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Marilyn VanGraber speaks about her experiences living at the Converse Home in Burlington, Vermont, during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a former risk manager at Fanny Allen Hospital and Fletcher Allen Health Care, she reflects on both her personal ties…

Jane Trevaskis discusses her experiences as a resident of the Converse Home in Burlington, Vermont, during the COVID-19 pandemic. She discovered she had contracted the virus after her side of the house was shut down due to an outbreak and recalls…

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…

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…

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…

Nina Neptune discusses her experiences as a high school senior at Green Mountain Union High School in Chester, Vermont, during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. She also talks about her work as a nutrition aide and a cook at a nursing home at…

Andrea Howe discusses changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to both the town government in Marlboro, Vermont, and other aspects of her life. As the town's assistant treasurer, she describes their in-office practices and the transition of their town…

Denise Hartman discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on her work as a physical therapist in a long term care facility. She describes the many procedural changes at her workplace, including testing and increased use of PPE. She also speaks…

Eileen Curtis describes the Converse Home's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the decision to shut down right before the virus really exploded in Vermont in early 2020. The facility remained locked down for three months and she discusses…

Georgiana Carr discusses the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the public library and historical society in Canaan, Vermont, including programming and operational challenges. She shares that her life was less changed by the pandemic than others and…

Susan Bauchner discusses her experiences in Florida at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and the process of her return to Warren, Vermont, in June 2020. She describes the pandemic's impact on her as a person living alone and the joy that she was…