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<h2>How's Your Week Going? COVID-19 Story Archive</h2>
<h3>Sample items below. For more visit: <a href="https://howsyourweek.omeka.net/">https://howsyourweek.omeka.net/</a></h3>
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Whether you live, work, or feel at home in Sagadahoc County, you’re invited to tell us a story about how the COVID-19 epidemic is affecting you and your community. As librarians, we know the power of storytelling, not just for the storyteller but also for the listener. Our patrons value the sense of community we share, and we want to continue to support our wonderful library community by collecting and sharing their stories during this challenging and ever-changing time. We chose to call this project “How’s Your Week Going?” because we’re all taking it a week at a time. We can’t predict how long we’ll be affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, so we want you to know that you can keep sending us stories for as long as this project continues.
The Sagadahoc History & Genealogy Room will create an archive of COVID-19 stories, images, and other records at Patten Free Library. Stories from the community will be a valuable part of the COVID-19 archive. Submissions by Morse High School Class of 2020 students to the To Sail Once Again creative contest will also be included in the COVID-19 archive. The History Room will preserve these stories for future generations of historians, genealogists, and library patrons who want to understand how local people experienced this historic moment. Your story will be accessible to the public in the History Room as soon as the library reopens. We may also share your story with our community through newsletters, exhibits, podcasts, and social media. For your privacy, you’ll have the option of keeping your story closed to the public for 75 years.
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Patten Free Library (Bath)
Coverage
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Sagadahoc County, Maine
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On March 8 we went to a glorious Oratorio Chorale concert in Portland but were already concerned about being close to others, and so we decided to self-isolate. But March 16 would be Ole’s 85th birthday and the day before two neighbors who had been self-isolating came to our home for a celebratory dinner and that was to be our last close contact with anyone.
Since that day, we have remained at home except for our sunshiny day exercise walks where we are careful to stay at least 6 feet apart from anyone we encounter along the trail. Heartbroken when Reid State Park closed, we did find other lovely areas in Georgetown to walk and glimpse the ocean so our souls would not shrivel. We learned how to Zoom, had online meetings and classes and continued our usual involvements.
But what to do about eggs,milk, fresh fruit, vegetables...even luxuries like chocolate and wine? Well, no need to worry, Georgetowners to the rescue. Gleaning and community food donations immediately began. And, there were generous friends who willingly went to the supermarkets, stood on lines, followed the rules and agreeably contended with the onerous tasks of finding foods from unfamiliar lists. Yes, surely they could find the ultra thin supreme pizza, the blueberry tea (decaf if you please) and the Dark Chocolate Nuggets. The groceries and goodies would be brought to our downstairs door and with the beep of the horn, we would be supplied yet again, week after week.
We need to single out Lara Park, a single parent with a lovely son Alex, and her parents Christy and Steve Goold who always remembered us on weekly shopping forays and offered us friendship, smiles and graciousness. (And Lara somehow managed to complete her BA coursework and graduates with honors this week.) And Roger Bogart, not much younger than we are, who filled in with the inexpensive wine and some extras. (Photos to follow)
We are grateful for the fact that we will be celebrating the 60th anniversary of our chance meeting in Oslo on May 18, 1960 and that we still cherish spending our days of isolation together and live in a spacious home in a glorious community.
We are sad for all those who live alone and we try to maintain regular contact with these friends and neighbors and of course are deeply concerned for our state, our nation and the world.
We anticipate that our self quarantine will remain in place until safe, effective vaccinations can be available along with successful treatments. We mourn those whose lives were cut short and are appreciative of our Governor, the state staff, our CDC Director Dr. Shah, our State Legislators, Our US Rep Pingree and Senator King, and most importantly our valiant health care workers and all those who showed up at work to provide essential services.
And, we dearly miss our Patten Free Library.
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Title
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Archives Covid-19
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<a href="https://howsyourweek.omeka.net/items/show/16">https://howsyourweek.omeka.net/items/show/16</a>
Creator
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Jaeger, Sandy
Date
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2020-05-08
Contributor
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Patten Free Library (Bath)