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
StoryCorps facilitator Micaela "Mica" Camacho-Tenreiro (25) asks Peter Chaffe (67) about his experience working for the Brooklyn Public Library in the COVID-19 Pandemic and how he would make weekly calls to elderly and disabled library members.
Coworkers Beth Shapiro (60) and Gayle Snible (57) have a conversation about the COVID-19 pandemic and how it affected their work at Citymeals on Wheels.
Ernesta Galvez (43) comparte con el facilitador de StoryCorps Ian Gonzalez (27) sus experiencias de trabajar como deliverista, o repartidora de comida, durante la pandemia de COVID-19. Ernesta habla de inmigrar a los Estados Unidos de México, lo bueno y...
Dorella Walters [no age given] and her coworker Kate Janeski [no age given] discuss how they and the organization they work for, Gods Love We Deliver, managed to deliver thousands of meals to sickly and needy people during the pandemic.
Dr. Douglas "Doug" Bails (59) speaks to StoryCorps facilitator Chapin Montague (25) about his role as Chief of Internal Medicine at Bellevue Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. He speaks to the importance of public health, his experience teaching medical students...
Colleagues Moriah Washington (41) and Anthony Escoto (37) reflect on their time working for NYC Emergency Management during the COVID-19 pandemic. The two discuss how they came to work in this field, the intensity of their day to day during...
Colleagues Carrie Bloss (49) and Matthew "Matt" Abrams (42) have a conversation about the COVID-19 pandemic and their experiences working in human services in New York City. They work together at Heights and Hills, a nonprofit that provides support to...
Paul V. (64) and his fiancé Tonya Morton (36) have a conversation about their pandemic experiences and tell the story of how they came together.
Andrew Pugliese (52) speaks with StoryCorps facilitator Micaela Camacho-Tenreiro (25) about his experience as the head of the Brooklyn Sanitation Department during the COVID-19 pandemic. He reflects on the challenges the department faced, how they adapted to assist healthcare workers...
Katie Vogel [no age given] asks her coworker, Connie Mendez [no age given], about her upbringing and her job at Henry Street Settlement. Participants specifically discuss their food and job placement assistance programs during the pandemic.
Chad Feay (53) speaks to his wife Bettina Damiani (55) about his experience working in a hospital during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The two reflect on how the pandemic affected their relationship, what New York City felt like...