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A view of buildings in a small Virginia town. Photo by Heather Shelton
"You need to cherish the little things in life. "
Cherishing Friends and Family in a Small Michigan Town
A family walks in the sunset with a bright sky in the background.
"It taught me that I belong. "
Cherished Memories from Dobbs Ferry, New York
An older man in a striped, gray suit and glasses puts his hands together as he talks.
"He had to do a lot of farming, maybe that's what kept him from going to school."
Mr. Wilbur Cobbs: School and Work in South Carolina
Ojibwe Community members Natalie Weyaus, Mike Wilson, Charles Lippert and Terry Kemper
"We respect water because we were born in water."
The Ojibwe Community and Water in Minnesota
Craig and Clarissa Prudhomme
Whitewater Adventures in Banning State Park, Minnesota--Craig & Clarissa Prudhomme
Firefighters battle a raging blaze.
"You can feel people itching to pitch in. "
Lanesboro Minnesota's Infamous Fire--David Hennessey
A girl holds a fishing rod as someone leans down to help.
"We could hear the combined music of all the insects. "
Fishing with My Father in Minnesota--Bonita Underbaake
Image of ripe tomatoes. Photo by Simon Q. Flickr Creative Commons. Attribution Non-Commercial. (CC BY-NC 2.0)
"The Italian women could really cook!"
Love and Tomatoes, Dobbs Ferry, New York
A view of the back of yellow school bus.
"We never had a telephone. "
Bus Ride Memories in Northwest Ohio
A boat in the marsh, filled with sacks of wild rice.
"Everything we had came off the river. "
Wild Rice in Minnesota--Art Owen
South Carolina farmer John Cousar beside his vegetable table, loaded with cabbage, watermelon, and other baskets.
"You may or may not know about sharecroppers. That just means that I've been farming since I was a child."
How Chester Worked: Cotton, Hogs and Dairy, South Carolina
A woman with gray hair, black glasses and a yellow cardigan sweater chats with an interviewer in front of a stone fireplace.
"When companies closed and moved away, these communities were left without the employment."
How Mining and Railroads Shaped Wythe County, Virginia

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