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.
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.
09-13-2011
State College Mayor Elizabeth Goreham talks with her friend Karen McCulley about her mother.
08-30-2011
Penelope Simmons and Suzanne Wayne remember “Sug,” Penelope’s mother who died of breast cancer.
08-16-2011
Stephen Gerhart talks with his wife Ellen about his experience in Hungary during World War II and the Soviet occupation that followed.
08-09-2011
The StoryCorps oral history project recorded interviews in Bellefonte for a month last summer. Robert Maddox talks with his best friend Christine White about his experience in the Army during the Korean War and his time as a jazz club owner.
08-02-2011
Constance Weaver talks with her daughter Anne Suttles, who was visiting from Austin, TX. Weaver talks about how she met her current husband, Dr. Allan Block.
We're always looking for interesting story ideas from across central Pennsylvania. Let us know what is happening in your community.
