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Long time RVM resident, musician and photographer

Grandmom Helen and I talked about family and life lessons.

Daughter of a WWI veteran, Helen remembers the rationing of WWII & the service of relatives then and in Korea. After getting her nursing degree she felt drawn to the AirForce reserve. Her 21 years as a reservist are central...

Daughter of a WWI veteran, Helen remembers the rationing of WWII & the service of relatives then and in Korea. After getting her nursing degree she felt drawn to the AirForce reserve. Her 21 years as a reservist are central...

The importance of being good people, working hard and paying attention to others. Having a strong love for your family and a belief in God and practicing your religion is important because it can get you through the hard times....

Thomas Riddle (56) talks to his therapist David Avruch (32) about his life, his addiction to heroin, learning to love himself, the challenges of recovery, and how he hopes to help other people struggling.

Melvin Thomas (23) talks to his former high school art teacher, Rebecca Belleville (32), about his drive in middle school to go to a top performing high school, his interest in sculpture, being an African American male in the art...

Jermaine Anderson (42) talks to friend and colleague Lisa Nitsch (39) about his upbringing in inner-city Baltimore and beloved family, his history of abusive partnership and overcoming abusive behavior through the Gateway Project, and why he is excited for his...

Andre Papantonio (69) talks to his goddaughter Adrienne Clermont (30) about how he came to live in Baltimore, his many lives in the city as an activist, teacher, and pyschotherapist who was active in the Civil Rights and anti-Vietnam movements,...

Wilma Jean Owens (77) talks with her daughter Melissa Owens (47) about her upbringing in rural Virginia, her mother's lifelong influence on her, and why she is an eternal optimist.

Gregory Hartzler-Miller (55) talks to his wife Cindy Hartzler-Miller (54) about gaining a heightened spiritual awareness and how it has changed his life and their marriage.

When my dad was diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer I put him on the waiting list to use the mobile storycorps booth. We got the call for an opening the first day of his treatment at Hopkins. This is our...

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.

Rosalie Dance (73) speaks to her friend, Marilyn Clark (70), about growing up in the small town of Jersey Mills, PA. As a college student, Rosalie became involved in a Quaker group. She later became a professor of mathematics, which...

Friends Ameeran Ali [age unknown], Attrice Stamps [age unknown], and Wanda Ellington [age unknown] discuss religious faith, their church community, and life with a large, mixed family.

I interviewed my grandfather at his nursing home. He does not usually like to talk about himself, so I appreciated his participation.

Marsha (62) Valentine shares her experiences with daughters Melissa Valentine (33) and Melaina Valentine (27), from her childhood in Manhattan, New York to her decision to move her husband and family to Baltimore County, Maryland in 1989. Note: This recording...

Winifred W. O'Neill (97) and her daughter, Peggy O'Neill (62) remember Captain James Patrick O'Neill, Jr., Winifred's husband and Peggy's father. The women discuss his service in World War II, and Winifred tells her daughter of the various jobs she...