In a recording for the national oral history archive StoryCorps, cousins James Ransom and Cherie Johnson reminisce about time spent at their grandparents' house in Bradenton, Fla. For the children, these visits included Sunday school at the local Methodist church. James and Cherie also remember their neighbor and Sunday-school teacher Miss Divine, who taught two generations of their family.

Hear the recording below and read NPR anchor Michele Norris' essay on discovering her own family's history.