Seventeen acts of listening: a StoryCorps project from Freshman Honors English at Salem State College, Fall, 2009

Linda Sullivan, 50, interviewed by her neice, Jenn Anglin, 19 (Bellingham, Mass.) .

Stephanie Christopher, 18, interviews her mother, Brenda Christopher, 47 (Winthrop, Mass.).

Maria Jervey, 18, interviews her father, Stephen Jervey, 63 (North Reading, Mass.).

Theresa Embury, 48, interviewed by her daughter, Colleen Kelly, 18 (Lowell, Mass.).

Susan Nelson, 46, interviewed by her daughter, Aimee Nelson, 18 (Beverly, Mass.).

Mildred Fuoco, 98, interviewed by her grandaughter Cheryl Pinto, 55, and her great-granddaughter, Molly Pinto-Madigan, 19 (Lawrence, Mass.).

Judy Busheee, 36, interviewed by her daughter, Megan Savage, 19 (Melrose, Mass.).

Joe Yennaco, 28, interviewed by his little sister, Kimberly Yennaco, 18 (Woburn, Mass).

Melissa Mul, 18, interviewed by ber friend, Shannon Finlay, 18 (Melrose, Mass.)

Anne Marie Coar, 21, interviewd by her friend, Sarah Henrich, 19.

Heidi Matheson, 26, interviewed by her friend, Sandy Huu, 19 (Lynn, Mass.).

Rick Bowe, 46, interviewed by family friend Carrie Mahoney, 18 (Southwick, Mass.)

Shannon Finlay, 18, interviewed by her friend, Melissa Mui, 18 (Melrose, Mass.).

Coral Fink, 18, interviewed by her college friend Lily Mysona, 19 (Salem, Mass.).

John Flaherty, 41, interviewed by one of h is cadets in Civil Air Patrol, Erica Tremblay, 19.

Maryanne Traux, 18, interviews her friend, Jaqui Amrich, 18 (Salem, Mass.)

Rod Kessler, 60, interviewed by his Freshman Honors English Class (Salem, Mass.)