MARTI RANDALL (PART ONE)

"I was able to stay safe for a little while...but not long." Persistent and determined are adjectives too timid still to describe Marti Randall. After serving in the Marine Corps in the mid-1970's, she moved to Saugerties where she trained...

AUDREY KLINKENBERG (PART TWO)

Audrey explains her start in genealogy and how her insatiable curiosity has propelled her to record life and death in Saugerties. Everybody knows Audrey. And now that she's powered by a laptop and Google, rather than pen or copier, Audrey...

FRED COSTELLO JR

"I have a strong work ethic and see the value in dedicating time to "today" in order to have better "next days."" Spend a few minutes with Fred and you can feel the strong connection he has with a loving...

My wonderful Nana

this is an interview about a displaced person. The story of how she got to America. And how it was like as a child going through Ellis island and starting a new life in America. 

“Streets Paved with Gold” for American Studies-10/6/17

This is an interview with my Grandfather about his parents and his life growing up as the youngest son of an immigrant family from Italy.

Interview with my Grandma-Emma Ives

My Grandma describes her trip over to America. She also describes how her life has been lived after that event.

PATRICK BUONFIGLIO

"If it's hard, you have to try harder." Not only was Patrick Buonfiglio (or Mr. B as he is affectionately called by his students), a willing and happy student in Saugerties, but he was an avid and active participant in...

TAD RICHARDS (PART ONE)

When Tad Richards' mother remarried, it was to man named Harvey Fite, who lived in a house with no electricity or running water, dominated by a mountain view and a pile of rubble. That was unique enough living arrangement, but...

A WWII Ukrainian Immigrant’s Life

Ukrainian Immigrant, Helen Fitzmartin, describes her early life and what she has learned from the U.S.

JOE + JEANETTE SAUER (PART ONE)

Tenacity and an unwavering work ethic define the life of a farmer. At 92 years of age, Joe Sauer planted over 1,000 onion plants this past year. “Over the course of a few days,” he qualified. As if one could...

RICHARD FRISBIE (that’s “ie”)

“I figured I would get old, tweedy and sit in an old chair and read every day.” Richard grew up in a tight-knit family that dominated the hamlet of Veteran and made it possible for his mother to raise five...

LANNY WALTER

“It’s my nature to be involved. I’m always up for a good challenge.” If there is a worthwhile cause in the town of Saugerties, Lanny Walter will get involved. Emerging from an activist family, it was a natural move for...

JOE + JEANETTE SAUER (PART TWO)

A dry year scares you to death; a wet year starves you to death. The short answer is, there is no typical year in farming. It’s a year of hard work and hope. Joe explains the economics of making ends...

The Great Thanksgiving Listen

My grandma and I talked about her life growing up. We also talked about her life as a wife and a mom.

Jan Daugherty’s Past Experiences

Filmed in Orange Beach, Alabama, November 24, 2018 during Thanksgiving break. Jan Daugherty shares some of her experiences of her son. With that, she also explains her everlasting love of animals of all kind. She also talks about her family...

DONNA MEHALAK

If one man's trash is another one's treasure, Donna grew up in a very rich family. Donna Mehalak describes growing up in the heyday of boardinghouses and bungalows of West Saugerties. She discusses her family's trucking and trash hauling business,...

Interview with Joyce Frye

Joyce Frye, resident of Morrison Village (2503 Old Mobile Ave, Pascagoula, MS 39567) is interviewed by Reba Brown, Library Assistant 1 from Singing River Genealogy-Local History Library on Thursday, May 16, 2019. Ms. Frye discusses her pets, why she moved...

Matthew Selden interviews Tom Lazio.

Matthew Selden (27) and Tom Lazio (76) discuss his Italian immigrant heritage, various experiences in public service, and the past, present, and future of Ottumwa, Iowa.

JOE SINNOTT (PART ONE)

Joe's great-grandfather Thomas landed at Ellis Island and asked where a good place to live would be. And naturally, they sent him to Saugerties. Thomas settled in Glenerie where Joe's grandfather John was born. John married Annie, who ran Annie's...

MICHAEL SULLIVAN SMITH (PART ONE)

"Once I got married, I had more than just a beagle to keep me warm. That winter, everyone started putting heat in." Michael Sullivan Smith moved to upstate New York in March 1969 into a crumbling resort with no heat,...