April

Covid-History Item Type Metadata

Age

78

Date

04/17/2021

Location

Cheverly, MD

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 2020

How is your life different now than it was before the pandemic?

Homebound

How are you feeling? What are you doing to relieve stress?

Feeling fine but would like to get out more.

What have you noticed has changed in your community since the outbreak? What has surprised you?

Everybody mostly home bound

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?

Retired

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?

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?

One grandchild- great!

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?

n/a

How are you using social media, the Internet, or digital platforms during the pandemic?

a lot

Did you have to postpone any major life events? (e.g. Graduation, wedding, major birthday) What did you do instead?

Big trip to Europe cancelled

Do you have animals? Did you adopt a pet? How have they impacted your day?

Dog & cat - doing ok

What positive things did you contribute to or notice take place?

Made lots of phone calls for the Democtats last fall

Did you or someone you know contract COVID-19? What was it like?

No

If you lost someone during the pandemic, how did you celebrate their lives?

Zoom life celebration

What do you wish you knew before the pandemic began?

Wouldn't have made the plans for the trip to Europe

What would you want future generations to know about the 2020 pandemic? How would you recommend they prepare for it?

Follow government instructions, get vaccinated ASAP

How do you think this pandemic will change how we behave going forward? What will the “new normal” look like?

Better, quicker response to future pandemics

Is there anything else you would like to add that hasn't already been asked above?

Support and trust your government

Dublin Core

Title

April

Subject

COVID-19 (Disease)

Publisher

Southern Adirondack Library System

Date

04/17/2021

Contributor

Southern Adirondack Library System

Rights

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Language

English

Type

Covid History

Identifier

12583976993

Coverage

Coronavirus Pandemic

Citation

“April,” Leaving Our Fingerprints on History, accessed December 3, 2024, https://fingerprints.sals.edu/omeka/items/show/374.

Output Formats

Geolocation