My Grandpa’s Marriage

I, Kali Savage (18), asked my Grandpa, Ray Miller (63) about his marriage with his wife, Ruth Miller (67). They have been married for 43 years and he was telling me about their lives together.

1990 – Loren & Veneta Lesher

Loren (age 94) and Veneta (age 90) Lesher have been married 71 years. They are sharing stories from each year of their marriage which took place in 1953. This interview covers the year 1990.

1989 – Loren & Veneta Lesher

Loren (age 94) and Veneta (age 90) have been married 71 years. They are sharing stories from each year of their lives together. This interview covers the year 1989.

1988 – Loren & Veneta Lesher

Loren (age 94) and Veneta (age 90) have been married 71 years. They are sharing stories from each year of their marriage which took place in 1953. This interview covers the year 1988.

1987 – Loren & Veneta Lesher

Loren (age 94) and Veneta (age 90) have been married over 71 years. They are sharing stories from each year of their marriage which took place in 1953. This interview covers the year 1987.

1986 – Loren & Veneta Lesher

Loren (age 94) and Veneta (age 90) Lesher have been married 71 years. They are sharing stories from each year of their marriage which took place in 1953. This interview covers the year 1986.

Year 8

We've made it to our 8th year together and 5th year married. Look back after finally taking our honeymoon.

1985 – Loren & Veneta Lesher

Loren (age 94) and Veneta (age 90) have been married 71 years. They are sharing stories from each year of their marriage which took place in 1953. This interview covers the year 1985.

1984 – Loren & Veneta Lesher

Loren (age 94) and Veneta (age 90) have been married 71 years. They are sharing stories from each year of their marriage which took place in 1953. This interview covers the year 1984.

1983 – Loren & Veneta Lesher

Loren (age 94) and Veneta (age 90) have been married 71 years. They are sharing stories from each ear of their marriage which took place in 1953. This interview covers the year 1983.

1982 – Loren & Veneta Lesher

Loren (age 94) and Veneta (age 90) Lesher have been married 71 years. They are sharing stories from each year of their marriage together which took place in 1953. This recording covers the year 1982.

Nancy and Steve Garrison talk about love

Nancy (85) and Steve (82) discuss their relationship.

1981 – Loren & Veneta Lesher

Loren (age 94) and Veneta (age 90) Lesher have been married over 71 years. They married in 1953. They are sharing stories from each year of their lives together. This interview covers 1980.

1980 – Loren & Veneta Lesher

Loren & Veneta Lesher have been married over 71 years. They are sharing stories from each year of their lives together. This recording covers the year 1980.

Karen Shectman shares warm and rich family stories of three couples and how they met

Karen Shectman shares that her work as a mental health professional was influenced by her personal experiences in family development. For Fearrington StoryCorps she tells about the almost magical predetermined romance—beshert in Yiddish—that brought together not only her grandparents and...

1979 – Loren & Veneta Lesher

Loren (age 94) and Veneta (age 90) have been married over 71 years. They are sharing stories from each year of their lives together. This recording covers the year 1979. The picture is of Veneta’s parents’ 50th wedding anniversary.

1978 – Loren & Veneta Lesher

Loren (age 94) and Veneta (age 90) have been married over 70 years. They are sharing stories from each year of their lives together. This recording covers the year 1978.

1977 – Loren & Veneta Lesher

Loren (age 94) and Veneta (age 90) have been married over 70 years. They are sharing stories from each year of their lives together. This recording covers the year 1977.

1955 – Loren & Veneta Lesher

Loren (age 94) and Veneta (age 90) have been married over 70 years. They are sharing stories from each year of their lives together. This interview covers the year 1955.

1976 – Loren & Veneta Lesher

Loren (age 94) and Veneta (age 90) have been married over 70 years. They are sharing stories from each year of their lives together. This interview covers the year 1976.

1975 – Loren & Veneta Lesher

Loren (age 94) and Veneta (age 90) have been married over 70 years. They are sharing stories from each year of their marriage. This recording covers the year 1975.

1974 – Loren & Veneta Lesher

Loren (age 94) and Veneta (age 90) have been married over 70 years. They are sharing stores from each year of their lives together. This interview covers the year 1974.

1973 – Loren & Veneta Lesher

Loren (age 94) and Veneta (age 90) have been married over 70 years. They are sharing stories from their lives together. This recording covers the year 1973.

1972 – Loren & Veneta Lesher

Loren (age 94) and Veneta (age 90) have been married over 70 years. They are sharing stories from each year of their lives together. This interview covers the year 1972.