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    Patrick George, Watertown Veterans Affairs Officer - COVID-19 Collective Memory Initiative StoryCorps Interview
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    Patrick George, Watertown Veterans Affairs Officer – COVID-19 Collective Memory Initiative StoryCorps Interview
    Watertown Free Public Library
    July 2, 2020 App Interview

    "Once some of the details came out with COVID, there were concerns about people with respiratory problems, people over a certain age - and a lot of the veterans that we take care of have both. The Vietnam era veterans...

    • collective memory
    • Coronavirus
    • Coronavirus Pandemic
    • COVID-19 (Corona Virus)
    • Office of Veterans Affairs
    • Oral History
    • Town of Watertown
    • Veterans
    • Veterans Affairs
    • Watertown Free Public Library
    • Watertown Massachusetts
    • Watertown, MA
    Robert Quinn, Fire Chief for Watertown Fire Department - COVID-19 Collective Memory Initiative StoryCorps Interview
    23:46
    Robert Quinn, Fire Chief for Watertown Fire Department – COVID-19 Collective Memory Initiative StoryCorps Interview
    Watertown Free Public Library
    June 23, 2020 App Interview

    "Call volume in general is down...there's a lot of people who have really been afraid to go to the hospital so they haven't called us, because they don't want to go to the hospital and risk getting infected with COVID."...

    • collective memory
    • Coronavirus
    • Coronavirus Pandemic
    • COVID-19 (Corona Virus)
    • emergency management
    • fire chief
    • Fire Department
    • Firefighters
    • First Responders
    • Food pantry
    • Oral History
    • Town of Watertown
    • Watertown Fire Department
    • Watertown Free Public Library
    • Watertown Massachusetts
    Joshua Parker, Watertown Resident and Librarian - COVID-19 Collective Memory Initiative StoryCorps Interview
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    Joshua Parker, Watertown Resident and Librarian – COVID-19 Collective Memory Initiative StoryCorps Interview
    Watertown Free Public Library
    June 19, 2020 App Interview

    "Tell people that you love them, and bring a book." Joshua Parker is a Librarian at Harvard University and a substitute Librarian for the Watertown Free Public Library. He talks about the fabric of his Watertown Community and how he...

    • academic librarianship
    • academic libraries
    • collective memory
    • Coronavirus
    • Coronavirus Pandemic
    • COVID-19 (Corona Virus)
    • Harvard University Libraries
    • Librarian
    • Librarianship
    • Oral History
    • Town of Watertown
    • Watertown Free Public Library
    • Watertown Massachusetts
    • Watertown, MA
    Georgia O'Rourke, Watertown Resident and Bartender - COVID-19 Collective Memory Initiative StoryCorps Interview
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    Georgia O'Rourke, Watertown Resident and Bartender – COVID-19 Collective Memory Initiative StoryCorps Interview
    Watertown Free Public Library
    June 18, 2020 App Interview

    Watertown Resident Georgia O'Rourke talks about her experiences working in hospitality during the COVID-19 pandemic. She talks about small businesses, restaurants/bars, and how her life has changed. Taken on May 22nd, 2020.

    • Bartender
    • Bartending
    • Blossom Bar
    • Boston, MA
    • Brookline Massachusetts
    • Brookline, Massachussetts
    • collective memory
    • Coronavirus
    • COVID-19 (Corona Virus)
    • COVID-19 pandemic
    • hospitality
    • Oral History
    • Restaurants
    • Town of Watertown
    • Watertown Free Public Library
    Lt. Dan Unsworth, Watertown Police Department - COVID-19 Collective Memory Initiative StoryCorps Interview
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    Lt. Dan Unsworth, Watertown Police Department – COVID-19 Collective Memory Initiative StoryCorps Interview
    Watertown Free Public Library
    June 18, 2020 App Interview

    "Everyone has a part to play. If we all do our part as a member of the team, the puzzle comes together and we can lessen human suffering." Lieutenant Dan Unsworth of the Watertown Police Department talks about helping direct...

    • collective memory
    • Coronavirus
    • COVID-19 (Corona Virus)
    • First Responder
    • First Responders
    • Massachusetts
    • Oral History
    • Town of Watertown
    • Watertown Free Public Library
    • Watertown Massachusetts
    • Watertown Police Depart
    • Watertown, MA

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