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Friends and coworkers Lynn Houghton (65) and Sharon Carlson (60) discuss their shared passion for Kalamazoo history, the built environment, and cultural preservation.

Former colleagues Robert "Bob" Banghart (64) and Addison Field (44) reflect on Bob's years of work with the Alaska State Museum and the lessons he's learned throughout his career.

Adrienne Scott (49) and her daughter Hannah Scott-Persson (16) talk about Adrienne’s mother, who died when Hannah was 5.

At the opening of "Gift of Dolls" at the Rochester Museum Science Center on Sept. 30, 2017, visitors reflected on citizen diplomacy and the exchange of dolls between the U.S. and Japan celebrated in the exhibit. Kate Bennett discusses how...

Karen Kiely (57) shares a conversation with her mother, Sandra May (81), about Sandra’s childhood, her family, her friends, and the lessons she has learned in her life.

Friends, C. Toney Aid (71) and Terry Hampton (61), share a conversation about the life of artist, L. L. Broadfoot, as well as how Broadfoot's artwork depicting 19th and early 20th-century Ozarkians came to reside at the Harlin Museum in...

Rachel Zach (21) speaks with her mother, Jen Zach (51), about her grandmother, Margaret Zach's, connection with the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, iconic style, and warm demeanor.

Juniper Leherissey (50) interviews her colleagues David Caffey (75) and Jim Levy [no age given] about their accomplishments, contributions, and experiences as former directors of the Harwood Library and Harwood Museum. They also share stories, recall memorable personalities, and express...

Ann Schempp (45) interviews her colleague Margaret Schiffner (84) about her family, her childhood, and her involvement in the Moses Lake community.

Colleagues Rosalind Schliske (72) and Larry Barttelbort (65) talk about their service in the Wyoming National Guard and their leadership roles in publishing the first comprehensive history of the Wyoming National Guard from the 1860s to the present.

Arthur Stephen "Steve" Patrick (73) talks with StoryCorps facilitator, Mysia Cole (36) about his life and his work as a history teacher. He describes his family background and early life in Florida and Chattanooga, TN, including his experience of race...

Deborah Clark (60) interviews her friend and colleague, Dr. Kimberly Scott [no age given], about her career, the different museums she has visited, and the people she considers her heroes.

Friends, Sandy Schulz (75) and Betsey LaPointe (67), speak about what they love about Wausau, WI and the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum. They remember Betsy's mother's warm, creative spirit and how she benefited from the SPARK program at the...

Friends and colleagues Seph Rodney (50) and Monique Davis (56) discuss their work, their career paths, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected their lives.

Beth Ziebarth (54) interviews Janice Majewski (64) about her work to make museums and other cultural institutions more accessible.

Friends and colleagues Paola "Panca" Villaseñor (33) and Megan Dickerson (40) sit down to talk about their relationships to art, art memories that shaped them, and what it means to them to work with and for children.

Harriet Weber (65) interviews her friend Sally Patton (76) about her childhood, her career, her family, and the quilt that has been passed down to her from the early 1820s.

Kaitlynn Ward Griffith (35) sits down with her grandfather, Allen Woodall Jr. (87), to discuss the lessons he has learned throughout his life, his passion for preserving history through museum curation, and each of their future hopes for the museums...

Brandon Reintjes: 2020-09-16 20:02:59 Missoula Art Museum Executive Director interviews artist Doug Turman on the occasion of his solo exhibition about the role of his father, Missoula Mayor George Turman, and mother, Kay Turman, in founding the museum.

Diane Egner (66) talks with her husband, Sandy Rief (77), about how the Frank E. Duckwall Foundation began, the foundation’s impact on the community, and Sandy’s role in the foundation.

Anna Paloma Williams (32) asks her mother, Luz Kenyon (58), about what life was like for her as she immigrated to the United States from Mexico and raised her children in a new country. They also discuss the female role...

[Recorded Friday, May 19, 2023] Dave (53) and John (39) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. John is a proud father and teaches college writing and literature. Dave has worked in the tourism industry, as an actor,...

Soo Lon Moy (70) speaks with her friend and colleague Ben Lau (62) about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the Chinese American Museum of Chicago, their lives, and the Chinese community in Chicago.

Luke Alvarez is a science teacher at Carusi Middle School in Cherry Hill, surfer and board shaper. Local to Tuckerton, NJ, Luke also runs a small business where he creates surf boards. Luke makes adaptable surf boards for people with...

Colleagues Erin Kirchner (24) and Della Hall (29) talk about their work at the Pioneer Air Museum in Fairbanks, AK, and their experiences as newer residents in Alaska.