Stories in the 'Romance' category
“Hank had a girlfriend, Eddie had a girlfriend, I had no girlfriend...”
Ben Finn, 82, and his wife Bernice Finn, 79, remember meeting on a blind date in 1946.
Recorded in New York, NY.
“We had a lot of seventh grade-style dates.”
Andrea St. John (R) remembers her fiancé Kevin Broderick, to his brother Thomas (L). Kevin died from Ewings, a rare form of cancer, in May, 2008.
Recorded in Saranac Lake, NY.
“I spent a couple of years overcompensating as a father.”
Joseph Natale (L) tells his son Greg (R) about raising three children after the death of his wife.
Recorded in Buffalo, NY.
“The evening that I met her, she had 'Babs' written on her sweater.”
Walter Sonneborn and Babette, his wife of 67 years, remember the summer they first met.
Recorded in Saranac Lake, New York.
“I couldn't understand why all the black men had signs that said 'I AM A MAN.'”
Reverend George Turks, Jr. remembers witnessing the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike as a teenager. Click here to see a photo from the strike.
Recorded in Memphis, TN. Click here for more stories from the strike.
“Were you really serious before you got pregnant?”
Lauren Vincelli interviews her parents, Mary and Peter, about being high school sweethearts.
Recorded in New York, NY.
“You wouldn't give me the time of day...”
Joe Hunter, who was Ray Charles' road manager, and his wife, Trudy, a back-up singer, remember falling in love.
Recorded in Memphis, TN.
“I turned on all the tricks that I knew...”
96-year-old Anna Wise remembers dating her husband in an interview with her daughter, Mary.
Recorded in Sandy Spring, MD.
“Dan was like, 'You don't have HIV, just go get tested.'”
Cindy White tells her friend, Eric Ernsberger, about being diagnosed HIV positive shortly after meeting her life partner, Dan Driggers.
Recorded in Omaha, NE.
“She looked like a respectable woman...”
Sigmund Stahl remembers meeting his wife, Bonnie, on a blind date in the 1970s.
Recorded in New York, NY.



