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Tag Archives: oral history
Loss. Regret.
Writing obituaries sometimes feels like an exercise in loss and regret. The subject has died, of course, and so I lack the opportunity to interview this person. Instead I must gather details of her or his life from colleagues, family, … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Chinese Canadian, death, Harley Street, head-tax redress, history, John A. MacDonald, memorial, memory, navvies, obituary, oral history, railway worker
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Indelible History Project
I wrote notes furiously during visual artist Myron Polenberg‘s talk–but now I can’t locate them. So, apropos of the subject, I’m going to have to rely on memory to tell his story. An off-site event planned during my week at … Continue reading
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Tagged art, death, feminism, history, Hudson New York, Manhattan, memorial, memory, oral history, Suzanne Snider, women
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Hudson River Valley Wasp Attack
This is Noreen. See Noreen swim. Noreen is on the run, the swim, from killer wasps during her recent educational junket to Hudson, New York. It isn’t true that wasps, like bees, die upon the sting. They have smooth … Continue reading
