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David Kuhl and Abby Wheeler talk about their family get-togethers and how everyone seems to truly enjoy themselves.

In this interview conducted in December of 2017, Alex Burgess interviews her grandfather Bob Burgess about his life as a child, husband, and father. Mr. Burgess shares some of his favorite stories about his 3 kids growing up in Niskayuna,...

Marti interviewed her dad about his work life.

In this interview, Tommy Franklin (13) interviews his grandfather Hienz Kiebler (79). This is conducted over the phone, with Hienz being in Cranford, NJ, and Tommy in Crofton, MD. Hienz tells about his childhood and about his moving from Poland...

Ivette de Pool (37) interviews father Pedro de Pool (64) about family heritage and about his experience as an actor and announcer in Cuba and in the U.S.

Today I sat down and talked to my mom about her childhood, and what has shaped her into the person she is today. StoryCorps is a non-profit challenging people to capture their families’ histories. If you want to join the...

Kasey Madden (35) and Brian McGill (50) find commonality from opposite coasts, sharing similar feelings on being raised Catholic and moving away from organized religion, community service, worries about societal and political divisiveness, safety for women and trans people and...

Suzanne Morrill (50) and her daughter Katie Morrill (24) talk about their relationship, their favorite family memories and sing a family song.

Thomas George (65) talks to his daughter Hannah Sharp (31) about his childhood and sobriety.

Stacee interviews her mother about the time in her life when she was single and free.

Kay Guske Thomas and her daughter in law Maggie Thomas come in to discuss Kay’s role as caretaker to her late uncle Frank Burgess.

I interviewed Michelle Nichols and asked her questions about her life experiences. She revealed parts of her life I was not expecting. My advice when conducting a StoryCorps interview with someone you know little about is....... "Everyone has untold stories...

The life of Bob

Stacey (45) and Fred Rosenberger (41) remember the difficulties of explaining Stacey’s cancer diagnosis to their daughter, Olivia. Stacey and Fred remembers all the techniques they used to explain Stacey’s illness to Olivia.

Lyndsey Adamson (16) interviews her grandmother Judy Hultquist (65) about raising children and her memories of Lyndsey’s childhood.

Evelyn tells stories about her love of the piano, her life running a store supported by the mob, and her perspective on herself as a queen.

Tom (67) and Jerri (65), husband and wife, talk about their lives together and how their love and work lives have helped them overcome mental illness.

Chandra Blackwell, 40, interviews her mother Nadine Blackwell, 80, about her memory and involvement in Brown vs. the Board of Education, integrating the Topeka Fire Department, and integrating the downtown Topeka restaurants.

Stephanie tells stories of her big and dramatic family.

Jennie Fidler (35) interviews conversation partner Fran Durkin (90) about her childhood, marriage, and family.

Claudia Crowley interviews her parents Claude and Carolyn Crowley about their careers and personal interests.

Etelvina Hernandez (81) is interviewed by her daughters, Monica García (47) and Maribel Barrera (45) about her childhood in México, her life in the U.S. and her job with Mary Kay Cosmetics.

Fred Gonzalez, Jr., 27, and Alex Leguillow, 63, remember Alex’s nephew and Fred’s brother Nestor A. Cintron III, a Cantor Fitzgerald broker who was killed on September 11, 2001 in the World Trade Center attacks.

97-year-old grandfather reminisces about the early 20th century.

Susan, 35, interviews her mother Caroline, 64, about growing up in Oakland’s Chinatown, her work as a principal, and her family.