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Young people record the stories of their elders for StoryCorps Thanksgiving tradition

By Jey Born

Published November 21, 2025 at 4:41 AM EST

For a decade, StoryCorps' Great Thanksgiving Listen has encouraged students, like those in Stacy Flannery's history class, to record the stories of the elders in their families.

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