Beverly
Covid-History Item Type Metadata
Age
68
Date
8/6/2020
Location
Malta, 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?
March 2, I became even more cautious.
How is your life different now than it was before the pandemic?
I don’t entertain and spend time with my family like before. I miss the physical contact of a hug.
How are you feeling? What are you doing to relieve stress?
I feel fine. I spend a lot of time on the telephone with family and friends on a regular basis.
What have you noticed has changed in your community since the outbreak? What has surprised you?
People seem to be in hibernation in their homes and a lot less traffic.
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?
n/a
Are you an essential employee? What do you do? What precautions are being taken at your workplace? What precautions are implementing at home?
n/a
Are you working from home? What adjustments or challenges are you experiencing?
n/a
Do you have children at home? How’s it going?
Live alone
Did you have to postpone any major life events? (e.g. Graduation, wedding, major birthday) What did you do instead?
Had 3 weddings receptions cancelled , postponed I hope
Do you have animals? Did you adopt a pet? How have they impacted your day?
n/a
What positive things did you contribute to or notice take place?
I became much more news aware !
Did you or someone you know contract COVID-19? What was it like?
n/a
If you lost someone during the pandemic, how did you celebrate their lives?
Didn’t yet
What do you wish you knew before the pandemic began?
Struggling with this question
What would you want future generations to know about the 2020 pandemic? How would you recommend they prepare for it?
Quarantine and masks , please pay attention to our healthcare workers and science!!
How do you think this pandemic will change how we behave going forward? What will the “new normal” look like?
I pray our government will be much more prepared
Is there anything else you would like to add that hasn't already been asked above?
I am proud to live in New York State ,I am proud of how our citizens behaved , and I am proud of how our governor handled the pandemic .Governor Andrew Cuomo gave a daily briefing that I found informative and comforting !
Dublin Core
Title
Beverly
Subject
COVID-19 (Disease)
Publisher
Southern Adirondack Library System
Contributor
Southern Adirondack Library System
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Language
English
Type
Covid History
Identifier
11879220656
Coverage
Coronavirus Pandemic
Collection
Citation
“Beverly,” Leaving Our Fingerprints on History, accessed April 26, 2024, https://fingerprints.sals.edu/omeka/items/show/190.