Story Archives of 'StoryCorps'

StoryCorps: Gertrude and Meg Gilman

By Andrew Parrella on Wednesday, August 15, 2007.

You may not think it to look at her, but Sanborton’s Gertrude Gilman was once a circus clown. The 92 year old spoke with her daughter, Meg, about her time on the road.

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StoryCorps: David Krempels

By Andrew Parrella on Tuesday, August 14, 2007.

David Krempels of Portsmouth tells his friend Marquis Walsh how an accident sent his life went off the rails and how he managed to gain control again.

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StoryCorps: James and Tim Crawford

By Andrew Parrella on Thursday, August 9, 2007.

Manchester’s James Crawford stopped by the Mobile Booth last month to answer some questions about himself and his family from his 14 year old son, Tim.

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StoryCorps: May Gruber

By Andrew Parrella on Wednesday, August 8, 2007.

On March 25, 1911 a devastating fire erupted in the Triangle Waist Factory in New York City. Goffstown’s May Gruber’s mother was a garment worker at the factory and retells her story.

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StoryCorps: John and Diane Schaefer

By Andrew Parrella on Tuesday, August 7, 2007.

John Schaefer was an army officer stationed in Korea, during the conflict in that country. He saw first hand the effects of war, and tells his daughter Diane about how he tried to help.

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StoryCorps in New Hampshire

By Liz Bulkley on Friday, August 3, 2007.

Tonight on the Front Porch, we're listening to your stories. For the past month or so, the StoryCorps booth gave the citizens of New Hampshire a chance to interview each other about their lives, their loves, their struggles and their accomplishments. We'll listen back to some of our favorites with NHPR Production Manager Andrew Parrella.

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StoryCorps: George and Destie Sprague

By Andrew Parrella on Thursday, August 2, 2007.

An 11 year veteran of the Marines and the National Guard, George Sprague spent 12 months in Iraq. He and his wife, Destie, talk about how the war affects soldiers differently.

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StoryCorps: Kathy Bates and Lynne Vachon

By Andrew Parrella on Wednesday, August 1, 2007.

Somersworth’s Kathy Bates explains to her friend Lynne Vachon some of the challenges she faces on a daily basis.

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StoryCorps: Douglas and Kathy Van Weelden

By Andrew Parrella on Thursday, July 26, 2007.

Douglas Van Weelden was a pilot in World War II, when he was shot down over Germany, captured and sent to a prisoner of war camp. His daughter, Kathy, asks him about his time there.

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StoryCorps: Ruth Smith

By Andrew Parrella on Wednesday, July 25, 2007.

Ruth Smith of Canterbury recalls an historic discovery on an historic day and how it shaped her teaching philosophy.

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