Linda Clair Snyder [no age given] about her life in 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.

Tim Moore (37) and his friend John Hudson (40) share stories about their lives and friendship while living in Decatur, GA.

Colleagues Catherine "Cathy" Vogel [no age given], Catherine Carter (79), and Sarah Zingarelli (68) discuss their work with Friends Of Decatur Cemetery.

Franchesca Peña [no age given] interviews new acquaintance and conversation partner Kate McAlpin (40) about her work as the executive director at the Woodlands Garden in Decatur, Georgia.

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.

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.