StoryCorps / The Conversation of a Lifetime
The StoryCorps oral history project visited Bellefonte in the summer of 2010. Listen to the stories recorded in central Pennsylvania.
This national oral history project gave central Pennsylvanians the chance to record conversations with family and friends. The interviews recorded last summer are now part of an archive at the Library of Congress. Excerpts of these interviews can also be heard on WPSU-FM and here at WPSU.org.
01-18-2012
WPSU is traveling to towns across central and northern Pennsylvania to collect oral history recordings. The first stop was in Bradford, Pennsylvania in McKean County. Naomi Carlson talks with her friend Fred Patterson, also known as Buzz. They were childhood friends growing up in Bradford in the 1930s and 40s.
01-16-2012
Tony Gaskew talks with his former criminal justice student Timothy Rooke. Gaskew worked in law enforcement for years before becoming a professor at Pitt Bradford. Rooke is now a police officer at the school. Gaskew talks about his early life and how he got his start in law enforcement.
01-13-2012
WPSU is traveling to towns across central and northern Pennsylvania to collect oral history recordings. The first stop was in Bradford, Pennsylvania in McKean County. Richard Marcott talks with his daughter Kimberley Weinberg. They talk about Marcott’s father.
01-09-2012
WPSU is traveling to towns across central and northern Pennsylvania to collect oral history recordings. The first stop was in Bradford, Pennsylvania in McKean County. Mary Rae talks with her friend and former co-worker Patrick Ryan. They talk about their work at Futures, a rehabilitation center that provides sheltered employment to individuals with disabilities.
11-08-2011
This Friday is Veteran’s Day. To celebrate, WPSU will bring you oral history recordings from WWII veterans, recorded at the Mid-State Airport near Philipsburg during a WWII fly-in event. Joseph Tomczuk talks with his wife, Kay. They talk about his preparation for a war he never ended up fighting in.
11-07-2011
This Friday is Veteran’s Day. To celebrate, WPSU will bring you oral history recordings from WWII veterans, recorded at the Mid-State Airport near Philipsburg during a WWII fly-in event. Scott Finnigan talks with his father, Edward. They talk about his time during WWII on a PT boat in the Pacific Theater.
09-27-2011
Wendy Snetsinger talks with her surrogate father, Lauren Wright. They talk about their unique relationship and how it began.
09-20-2011
Professor and playwright Charles Dumas talks with his wife Jo about his involvement in the civil rights movement, and about the importance of storytelling.
We're always looking for interesting story ideas from across central Pennsylvania. Let us know what is happening in your community.
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Presentation of WPSU’s StoryCorps Bradford is made possible in part by grants from: American Refining Group
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