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

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.

This is a story with my little brother about a summer camp in Hawaii he attended about our heritage. He tells about how that week will impact him in the future and what happened during that special week

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Girl Scouts Victoria Ross and Ashley Sutton ask Allene Wilkie George about her experience as a Girl Scout. Allene has been a girl scout since 1932 and is a former President of the Girl Scout Council of Savannah.

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...

Nicole Carner (46) and One Small Step partner, Kylee Tinney (30), exchange personal experiences highlighting the importance in prioritizing ones mental health.

Cynthia Larsen (55) interviews her husband Joe Mendes (57) about how he overcame shyness and developed friendships as a child, through music and summer camping.

Steve Desroches (47) and Marcy Franck (47) discuss the summer they spent working at a summer camp in Istanbul, Turkey.

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,...

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.

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.

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...

Caitlin Lamb (42) and her father, John Lamb (75), talk about Camp Jabberwocky, a summer camp for people with disabilities, and remember the founder, Helen "Hellcat" Lamb.

We ask each other our questions.

Alex Semper Upton was a camp counselor for several years through many programs and leaderships. In this interview, she talks about becoming a certified lifeguard, putting on fun shows, and working with kids with Cystic Fibrosis. She talks about how...

Kimberly Kelling (63) sits down with her father, Lloyd S. "Bud" Kelling (90), to ask him about his childhood memories at Camp Crockett (also known as Kamp Karney), to learn more about what it was like for him to discover...

Our interview is about Gabby, a former foster child and her adoptive mother Karla. In the interview, the two of them talk about the beginning of their life together which includes heartfelt sentiments, life-changing moments, and memories of a unique...