Natalie
Covid-History Item Type Metadata
Age
74
Date
7/23/2020
Location
Wilton, New York
When did the impact of COVID-19 first occur to you? How did your reaction to COVID-19 change between then and the first case in your town?
In March when everything closed. Stores are open, but not the Y.
How is your life different now than it was before the pandemic?
I don't see friends so much. I don't go to the Y or the Library. I get a lot of things delivered to my house. I am more careful. I don't go to SPAC.
How are you feeling? What are you doing to relieve stress?
I am okay. I miss seeing my family and friends.
What have you noticed has changed in your community since the outbreak? What has surprised you?
Families used to go places together. Now they go one by one and get in and out of places.
Are you a business owner who has had to close? If you are still open, how have you had to adjust how your business operates?
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Are you an essential employee? What do you do? What precautions are being taken at your workplace? What precautions are implementing at home?
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Are you an employee who has been laid off or furloughed? Were you able to get unemployment? Were you able to retain your health insurance?
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Are you working from home? What adjustments or challenges are you experiencing?
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Do you have children at home? How’s it going?
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If you’re a student, was school canceled? Were you able to complete your studies online? Do you think you’ll be back on campus in the fall?
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Did you have to postpone any major life events? (e.g. Graduation, wedding, major birthday) What did you do instead?
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Do you have animals? Did you adopt a pet? How have they impacted your day?
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What positive things did you contribute to or notice take place?
People seem a bit more cognisent of each other
Did you or someone you know contract COVID-19? What was it like?
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If you lost someone during the pandemic, how did you celebrate their lives?
I lost a friend and there nothing to celebrate her life. It took awhile to see the notice in the paper. I told my
What do you wish you knew before the pandemic began?
How restrictive it would be.
What would you want future generations to know about the 2020 pandemic? How would you recommend they prepare for it?
I would like them to know how hard it was to isolate. I would recommend that they listen when scientists tell them what to do.
How do you think this pandemic will change how we behave going forward? What will the “new normal” look like?
I think that long term, we have to learn to expect less from government.
Dublin Core
Title
Natalie
Publisher
Southern Adirondack Library System
Language
English
Type
Covid History
Identifier
11822958984
Collection
Citation
“Natalie,” Leaving Our Fingerprints on History, accessed April 26, 2024, https://fingerprints.sals.edu/omeka/items/show/146.