Quarantine Stories: Recording History

People from around the Roaring Fork Valley have all been impacted in some way by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now many are sharing their experiences to collect and memorialize the valley’s COVID-19 pandemic history.“Quarantine Stories: Recording History" is a community oral history project from Aspen Public Radio and Aspen Historical Society, featuring self-recorded interviews from individuals and families during these historic times.You can participate by interviewing your family or telling us your story. What are you feeling and seeing? What motivates you? What scares you? What is the day like outside your window?00000176-6d2a-dc2f-ad76-6d2a4f990001Record and send in an audio clip to be preserved in perpetuity in the Aspen Historical Society archive. The future may be uncertain, but together we can capture history happening in real time.There are two easy ways to submit your recording:1. Record it as voice memo on your smartphone and email it to aspenpublicradio@gmail.com.2. Call 970-812-3726 and leave your story as a voicemail00000176-6d2a-dc2f-ad76-6d2a4f9b0000Support for “Quarantine Stories: Recording History" comes from Aspen Center for Environmental Studies educating for environmental responsibility since 1968.*By submitting your story, you agree to it being aired on Aspen Public Radio and archived for future use by Aspen Historical Society for educational and archival purposes as set forth here.

Lisa Hancock: 'We Consider Ourselves To Be Very Lucky'

Aspen Public Radio | By Christin Kay

Published June 17, 2020 at 2:40 PM MDT

Lisa Hancock said having her two college-aged children at home during the pandemic has been "mostly wonderful."

Her son, a student at the University of New Hampshire, is finishing his senior year of college from their basement, something Hancock said saddened her.

"No graduation ceremonies for him, none of that excitement to be finishing up with his peers," she said.

Hancock said she's grateful her family has stayed healthy, and she worries about the stress and desperation that others are feeling.

"I just want to wish all of us the best as we wait this out and hope for a return to normal," she said.