StoryCorps Project

Today I interviewed my dad, asking him questions about school, work, his spouse, and life in general. I believe after this we are closer and I definitely know more about him from these questions. I apologize for the ending! I...

Lenny Spiegel and Sandy Spiegel Share Stories of Their Life and Work

Sandy and Lenny Spiegel tell about their determination to pursue higher education despite socio-economic challenges. A surprising union - Sandy, a social worker and Lenny, a physicist - met each other in Chicago in the late 1980s and followed their...

Diana Lee Townsend aka Dee, Boppy, Grandee, Granny, Mom

1st interview with our mother/grandmother and how she remembered growing up. David age 49 Derek age 46 Marci age 18 Dee age 81

Mary Farrell and Collinn Tran

[Recorded: Friday, February 17, 2023] Mary (70) and Collinn (18) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Mary is a liberal Catholic and a mother of three from Massachusetts while Collinn is a first-generation student at the University...

Stephanie Lowenhaupt and Sarah Goraya

[Recorded: Thursday, February 2nd, 2023] Stephanie (68) and Sarah (19) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Stephanie is a retired nurse and research coordinator from Charlottesville and Sarah is a Second Year at the University of Virginia...

A Kiyumbi Love Story

In this interview Taraji Kiyumbi discussed the topic of love and marriage with their mother Dorothy Kiyumbi.

Ed Rehak Czechoslovakian history

My great uncle Ed recalls memories from early childhood during the depression as well as cultural aspects from his Czechoslovakian ancestry.