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StoryCorps Sara R. wrote on the 2010 Wall of Listening, "My dad is one of the most important people in my life. It was great to have him alone for a while just to talk about things we normally wouldn’t talk about, and listen to the things that have shaped him to become the person he is today."

Wall of Listening - National Day of Listening
Join the Wall of Listening to share what you talked about on the National Day of Listening.
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StoryCorps New blog post: StoryCorps Celebrates One Year in Atlanta - November 16, 2010 was the one-year anniversary of the fir... http://ow.ly/1adm9W

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    • Amanda Plumb Thanks to everyone who came to the celebration and made it a special night!
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StoryCorps Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2010 National Day of Listening! Share your experience with us on our Wall of Listening!

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Share your experience from the National Day of Listening.
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StoryCorps More appointments are now available at our MobileBooth in Waco, TX! To reserve, call 800-850-4406 or visit our reservations page.

Waco, TX - StoryCorps
StoryCorps is partnering with KWBU to record, preserve, and share the stories of communities in Waco, TX from November 26 – December 20, 2010.
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StoryCorps From Maine to Washington! See who were state representatives for the 2010 National Day of Listening:

Partners and Participating Organizations - National Day of Listening
A list of organizations who have joined with StoryCorps to celebrate the National Day of Listening.
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StoryCorps ‎#NDL2010 Tip #12: Your recording is likely to become a treasured heirloom. Invite loved ones to your home to listen to it. Bring it to special occasions, reunions, or memorials. Share it.

National Day of Listening
The National Day of Listening is November 26. Celebrate by recording and preserving interviews with the people you care about.
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StoryCorps How did your 2010 National Day of Listening interviews go? Who did you interview and what did you learn?

National Day of Listening
The National Day of Listening is November 26. Celebrate by recording and preserving interviews with the people you care about.
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  • Sunday Larson, Anna Grega, Ngoc Truong and 4 others like this.
    • Maria Morales I listened to several stories and cried with each one of them. Thanks for sponsoring this event.
      Saturday at 9:21am ·
    • Jamie McCartney In a conversation with my grandpa he told us that his dad, Joe Herkenrader, who owned a bar and a dump in Tiffin, Ohio, told the nuns at the convent he would bring them a "dressed" turkey on Thanksgiving. Well, he arrived as promised with a turkey on a leash "dressed" in a hat, booties, and cape. Later in the day he brought them a proper turkey fir dinner.
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StoryCorps Don't forget to share your 2010 National Day of Listening experience with us on our Wall of Listening!

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Share your experience from the National Day of Listening.
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StoryCorps New blog post: Learning of Geneva’s Community Pride - At the beginning of November, co-facilitator Matt Herman and I... http://ow.ly/1aaXua

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StoryCorps TODAY is the 2010 National Day of Listening. Start a new tradition with your friends and family.

National Day of Listening
The National Day of Listening is November 26. Celebrate by recording and preserving interviews with the people you care about.
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StoryCorps “So, I get to ask you the questions today...” In a
special 2010 National Day of Listening interview, Seán Lennon interviews
his mom, Yoko Ono.

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Seán Lennon interviews his mom, Yoko Ono.
November 26 at 7:22am · · Comment
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StoryCorps Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at StoryCorps! This year, what are you thankful for?

National Day of Listening
The National Day of Listening is November 26. Celebrate by recording and preserving interviews with the people you care about.
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  • Michelle Briggs Wedaman, Giorgio Saiani, Joy Deadrick and 14 others like this.
    • Kate Anderson I'm thankful for many things, but StoryCorps is one of them. I'm a US/UK citizen, born, raised and living in Europe. I've got stories from my American mum, family and friends. StoryCorps is my link to neighbours I've not had the opportunity to live next door to, who spell 'neighbor' differently. but in all important ways are as similar and different as neighbours here. Thank you.
      November 25 at 2:10pm ·
    • Adrianne Kunkel We should all spend more time listening to the ones we love!
      November 25 at 7:27pm ·
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StoryCorps ‎2010 National Day of Listening Tip #10: Listen closely. Look your storyteller in the eyes. Smile. Stay engaged.

National Day of Listening
The National Day of Listening is November 26. Celebrate by recording and preserving interviews with the people you care about.
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StoryCorps What traditions have been passed down in your family? The 2010 National Day of Listening is the perfect time to record and share special family moments.

National Day of Listening
The National Day of Listening is November 26. Celebrate by recording and preserving interviews with the people you care about.
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StoryCorps Hello, Waco! Our MobileBooth is now open. New appointments open tomorrow 10 am CST: call 800-850-4406

Waco, TX - StoryCorps
StoryCorps is partnering with KWBU to record, preserve, and share the stories of communities in Waco, TX from November 26 – December 20, 2010.
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StoryCorps Don't forget: the 2010 National Day of Listening is tomorrow! Instead of getting lost in the long shopping lines, get lost in a conversation with a loved one!

National Day of Listening
The National Day of Listening is November 26. Celebrate by recording and preserving interviews with the people you care about.
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  • Judith Schoenberg Soble, Shahrzad Arasteh, Krisi Packer and 24 others like this.
    • David J Shivers I can't wait, may have to do some interviewing today too!
      November 25 at 7:17am ·
    • Grace DeValinger I would like to talk with my mother again to learn all the lessons she tried to teach me in my youth and even as an adult. I didn't learn them well enough when i had her and she's been gone four years. I miss her so much. The lady in the picuture with me is her sister, and when i can get out to Tacoma, its' wonderful to have the generational family arms around me again. I have not felt "whole" since my mother died... does this feeling ever heal???
      November 25 at 7:38am ·
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StoryCorps The National Day of Listening is about honoring the most important and beloved people in our lives. If you could interview *anyone*, who would it be and why?

National Day of Listening
The National Day of Listening is November 26. Celebrate by recording and preserving interviews with the people you care about.
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  • Dawn Della Camera, Laura Suzanne Keller, Christina Bailey and 7 others like this.
    • Deb Mitchell I would like to talk with and listen to my grandmother as she tells HER story. I was a naive teenager when she suddenly passed away in front of us 32 years ago. I've heard snippets of stories, but I know now that there is so much more to this amazing and intriguing woman that I will never know.
      November 24 at 6:11pm ·
    • Grace DeValinger I would like to talk with my mother again to learn all the lessons she tried to teach me in my youth and even as an adult. I didn't learn them well enough when i had her and she's been gone four years. I miss her so much. The lady in the picuture with me is her sister, and when i can get out to Tacoma, its' wonderful to have the generational family arms around me again. I have not felt "whole" since my mother died... does this feeling ever heal???
      November 25 at 5:12am ·
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StoryCorps ‎2010 National Day of Listening Tip #9: Before you turn off the recorder, ask the storyteller if there is anything else he or she wants to talk about. Then make sure to thank the person; opening up can be difficult.

National Day of Listening
The National Day of Listening is November 26. Celebrate by recording and preserving interviews with the people you care about.
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StoryCorps The 2010 National Day of Listening is only 2 days away! We want to hear your plans. Who will you interview?

National Day of Listening
The National Day of Listening is November 26. Celebrate by recording and preserving interviews with the people you care about.
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StoryCorps Hey sports fans! StoryCorps has teamed up with the US Olympic Team to record the stories of Olympic/Paralympic athletes for the 2010 National Day of Listening. Check out these amazing stories from wrestlers, fencers, swimmers, figure skaters, and more!

StoryCorps National Day of Listening | Team USA
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US Olympic and Paralympic athletes from across the country are teaming up with StoryCorps to record 2010 National Day of Listening interviews. Swimmers, triathletes, cyclists, wrestlers, and more will come together to record and preserve their own personal stories of struggle, perseverance, and ov...
November 24 at 8:37am · · Comment
  • Anne Hartley, Judith Kitzes and 2 others like this.
    • Jan Rog
      It is wonderful to read this.

      I so very much enjoyed my interview when you came to Kansas City. Entering the StoryCorps van, I knew it would be a great experience, but I had no idea how powerful it would be. Seeing that you are again gathe...ring stories from more and more groups of people delights me.

      Happy Thanksgiving, and Thank You For All You're Doing!

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      November 25 at 4:49am ·
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StoryCorps ‎2010 National Day of Listening Tip #8: Wear headphones when recording. Your headphones are your “ears” for the interview; they tell you exactly what you’ll hear on your finished recording.

National Day of Listening
The National Day of Listening is November 26. Celebrate by recording and preserving interviews with the people you care about.
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StoryCorps TakePart is spreading the word about our 2010 National Day of Listening—and so can you!

National Day of Listening: StoryCorps Conversations to Melt Your Heart | TakePart - Inspiration to...
Has your grandfather ever told stories about life when he was a little boy or how he asked your grandmother to be his wife?
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StoryCorps New blog post: At the Nexus of Atlanta Neighborhoods - On Saturday, September 25, the StoryCorps Atlanta team packed... http://ow.ly/1a87Bh

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StoryCorps The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) is teaming up with StoryCorps to record Native voices this month. Next up, NMAI's Terry Snowball talks about witnessing the country’s largest gathering of indigenous people, the challenges of working at the museum, and the importance of his tribes’ traditions.

The National Museum of the American Indian: StoryCorps Interview with NMAI's Terry Snowball (Prairie
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This week, the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian will share the stories of five Native staffers as part of American Indian Heritage Day and StoryCorps' 2010 National Day of Listening.
November 23 at 1:14pm · · Comment
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StoryCorps Arianna Huffington and Mary Joe Matalin bridge their political differences for StoryCorps' 2010 National Day of Listening.

Arianna, Mary Matalin Bridge Political Differences In StoryCorps Conversation
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This Friday, StoryCorps, an oral history initiative that helps Americans record and archive stories from their lives, will celebrate the third annual National Day of Listening, which organizers say they hope will remind people of "how much more unites us than divides us."
November 23 at 9:26am · · Comment
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StoryCorps ‎2010 National Day of Listening Tip #7: Take breaks if your storyteller needs them. Avoid saying “uh huh” or interrupting. Instead, use visual cues like nodding your head to encourage the storyteller to keep going.

National Day of Listening
The National Day of Listening is November 26. Celebrate by recording and preserving interviews with the people you care about.
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StoryCorps New blog post: They closed their schools. - One hundred people came together at the Robert Russa Moton Museum in Far... http://ow.ly/1a6IYU

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    StoryCorps The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) is teaming up with StoryCorps to record Native voices this month. First up: NMAI's KJ Jacks talks about her Irish and Cherokee heritage, what it means to be Native American, and her favorite memories of working at the museum.

    The National Museum of the American Indian: StoryCorps Interview with NMAI's KJ Jacks (Cherokee Nati
    blog.nmai.si.edu
    This week the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian will share the stories of five Native staffers as part of American Indian Heritage Day and the StoryCorps’ 2010 National Day of Listening, a holiday started by the nonprofit organization.
    November 22 at 8:20am · · Comment
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    StoryCorps ‎2010 National Day of Listening Tip #6: Trust your instincts and ask questions in whatever order feels right. If something interests you, ask more about it.

    National Day of Listening
    The National Day of Listening is November 26. Celebrate by recording and preserving interviews with the people you care about.
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    StoryCorps ‎2010 National Day of Listening, November 26—the most inexpensive and meaningful gift you can give this holiday season.

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    StoryCorps ‎2010 National Day of Listening Tip #5: Take notes during the interview. Write down questions or stories you might want to return to later.

    National Day of Listening
    The National Day of Listening is November 26. Celebrate by recording and preserving interviews with the people you care about.
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