Natalie Hogan and Shannon Henley

[Recorded: Thursday, September 14, 2023] Natalie Hogan (19) from Fairfax, VA, and Shannon Henley (19) from Fairfax, VA participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Shannon shares her...

Diane, retired teacher, talks about her family and reflects on her accomplishments as a teacher.

Diane (76) is asked about her childhood and family, as well as the people who affected her life the most. She reflects on her own and her son's weddings, as well as her daughter-in-law. Diane answers why she wanted to...

Love Thousands of Miles Away

Maraiye Dizon asks her parents, Fatima Generoso and Richard Dizon about their relationship, especially since they've been apart for the past 7 years.

My Good Grief: A conversation about grief and the journey to healing
November 7, 2023 App Interview

Larry Eiler, a retired PR professional and widow, speaks with Elizabeth Kagan, a graduate student at University of Michigan, on his wife's unexpected passing in 2015. He shares his journey of how he's learned to manage his grief and his...

About Eunice Faye McAvoy

Henry Beveridge (14) interviews Judy Beveridge (76) about her grandmother, Eunice Faye McAvoy, later Enice Faye Rice.

Barbara Hester Kurtz and Susan Scott Peterson, November 28, 2020

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (39) about living in Japan during the U.S. occupation after World War II. She discusses learning to drive there, boarding a military transport ship by herself to go back...

Howard and Dawn Burrell 50th Anniversary

Kelly Maloney talks with her parents Howard and Dawn Burrell for their 50th wedding anniversary

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...

Laura Volk and Joe Roscoe Celebrate Their Remarkable Forty Five Year Marriage

Laura Volk and Joe Roscoe delighted Fearrington StoryCorps Listener, Susie Eckblad with remarkable stories of their forty-five marriage - filled with “many blessings” and “no complaints.” After just 10 weeks of marriage, Joe’s diagnosis of Hodgkins lymphoma tested their courage...

Chris, Judy, and Jenny Hunter

Jenny Hunter (45) interviewed her parents Judy Hunter (74) and Chris Hunter (73) about their childhoods in Rhode Island and New Jersey, how they met at Brown University in 1968, their decision to get married, the early years of their...

Makenna Givens and Sharon Totaro

Makenna Givens (18) talks with her grandma, Sharon Totaro (82) about her life. Specifically, raising kids on her own, losses of loved ones, and her mental health struggles.

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...

Murray & Carol Mills: Thoughts on 62 years of marriage.
December 26, 2022 App Interview

Candace Unger talks with her grandparents, Murray & Carol Mills, in 2019 about how they started life together over 62 years prior.

Gina Ginsberg & Scott Acord

Gina was a stay-at-home mom when her marriage fell apart and she divorced her husband. She struggled to find a job and in the process lost her home and had to move into her father's basement. It was tough but...

Great Grandmother

Some interesting things in her life as a child/young adult that differ from today’s experience.

The San Francisco Love Story

Marian Howard(86) talks with her granddaughter, Nina Howard(15) about her marraige and relationship with Bill Howard. She shares the story of their union, the importance of their marriage, and a lesson for the youth.

Anna Verwij Interviews Noreen Czarnecki

On November 27th 2022 Anna Verwij (20) sat down to interview her aunt’s mother Noreen Czarnecki (82) about her relationship with her late husband Frank Czarnecki, her life growing up in the city, and her experiences as a mother. Noreen...

Alina Lopez and Alex Wu

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: A conversation with Alina Lopez, a hardworking Puerto Rican mom born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, where she shares her life story highlighting her strong culture and family memories.

Margaret oconnell interview, family history and unknown facts

Margaret documented some details about her family McCord and Pryzmocki) as well as her husband’s family ( O’Connell)