Armed with digital cameras, voice recorders, and movie cameras, students from Thomas Dale High School in Chester, Virginia, have been exploring neighborhoods, interviewing residents, and collecting memories of their hometown. In this article, the author describes "Digital History of Chester", a project for creating a commemorative DVD. This project has given the author, her communications teacher colleague, and their students an opportunity to find meaning in the simple things that make Chester special. This project is part of the one-hundredth commencement of Thomas Dale High School.