Yes, that's it. I found it quite engaging.
I agree. I grew up listening to the very memorable tales of my Mum's side of the family. They all grew up close to each other. Materially, they had what they needed, and not much more. Stories included the one man on their street who actually owned a car, and gave everyone a ride to church on Sunday. The car struggled going uphill, and they often had to jump out and help push. The family were close, and helped each other out. My Mum was widowed in WW2. Her brothers pulled together and helped her. They didn't have a lot, but they worked hard, and had each other. Perhaps I'm looking at the past through something of a rose-tinted lens, but this is how great memories are made, IMO.
On a vaguely related note, I occasionally wonder at the historical changes we are living through. Then I realize that you could probably pick any 20 or 30 year period in history, and the people living then would have thought the same - that they were living through interesting and rapidly changing times.