Documenting Covid-19 Oral History Project

Introduction

This series was created to chronicle the personal experiences of UW-Madison students, staff, and faculty during the Covid-19 Pandemic from 2020-2023. Also included in this series are contributions from the Madison Mourns Collective, a collaborative group making space for loss within the Madison community. Within these interviews, narrators react to the pandemic and describe changes to their school, work, community, and day-to-day lives.

Interviews

The following list includes processed interviews. Click on the link to access an interview’s audio, summary, and transcript.

• Interview with Katie Nash (#2055)
• Interview with Avery Pilot (#1980)
• Interview with Alison Bridger (#1974)
• Interview with Ansel Oommen (#2048)
• Interview with Hannah Walker (#2030)
• Interview with Abigail (Abby) Lewis (#1979)
• Interview with Ellen Jacks (#1977)
• Interview with Chad Gibbs (#1976)
• Interview with Emily Leach (#2051)
• Interview with Kristyn Masters (#2053)
• Interview with Kacie Lucchini Butcher (#2186)
• Interview with Kristen Whitson (#1981)
• Interview with Beth Harper (#1978)
• Interview with Emma Babler (#1973)
• Interview with Tyler Lehrer (#1996)
• Interview with Thomas Ferrella (#1975)
• Interview with Jack Tanner (#2250)
• Interview with Annie Anderson (#2246)
• Interview with Kelly Klobach (#2248)
• Interview with Samantha Gusho (#2310)
• Interview with Maria Stakem (#2249)
• Interview with Ankit Kapoor (#2247)

The Oral History Program would like to thank all those who told their stories for this project, including interviewers Tyler Lehrer, Katie Nash, and Maddy McGlone, and English 100 Instructor Taylor Dickson.

The Documenting Covid-19 Oral History Project webpage was created by Oona McNally.