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  • Collection: Collecting COVID-19: A Vermont Story Project

Oral history interview with Susan Bauchner

AudioFileCOVID-007_bauchner.mp3
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…

Oral history interview with Tim Arsenault

AudioFileCOVID-006_arsenault.mp3
Tim Arsenault discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the town office and his job as town clerk in Vernon, Vermont. He reflects on adjustments made to allow for social distancing, including remote work, use of an overnight drop box outside…

Oral history interview with Mark Anarumo

AudioFileCOVID-005_anarumo.mp3
Mark Anarumo discusses transitioning to the position of president of Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont, during the COVID-19 pandemic. He describes the impact of the pandemic on the university and his priorities for weathering the crisis,…

Oral history interview with Meg Allison

AudioFileCOVID-004_allison.mp3
Meg Allison discusses her response to the COVID-19 pandemic as a U-32 librarian and a member of the Vermont School Library Association's executive board. She describes her role in implementing a system for delivering and collecting books alongside…

Oral history interview with Indra Acharya

AudioFileCOVID-003_acharya.mp3
Indra Acharya discusses the COVID-19 pandemic, including its impact on his education and career as well as his own experience becoming ill with COVID. He describes how the pandemic influenced various career decisions ranging from his eventual job as…

Oral history interview with Taysir Al-khatib

AudioFileCOVID-002_alkhatib.mp3
Taysir Al-khatib describes his personal experiences and the operations of the Islamic Society of Vermont during the COVID-19 pandemic. He speaks about the Society's efforts to protect its members' health, including limiting the number of people who…

Oral history interview with John Alberghini

AudioFileCOVID-001_alberghini.mp3
John Alberghini discusses the Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bulk of the interview describes the shift in teaching modalities to virtual learning after schools were closed and faculty, staff,…