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    John Alston Volume 2
    22:30
    John Alston Volume 2
    Swarthmore Public Library
    November 12, 2019 App Interview

    John Alston talks about decades of founding and directing the Chester Children's Chorus

    • Chester
    • Chester Children's Chorus
    • choir
    • Chorus
    • Education
    • Inequality
    • PA
    • Poverty
    • Race
    • Singing
    • Swarthmore
    • Swarthmore College
    • Violence
    Kourtney Kopp & Simon McGuire on the big snow of 2016 in Swarthmore.
    01:49
    Kourtney Kopp & Simon McGuire on the big snow of 2016 in Swarthmore.
    Swarthmore Public Library
    July 17, 2018 App Interview

    Kourtney walked Simon down to the Inn in Swarthmore where they share a warm meal in front of the fire and enjoyed the snowstorm.

    • Broad Table Tavern
    • Broad Table Tavern
    • Chicken
    • french fries
    • Inn at Swarthmore
    • Inn at Swarthmore
    • PA
    • Snow storm
    • Swarthmore
    • Swarthmore Farmer's Market
    • Swarthmore Public Library
    Jean Fleschute, "... he refused to drink out of the communal dog drinking bowl."
    03:34
    Jean Fleschute, “… he refused to drink out of the communal dog drinking bowl.”
    Swarthmore Public Library
    July 17, 2018 App Interview

    Jean talks about Auggie, her dog, who plays hide and seek. And her future plan to join the Peace Corps.

    • Community Learning Center
    • Community Learning Center
    • dogs
    • Dominican Republic
    • Dominican Republic
    • Literacy
    • North Philadelphia
    • North Philadelphia
    • PA
    • Peace Corps
    • Swarthmore
    • Swarthmore Farmer's Market
    • Swarthmore Public Library
    Janna Rhodes, "... I had only been to Swarthmore a few times... coming up the sidewalk, and she said 'it's a good day for chocolate.'"
    02:00
    Janna Rhodes, “… I had only been to Swarthmore a few times… coming up the sidewalk, and she said ‘it’s a good day for chocolate.'”
    Swarthmore Public Library
    July 17, 2018 App Interview

    Janna Rhodes share her first memories of Swarthmore.

    • Chocolate
    • Mayberry
    • PA
    • Swarthmore
    • Swarthmore Farmer's Market
    • Swarthmore Public Library
    • Whoville
    Rowan Connelly "... once there was a little girl named Rapunzel."
    06:55
    Rowan Connelly “… once there was a little girl named Rapunzel.”
    Swarthmore Public Library
    July 17, 2018 App Interview

    Rowan shares a story... the Story of Rapunzel.

    • PA
    • Rapunzel
    • Swarthmore
    • Swarthmore Farmer's Market
    Allison, Abby, and Isabel Garfinkel, "...one day buddy didn't come home... we were saying 'Buddy, where are you?'"
    03:39
    Allison, Abby, and Isabel Garfinkel, “…one day buddy didn’t come home… we were saying ‘Buddy, where are you?'”
    Swarthmore Public Library
    July 17, 2018 App Interview

    The Garfinkel's cat, Buddy got lost. When he came back, he had a broken leg, but they took him to the vet, and he is going to be okay.

    • Broken leg
    • Buddy
    • cat
    • Home
    • PA
    • Swarthmore
    • Swarthmore Farmer's Market
    Phyllis Hasbrouck "... my mother pretended to badly twist her ankle."
    05:06
    Phyllis Hasbrouck “… my mother pretended to badly twist her ankle.”
    Swarthmore Public Library
    July 17, 2018 App Interview

    Phyllis Hasbrouck talks about her Huguenot heritage, girl scouts, and her mother, Margaret who was her girl scout leader.

    • Crum Woods
    • Girl Scouts
    • PA
    • Swarthmore
    • Swarthmore College
    • Swarthmore Farmer's Market
    Jeffery James Boyle a favorite childhood memory.
    00:50
    Jeffery James Boyle a favorite childhood memory.
    Swarthmore Public Library
    July 17, 2018 App Interview

    1964 World's Fair featured Belgian Waffles... just like the Swarthmore Farmer's Market.

    • Belgian Waffles
    • Farmer's Market
    • PA
    • Swarthmore
    • Swarthmore Farmer's Market
    • World's Fair
    • World's Fair
    Alaina Cannon and her family at the Swarthmore Farmer's Market
    02:49
    Alaina Cannon and her family at the Swarthmore Farmer’s Market
    Swarthmore Public Library
    July 17, 2018 App Interview

    Favorite memories, roofing in Swarthmore, Flyers games, children's ideas of where babies come from.

    • Babies
    • farmer's markets
    • flyers
    • Flyers
    • PA
    • Swarthmore

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