Oral history interview with Emily Demers
Title
Oral history interview with Emily Demers
Description
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 starting college. She also talks about working at The White Market, a small, family-owned grocery store in St. Johnsbury for the first few months after the pandemic reached Vermont and her family's conflicting feelings about vaccination.
At the time of this interview, Emily Demers was a student at Vermont State University's campus in Castleton, Vermont. Her previous education included high school at St. Johnsbury Academy in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, and a year of college at Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Quebec.
Sponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-251676-OMS-22.
At the time of this interview, Emily Demers was a student at Vermont State University's campus in Castleton, Vermont. Her previous education included high school at St. Johnsbury Academy in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, and a year of college at Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Quebec.
Sponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-251676-OMS-22.
Date
2024-06-11
Subject
Source
Collecting COVID-19: A Vermont Story Project
Identifier
AudioFileCOVID-019
Format
MP3
WAV
Type
Audio file
Rights
Permission to publish material from the Collecting COVID-19: A Vermont Story Project may be obtained from the Vermont Historical Society.
Interviewer
Gustin, Amanda Kay
Interviewee
Demers, Emily
Duration
41 min., 53 sec.
Repository
Vermont Historical Society Library, 60 Washington Street, Barre, VT 05641-4250
Collection
Citation
“Oral history interview with Emily Demers,” Digital Vermont: A Project of the Vermont Historical Society, accessed April 3, 2025, https://digitalvermont.org/vtcovid/AudioFileCOVID-019.