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Interview with Phyllis Lustig, who was a camp counselor and swim instructor at Hobby Hill Camp in 1954 and 1955. Phyllis discusses daily life at the camp, what the physical layout was like, and how the counselors would walk down to Newfane Village or…

What Dave Spikol, a Brooklyn native, remembers most about their house on Newfane Hill and part-time life in Vermont is clean air, slanted sunshine, sparkling snow, good friends and hawk watching on Putney Mountain. He says living both the city and…

Joan Spikol talked about growing up in Brooklyn, New York and their family life in the little white summer house on Newfane Hill she and her husband, Dave, loved for 50 years.

Seena Karen Rasmussen Drapala shares her memories of Billy Flint, including Billy's days of running Camp Hobby Hill in Newfane. Seena discusses the Danish sisterhood of Schenectady, NY and how both her grandmothers knew Billy, as well as Seena's…

Marion talks about spending time in Vermont as a child, the differences between Southern and Northern, VT, attending Goddard College, Hurricane Irene, the COVID-19 Pandemic, serving on the selectboard of Newfane, and how important it is to visit with…

Henriette shared memories of her years growing up in Newfane in the 1950s and 60s.

Bahman Mahdavi discusses living in Newfane, VT, raising children in the town, living through 9/11, Hurricane Irene, and the Coronavirus pandemic in small town Vermont, technological changes, and the idea of Vermont Exceptionalism.

Winnie Dolan discusses how she and her husband came to live in Newfane, VT (by buying the first house they saw) and her involvement in the village trustees, including installing new sidewalks, and working with the church.

Patty Smith Robinson discusses reconnecting with her high school sweetheart (Larry Robinson, interviewed elsewhere), the beauty of Newfane compared to other towns in Vermont, communicating electronically and in person with family members, and the…

Interview with Nina Meyerhoff, who was the proprietor of Hearts Bend Camp in Newfane, VT from 1970 to 2000. She discusses how her parents came to live in Newfane, her goals for establishing the camp, some stories involving neighbors, and the…