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Jack Watts of Cornwall, Vermont, shares his memories from the COVID-19 pandemic, including his wife's experience of the pandemic as a person with dementia and his role as her caregiver. He describes moving from their condo in downtown Middlebury,…

Gwen Tuson of Hartford, Vermont, discusses both her experiences with long COVID during the COVID-19 pandemic and how the illness has impacted her life. She describes the steps that she and her husband took to minimize their potential exposure to the…

Brooke Paxton discusses her experience as a school guidance counselor at the Flood Brook School in Londonderry, Vermont, during the COVID-19 pandemic. She describes in detail both the initial move to remote learning in March 2020 and their later…

Janette Shaffer discusses her experiences at the Vermont Department of Libraries during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly focusing on their communication strategies and the transition to working from home in 2020. She also describes moving houses…

John and Carolyn Ritter of Waterbury, Vermont, discuss their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. They note some circumstances that made the pandemic more positive for them than others, including that they do not have children. They comment on…

Tom Kelly shares his recollection of the circumstances around his firing as a deputy state's attorney in Lamoille County, Vermont, in November 2021. He was terminated after refusing to comply with a mandate that state employees be vaccinated or mask…

Amy Hornblas explains her reasons for leaving her position as a health teacher in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was primarily a response to her concerns about mask mandates in schools. She believed that wearing a…

Forrest Holzapfel discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the town of Marlboro, Vermont, and his job as town clerk. In particular, he describes the decision to move from an in-person town meeting to voting by Australian ballot. He also…

Peggy Dunphy and her sister, Paula J. Eaton, discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their family and work. Dunphy describes both their father's death from COVID after traveling to Arizona and the closure and reopening of her hair salon in…

Emily Demers discusses her experiences as a student at St. Johnsbury Academy in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, during the COVID-19 pandemic. She describes the impact of the pandemic on her junior and senior years of high school as well as on the process of…

Kellie DeCicco discusses her experiences working at the Converse Home in Burlington, Vermont, during the COVID-19 pandemic. She contracted what she believed was COVID at the very beginning of the pandemic and exhibited signs of long COVID before the…

Monica Raymond discusses her work as an infection preventionist during the COVID-19 pandemic. She describes preparations in the Infection Prevention Department at the University of Vermont Medical Center prior to the first COVID case in Vermont,…