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Charles Fleckles (76) talks with his nephew Tom White (61) about his years growing up , his family, his education and career in medicine and his marriage.

Bob Alpern (92) talks with his friend John Friedrich (55) about growing up in the 1930s in New York City, attending art museums with his father, singing songs at Camp Moween written by Yip Harburg, Wizard of Oz lyricist and...

Roy Helen Mingus Ackers talks with her longtime friend Bill Minters

Jane Lang talks about how she created her very own summer camp.

In this interview, conducted in November 17th , 2017, in Lincoln Park High School, Chicago, Illinois, Biljana Tanceva (16) interviews her Law teacher Miss Douglas (53) about her childhood and the beginning of her adulthood. Miss Douglas shares her story...

Childhood friends, Jess Eng (21) and Artemisia Luk (20), share memories of elementary school, their experiences at summer camp, and their path into the arts.

Michael popovich age 16 interviews mom age 49. Talk about summer camp and jobs

One Small Step partner's Jeny Beausoliel (59) and Dorvell Stewart (33) take time to shares stories about navigating mental healthcare system, living with abusive parents, and finding places that bring them joy.

Friends and fellow activists, Michael Tierney (60) and Christine Weiss Daugherty (80), reflect on moving to West Virginia and their involvement with rural activism and community development.

Close friends Sarah Lister (52) and Jef Evans (51) look back on their shared memories from growing up in a conservative community connected to the West Gate Baptist Church in Tampa, Florida.

Joe's great-grandfather Thomas landed at Ellis Island and asked where a good place to live would be. And naturally, they sent him to Saugerties. Thomas settled in Glenerie where Joe's grandfather John was born. John married Annie, who ran Annie's...

Significant others Todd Mackey (39) and Elizabeth Buckley (40) share a conversation about their earliest memories of meeting each other and about coming back into contact later in life. They also talk about their relationship, falling in love during the...

Jamie Bronstein interviews her mother Susan Bronstein about her childhood, career, and family.

Aaron Newell (42) talks with his daughter, Amberly Newell (13), about the way his faith influences his decisions, his experience adopting Amberly, and their work in the community.

I asked my mother about what life was like when she was growing up and some memories. I mostly asked her about her family and school.

Connie takes us back to the summers she spent camping on Lake Osipee with her friends in New Hampshire.

Spouses, Ashley Meyer (44) and Chris Meyer (45), together recount their love story.

Erica Hymen (29) and her husband Adam Arenstein (28) talk about their relationship, how they met and what the future holds.

Andre Walker (25) talks to Peter Wilson (68) about the genealogical research that has led him to learn a lot about his family history.

Jack Krauskopf on the occasion of his 80th birthday talks with his children, Katie Krauskopf (45) and Lewis Krauskopf (48) about his childhood, career in public service and major influences in his life.

In this interview, conducted on Thanksgiving, 2015 in a suburb of Cleveland, Dylan Caine (16) asks his mother, Shelly Pesick-Caine (56), about her quintessentially American upbringing in the suburbs of Detroit. Born into a caring and hardworking family of six,...

Will Robertson grew up singing in The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music choir program. He participated in the summer camp program first as a camper, then as a counselor. Years later, he returned as a composer in residence. Camp was...

James (24) and his sister, Stephanie (32), talk about their shared experience of Type 1 Diabetes. They talk about day to day life, summer camp (Camp EDI), and the future of the disease.

Cleo Francine Wilson (77) speaks to her partner Bob Roth (74) about her first experience at a camp traveling outside of her Chicago West Side neighborhood, and feeling a "fish out of the water" after her trip.

In the summer of 2019, my amazing friend, Alexus Little, embarked on a new journey that she didn’t know could change her life for forever. Not only did she make an impact in her life, but she made one in...