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

By Von Diaz

Published November 21, 2025 at 3:41 AM CST

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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