“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

“When I was nine, I weighed 250 pounds.”

Johnnie Tyson tells her niece Sandra Fleming about growing up obese.

Recorded in Little Rock, AR

“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

“How did you feel when I was born?”

15-year-old Mary Warm, who has Down syndrome, to her father, David.

Recorded in Kansas City, MO

“I put the screen down, took a seat, and the streetcar became hostile.”

Jerome Smith tells his friend Carol Bebelle about an incident from his childhood.

Recorded in New Orleans, LA

“We lived in a very chaotic environment…”

Rebecca Katechis and her sister, Carolyn Schlam, remember growing up in the Bronx.

Recorded in Miami, FL

“Daddy would come home tired to the bone…”

Samuel Black tells his wife, Edda Fields-Black, about his father, who operated a boiler room.

Recorded in Pittsburgh, PA

“Is there anything you wanted to know about me?”

Hasiyna Price, right, tells her cousin Danette Banks about being a teenager with scoliosis.

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

“He played always with a tux, always looking nice.”

Joyce Kahkonen remembers her father, a professional accordionist, in an interview with her daughter, Gay.

Recorded in Pittsburgh, PA