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Jeanette Marie Sawi

Careers, Culture, Family, Food, Indianapolis, Marriage, Travel

While visiting Greece with her brother, Jeanette Sawi took a side trip that changed her life. In this excerpt of the story of how the The Island of Santorini Restaurant in Fountain Square area in Indianapolis came to she tells about meeting the man she would marry.

Olivia Jacqueline McGee-Lockhart

African American, Childhood, Civil Rights, Indiana, Oral History

In this excerpt of her life story we hear Olivia McGee-Lockhart tell about working at the Fall Creek Y during her college years in the early 1960’s. At meetings of The Intercollegiate Club she met different kinds of people, learned about the civil rights movement, the...

Thomas Corbett

Thomas Corbett has volunteered countless hours and biked thousands of miles in support of those who suffer from multiple sclerosis. It all began with a red, single speed Schwinn.

Faye Smith Williams Favourite Places In Time

African American, Careers, Education

When she was 12 years old Faye Williams found a book about the law left behind by a prominent African American Lawyer. Reading that book led Faye to a life long career in the law.

Cator & Beatrice Cork

African American, Family, Marriage, Oral History

Cato and Beatrice Cork reflect on life, love, marriage and how honest role models can help couples get through difficult times.

Sharon Kirk Clifton

Oral History, Parenting, Women

One year when the budget was too tight to buy presents storyteller Sharon Kirk Clifton brought out her sewing machine to create an unforgettable Christmas for her two young daughters.

Ralph Taylor

African American, Careers, Education, Sports, Values

Ralph Taylor, athlete, teacher, sports broadcaster, consultant, builder of cultural bridges speaks of the many role models in his early life that inspired him to make the world a better place.

Bryan Hudson

African American, Careers, Culture, Indiana, Values

Tired of negative media content in 2000, Bryan Hudson used a Lilly Endowment Grant to establish a Media Camp so that African Americans and other young people could benefit from positive mentoring and learn to be media producers.

Kim Kay McCann

Careers, Values, Women

After publishing her first professional magazine article In LA, Kim returns to the Upper Peninsula for a memorable visit with one of her most important artistic influences.

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