“I would see tons of doctors…”

Gloria Mengual tells her partner, Charles Gregory, about growing up with epilepsy.

Recorded in Hartford, CT

“I had never been to the circus before…”

Maureen Krekian tells her daughters, Lynn Everett and Joanne Krekian, about surviving the Hartford Circus Fire of 1944.

Recorded in Hartford, CT

“She made us feel like we were royalty…”

Kahlil Almustafa remembers his mother in an interview with his friend Kamilah Duggins.

Recorded in New York, NY

“Who is important in your life right now?”

LeKeisha Williams (L) interviews her best friend, Tia Williams.

Recorded in New York, NY, in partnership with ACORN Community High School.

“A car drove up late evening…”

Trudy Henry tells her daughter Jan Scoggins about some unexpected visitors.

Recorded in Garden City, KS

“My grandmother used to take my brother and myself to the south every summer…”

Jim McFarland remembers traveling from New York City to the segregated south as a boy.

Recorded in Atlanta, GA

“The day that we put him on the plane was one of the saddest days of my life.”

Eileen Tarr and her sister Ellen Hess remember their father leaving for the Vietnam War.

Recorded in Richmond, VA

“Mom and Dad drove that Model T truck loaded to the hilt…”

Evelyn Palmour and her sister, Doreene McCoy, remember moving to Oklahoma during the Depression.

Recorded in Jackson, MS

“My mother was only prepared for one…”

Roberta Keys Torn, a quadruplet, tells her daughter, Susan Young, about the night she and her sisters were born in 1915.

Recorded in Houston, TX

“We would drive around the Jazz Festival and look at beatniks…”

Catherine Dwyer remembers her father in an interview with her daughter, Meggan.

Recorded in New York, NY