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Bernice Baker interviews her friend Gloria Harris about her siblings, climbing trees and jumping trains in Petersburg, VA, and moving to California with her infant son.

Barbara Brown interviews her mother, Mathilda Tibby Brown, about her career in Suffolk County Family Court, and about being the mother of four children.

Stephanie tells stories of her big and dramatic family.

Mirta Mihovilovic (63) and her cousins Angelina Thomas (88) and Mark Thomas (59) talk about their family history and how they recently came into contact with one another.

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

Life experiences of 77-year-old mother, wife and woman.

Lori Bruggman Rausch, 67, tells husband, Jim Rausch, 68, about her life growing up in North Dakota and Minnesota. They discuss their decades-long marriage and the many moves the family made due to Jim’s career as a Kimberly-Clark executive. They...

Mark Richards, 31, talks to his wife Sarah Richards, 30, about his birth in Colombia, his adoption, growing up in New Jersey, their meeting, marriage and new-born baby.

Mike, 32, interviews his father, Douglas, 58. Inspired by a sudden increase in their family through Mike’s engagement with a woman with a son, Douglas talks about his grandparents and about being a parent.

Libby interviews her mother, Mary, about her life.

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

The story of how I learned to love my name.

Kohei tells his mother, Penny, about hopping trains, adventuring, and having a son.

Kathleen Hotham (72) interviews her friend John McGown (73) about the journey of his life, including his favorite childhood memories, highlights of his career as a tax attorney, and best moments as a family man and husband.

Earl S. Elliott, Jr., 84, talks to his grandson C. Nathan Elliott, 31, about his family history and his life.

Angie Apodaca (74) talks with her daughter Cynthia Apodaca (47) about losing her son Eric to HIV/AIDS.

Leora Ferguson Ciccone, 96, talks to her daughter Luann Ferguson Ciccone, 56, about her life and careers in the military and nursing.

Ted Lane (67) tells his son David Lane (47) about taking care of his siblings when he was young and making toys from things he found in the trash. He talks about meeting his wife and lying to his parents...

Ruth E. Lewis (84) tells her grandson, Lon Cseplo (39) of her family’s life during the Great Depression and later during World War II. She shares the story of her mother’s coming to the United States by way of Ellis...

Robert Kovacs (38) tells Facilitator Katie Brook (26) about his life as an ethnic Hungarian and having grown up in the US with strong cultural ties to Hungary and Romania.

A granddaughter interviews her grandmother about her life.

Jane Lowey interviews her friend, Dolores, about growing up in Dover, DE during segregation, her mother and father, the poet Paul Lawrence Dunbar, and her husband.