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  2020-08-19

  Portfolio of an intern of the Journal of a plague year archive

  Prior to interning the JOTPY internship I thought we would be doing a lot of submissions for the archive to build it and maybe online work to raise awareness of the archive. I had no real knowledge of public history and was going in not expecting it to be such an important part of the archive. Throughout the internship I developed many skills such as curating, how to write a blog, press release and mission statement, and how to build an individual archive collection. I realized my colloquial writing was weak during the internship since many of the projects involved reaching out directly to the general public and speaking plainly. I was once quite adept at this but being an undergrad and now a graduate student these skills had become quite rusty as I endeavored to perfect my academic writing. I had to learn to work as a team in the internship and also reach out to regular non academics for submissions and these socially based experiences were uncomfortable for me since I am more of an introvert. However, throughout the internship I came to really value the camaraderie and community the interns built together. Before the internship I shied away from group projects as a necessary evil to be avoided at all costs however the internship showed me how much fun working with others could be and to value a great team. The internship also allowed me to network with other people including fellow interns, teachers and archive associates. The internship gave me real world experience of my historical skills introduced me to many new skills set that could pertain to future employment. Overall, it was a great experience that I wouldn’t trade for the world.
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  07/10/2020

  Alexis Walker Oral History, 2020/07/10

  Alexis Walker grew up in Southern California but is currently living in Fayetteville, NC while her husband is stationed at Fort Bragg. Alexis is currently a full-time mom and a full-time graduate student in Arizona State University’s online History M.A. program. Alexis’s day-to-day life is mostly centered around her family and the social life of the family is heavily centered around the military community of Fort Bragg. In this interview Alexis reflects on her experiences as a mother during the COVID-19 pandemic and how that has affected the way she cares for her children. Alexis also provides a unique insight to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of military members, their families, and the military community as a whole. With the stop movement order issued by the military, the lives of Alexis and her family have essentially been put on hold until the military decides to relax this movement and travel restriction. Finally, Alexis reflects on the varying responses to the pandemic within a community made up of great diversity due to the varying cultural backgrounds of military families.
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  07/28/2020

  Charlene Goins Oral History, 2020/07/21

  This is an interview Charlene Goins discusses her experience during this time. Many military families have noticed a difference in the personal experiences and what the "official" military stance is. Charlene also discusses the financial hardships military families are placed in during PCS season, where service members are required to move to a new duty station.
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  07/25/2020

  Cody Brown Oral History, 2020/07/25

  This is an oral history interview I conducted with a law enforcement officer and fellow ASU intern. He is in the History Master's program at ASU with me and it gives the perspective of not only a law officer but also one who lives in a very rural area in the United States during the pandemic.
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  2020-06-12

  3 year old participating in online speech therapy

  This is a picture of my daughter doing her speech therapy during Covid-19.Normally it is done in person but due to the stay at home order zoom meetings were instead utilized.These meetings although better than nothing were not as effective since my child is so young and cannot sit still for a 30 minute meeting.It's important to show how the coronavirus has impacted children with learning disabilities or delays.
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  2020-06-22

  Military airborne jumps

  This is an image of soldiers prior to an airborne jump.While some are wearing face coverings no one is practicing social distancing and within the aircraft it is impossible to distance.Following this jump they were doing training further exposing themselves to the coronavirus which is why Fort Bragg is still having growing numbers of coronavirus cases.
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  2020-06-18

  Military frustration

  This is a story about my recent frustration with the the military's choices during this pandemic.It is important to tell the military side of the story because the official policies presented by the Department of Defense are not always adhered to at the installations and their story needs to be told.
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  2020-05-30

  Military base mask enforcement sign

  Before entering the PX at Fort Bragg there is a sign displayed telling visitors that a facemask must be worn to enter the premises.Even though some states are opening up and facemasks are being used less and less the military base is held to a stricter standard.
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  2020-05-22

  "Preschool at home graduation"

  It is a picture of an at home preschool graduation that occured.It shows how people attempted to still celebrate milestones during the pandemic. #ASU #HST580
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  2020-04-16

  "Gas Prices in Fayetteville during the Covid-19 pandemic"

  It shows the record drop in gas prices in the U.S. during the pandemic.