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

Oral history interview with Connie Hassett-Walker

AudioFileCOVID-081_hassettwalker.mp3
Connie Hassett-Walker discusses changes to her research and teaching as a professor at Kean University in New Jersey and Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont, during the COVID-19 pandemic. She describes the circumstances of her initial…

Oral history interview with Donald Cuerdon

AudioFileCOVID-082_cuerdon.mp3
Donald Cuerdon discusses his experiences as a mental health counselor in Windham County, Vermont, during the COVID-19 pandemic. He was a program coordinator at the Turning Point of Windham County Recovery and Wellness Center in Brattleboro, Vermont,…

Oral history interview with Molly Stone

AudioFileCOVID-083_stone.mp3
Molly Stone discusses her work as artistic director at Catamount Arts in Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, during the COVID-19 pandemic. She describes in detail how various programs and initiatives were adapted to continue amidst COVID restrictions.…

Oral history interview with Jack Watts

AudioFileCOVID-084_watts.mp3
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,…

Oral history interview with Becca Balint

AudioFileCOVID-085_balint.mp3
Becca Balint speaks about her experiences in the Vermont Senate during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly focusing on the initial transition to virtual sessions. She explains the smaller size of Vermont's Senate made it easier for all their members…

Oral history interview with Sarah Copeland Hanzas

AudioFileCOVID-086_copelandhanzas.mp3
Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas discusses her experiences as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. She speaks about how her work as chair of the Government Operations Committee and…

Oral history interview with Wendy Spector

AudioFileCOVID-087_spector.mp3
Wendy Spector of Woodstock, Vermont, describes her family's experience of the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that it was more positive for them than many others. She explains that two of their adult children and their partners left homes in New York and…