“I called it the house of refuge”

Reverend Robert Crum tells his wife, Linda, about a shelter he helped to create.

Recorded in Lawton, OK.

“She was determined to keep us together as a family.”

Joyce Butler remembers her mother, who worked in a shipyard during World War II, in an interview with her daughter, Stephanie.

Recorded in Portland, ME.

“There was a lot more to me than you might imagine.”

Edwin Lanier Jr., who is homeless, to his friend David Wright.

Recorded in Durham, NC.

“Dad was a real fan of the principal in that movie 'Lean on Me.'”

Walt Shaffner and his sister Mary Fischer remember their parents.

Recorded in Sarasota, FL.

“It was like having my own personal Ann Landers.”

Karen Washabau tells her husband, Dave, about her late aunt, Mary Elizabeth Ford, known as "Meff."

Recorded in Flagstaff, AZ.

“A little girl had come to the hospital...”

Dr. John Bancroft, a pediatrician, tells his daughter Carolyn about a memorable patient.

Recorded in New York, NY.

“Jae Sang Kim was my uncle. He was murdered on June 6, 2005.”

Ronin Su to his girlfriend, Ada Chan.

Recorded in Los Angeles, CA.

“I said, 'I love you.' And he said, 'Okay.' I wasn't satisfied with that answer.”

Hee-Sook Lee to her daughter, Joyce.

Recorded in Los Angeles, CA.

“The happiest and the worst day of my life were the same day.”

Shasti O'Leary-Soudant, who survived Hodgkin's disease, talks with her husband, Jethro, about her illness.

Recorded in New York, NY.

“I remember my mother and I shared this completely blissful laughing fit.”

Kristi Hager to her friend Cherie Newman.

Recorded in Missoula, MT.