Items

• Arnie Drogen (Part 3)
  Continuation of the conversation with Arnie Drogen.
• Arnie Drogen (Part 2)
  Arnie Drogen recounts the history of Drogen's Home Furnishings and Drogen's Electric in Oneonta, beginning with his parents Paul and Mildred.
• Arnie Drogen (Part 1)
  Arnie Drogen recalls growing up in Oneonta, development of his interest in drama, higher education, and travels.
• Sid Levine (Part 2)
  Sid Levine recounts bringing baseball to Oneonta, the Jewish community in Oneonta, and his community service.
• Sid Levine (Part 1)
  Sid Levine recalls his early years at the Palace Theater in Oneonta and later career as a car dealer in Oneonta.
• William "Bud" Pirone (Part 3)
  Bud Pirone shares memories of his career as Oneonta High School Principal and tennis coach.
• William "Bud" Pirone (Part 2)
  Bud Pirone remembers his undergraduate days at Syracuse University and his later career at Oneonta High School.
• William "Bud" Pirone (Part 1)
  Bud Pirone, retired teacher and Principal at Oneonta High School, recalls growing up in Oneonta.
• Civilian Conservation Corps (Part 2)
  Continuation of the program at the Greater Oneonta Historical Association with recollections of the audience. Includes memories of Terry Davidson.
• Civilian Conservation Corps (Part 1)
  Program at the Greater Oneonta Historical Society on the history of the CCC, including a conversation with Diane Galusha.
• Bill Davis (Part 2)
  Continuation of the discussion with Bill Davis on the car dealership business.
• Bill Davis (Part 1)
  Bill Davis (Otsego Automotive and Country Club Chevrolet) recalls his time in the Army Airforce during WW II and the evolution of the car dealership business.
• David Fanshawe
  During the week of May 3-9, 2010, SUNY Oneonta and the Catskill Choral Society sponsored a unique of festival of bringing awareness of the plight of refugees in Sudan, especially the Darfur region, which soon after became the country, South Sudan. On Saturday and Sunday, the Catskill Choral Society and CCS Girl Choir, Greater Plains and Center Street choirs, SUNY Oneonta Chamber Singers and World Percussion Ensemble, soprano Lorraine Hinds, joined English composer, narrator, and pianist David Fanshawe for two performances of African Sanctus, a multi-movement musical mass setting incorporating sounds from the African continent recorded during Fanshawe’s early field research, and set to original music from the western tradition. This interview reveals some of Fanshawe’s inspiration for the piece and includes a discussion of then President Barack Obama’s Kenyan heritage and the sounds captured in his father’s village incorporated in the piece. The interview is conducted by conductor Timothy Newton.
• Antonio Avanzato (Part 2)
  Antonio Avanzato recounts the preservation of the old Oneonta railroad station and the Voice of New Italy radio program.
• Antonio Avanzato (Part 1)
  Antonio Avanzato recalls the family coming to Oneonta from Sicily via NYC, his father's tailoring career, and the family restaurant businesses (including the Italian Kitchen and Stella Luna).
• Kim Muller (Part 3)
  Kim Muller continues discussion of her political career, including memories of people and attendance at national conventions.
• Kim Muller (Part 2)
  Kim Muller recalls her career as Mayor of Oneonta.
• Kim Muller (Part 1)
  Kim Muller, former Oneonta Mayor and member of the Otsego Board of Representatives, recounts her political career.
• George Brown (Part 3)
  Continuation of the conversation with George Brown.
• George Brown (Part 2)
  Soccer Hall of Famer George Brown discusses his career and the history of soccer in the U.S.
• George Brown (Part 1)
  George Brown recounts the soccer career of his father, Hall of Famer James Brown.
• Hugh and Eleanor Macdougall
  Continuation of the discussion with Hugh and Eleanor Mcdougall on James Fenimore Cooper.
• Hugh and Eleanor Macdougall (Part 2)
  Hugh Macdougall (Cooperstown Village Historian) and Eleanor Macdougall discuss authors James Fenimore Cooper and his daughter Susan Fenimore Cooper.
• Hugh and Eleanor Macdougall (Part 1)
  Cooperstown native Hugh Macdougall recalls his career as a diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service from 1958 - 1986, including service in Africa and South America. Eleanor Macdougall tells of life as the wife of a diplomat.
• Alice Siegfried (Part 2)
  Alice Siegfried tells of her career as a potter and her garden.