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StoryCorps in the North Country
North Country Public Radio has sponsored two North Country visits by StoryCorps. This national oral history project gives everyone the chance to record the stories of family and friends. Participants interview someone they know and love, get a CD to keep, and send a copy to the Library of Congress for future generations. With permission, selections are broadcast on local stations, and on national programs produced by NPR. The StoryCorps mobile recording booth visted Saranac Lake in June 2008 and Glens Falls in July. StoryCorps Interviews from NCPR
 The StoryCorps mobile booth (an Airstream trailer) in Canton
Inside StoryCorps
Jul 06, 2006 — The StoryCorps mobile booth pulled into Canton this week. NCPR is hosting StoryCorps' visit to the North Country. It's a national initiative to document everyday history and stories of Americans. Interviews will be recorded for broadcast on public radio and for the Library of Congress. The StoryCorps mobile booth will be in Canton on the Village Green during the first two weeks of July. The booth then moves to the Flower Memorial Library in Watertown. Todd Moe spoke with facilitators Sarah Kramer and Lisa Janicki during their first full day in Canton. Go to full article
 StoryCorps to Visit the North Country
Jun 21, 2006 — NCPR will host StoryCorps, the national oral history project that records stories of everyday people, next month. The StoryCorps MobileBooth makes stops in Canton and Watertown in July. NCPR Program Director Jackie Sauter tells Todd Moe about collecting stories from around the North Country. Go to full article
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May 17, 2013 — In February 2007, Rick Bounds was diagnosed with a serious liver disease and given eight months to live.
May 10, 2013 — When Rebecca Posamentier was pregnant with her first child, she visited StoryCorps with her mother, Carol Kirsch. The soon-to-be mother tried to glean all she could about parenting from her own mother, before it was too late.
May 3, 2013 — For decades, Alexis Martinez, born Arthur, had to mask her transgender identity by "being as macho as I could be." But in a visit to StoryCorps, she tells her daughter how, with her family's acceptance, she's finally been able to live as a woman full-time.
Apr 26, 2013 — Herman Blake and his six siblings struggled so much during the '40s that one brother decided to drop out of school and help support the family. A friend of the family stepped in and made sure that didn't happen, despite her own meager means. That sacrifice taught the Blake children the value of an education.
Apr 19, 2013 — Jack Richmond was a young father when his leg was crushed in a work accident. Though in denial at first that it would need to be amputated, he quickly realized he could share his experience to help other amputees, as he tells his daughter, Reagan, on a visit to StoryCorps.
The Interview:
At the MobileBooth, people participate in pairs - oftentimes friends or loved ones - and one interviews the other. A trained facilitator guides the participants through the interview process and handles the technical aspects of the recording. At the end of a 40-minute session, the participants walk away with a CD of their interview. With their permission, a second copy will be sent to the American Folklife Center (AFC) at the Library of Congress to become part of a high quality digital archive. This collection will eventually grow into an oral history of America. The project is sponsored by NPR (National Public Radio) and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. |
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