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Archive: July 2024 (2 Posts)

Two African American women posing outside of a restaurant.

COVID Recollections: A Conversation with Anita Grant and Joél Maldonado of Gran Enterprises for the COVID-19 American History Project

Posted by: Douglas D. Peach

In 2023, the American Folklife Center contracted Gran Enterprises LLC to conduct interviews with licensed funeral professionals about their COVID-19 pandemic experiences for the COVID-19 American History Project. This post is an interview with Anita Grant and Joél Maldonado of Gran Enterprises. In it, they detail their inspiration for the project, their initial findings, and why documenting licensed funeral professionals' pandemic experiences is important for understanding Americans' experiences with COVID-19. 

Posted in: African Americans, COVID-19 American History Project, COVID-19 pandemic, Fieldwork, Folk Medicine, Narratives, Storytelling, Uncategorized

Female child care worker posing for photograph.

COVID Recollections: Interviewing Appalachian Child Care Workers for the COVID-19 American History Project

Posted by: Douglas D. Peach

In 2023, the American Folklife Center contracted folklorist Nicole Musgrave to conduct interviews with Appalachian-based child care workers about their COVID-19 pandemic experiences for the COVID-19 American History Project. The post, guest authored by Musgrave, details her inspiration for the project, the initial findings from her interviews, and why documenting child care workers' pandemic experiences is important for understanding Americans' experiences with COVID-19. 

Posted in: Appalachia, COVID-19 American History Project, COVID-19 pandemic, Fieldwork, Folklorists, Kentucky, Narratives, Oral History, Storytelling, Uncategorized