The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress is partnering with StoryCorps to collect stories about the COVID-19 pandemic. The multiyear initiative will document, archive, and make accessible Americans’ experiences with COVID-19, to strengthen understanding of American life during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Center is especially interested in collecting stories from workers at the frontlines of COVID-19 care (medical professionals, emergency service workers, and others).
This initiative is part of the COVID-19 American History Project, a Congressionally funded program to record and preserve American experiences with COVID-19. CLICK HERE learn more about the Project.
All COVID-19 American History Project Interviews
Samantha Herndon: 2025-06-18 14:25:41 A woman who went from being a film Ph.D. student to a factory line worker making ventilators during the pandemic shares her experiences. Discusses the presidential election, pandemic fears, union work and personal growth. Based on...
Coworkers Ingrid Hoch (45) and Brian Lahr (63) talk about their work in construction, building a new terminal at the San Diego Airport during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the butterfly garden they grew, which became a symbol of hope and...
Colleagues and friends Stephanie Moshier (39) and Delilah Guzman (41) speak about their time working for West Side Campaign Against Hunger (WSCAH) during the COVID-19 pandemic. They reflect on adapting to the increased need for food and social services as...
Derek McGarrigan (45), and his wife Kristy McGarrigan (44), share their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic from their home in Ketchikan, Alaska, discussing how the crisis disrupted their baseball-focused family life, changed policing protocols, affected their church community, and ultimately...
Priscilla Wilson (33) and her partner Blix Coughlin (34) reflect on the massive changes in their life that the COVID-19 Pandemic brought them and how they have operated as a supportive team throughout. They also describe what it was like...
Friends Lemuel "Lambo" Burgos [no age given] and Micaela Camacho-Tenreiro (25) reflect on their experiences as essential workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic.