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Michael Hurley talks of his nomadic life, beginning in his childhood as the son of a salesman, and continuing in the 1970s as he traveled between Boston and northern Vermont, where he was often able to live rent free in empty farmhouses. He also…

Brendan Whittaker speaks of growing up in Massachusetts, graduating with a degree in Forestry and Wildlife Management from the University of Massachusetts in 1956, becoming Forester for Essex County, Vermont, and with his wife, Dorothy, purchasing…

John Douglas discusses his privileged background, buying a farm in Putney, Vermont, meeting Robert Kramer, and becoming involved in the filming of "People's War" in Vietnam. He talks of the Newsreel Collective in Putney (later called Red Clover) and…

Bridget Downey-Meyer speaks of dropping out of the University of Vermont in 1966, becoming a single mother, joining Libby Albright in working with draft resisters at the Mount Philo Inn in Charlotte, Vermont in 1969, and of Stewart and Susan Meacham.…

Jane English speaks of growing up in the Boston, Massachusetts area, attending Mount Holyoke College, receiving her Ph.D. in physics at the University of Wisconsin in 1970 and a post-doctoral appointment at the Lawrence Laboratory at the University…

Mary Mathias speaks of growing up in privilege in Scarsdale, New York, graduating from Wellesley College, then continuing her education at Brandeis and New York University, where she met and married Robert Houriet. Houriet worked as a reporter in New…

Polly Darnell describes growing up in Connecticut, hearing of a commune in Putney, Vermont, coming to Vermont to attend Windham College, and becoming involved with the Red Clover Collective in Putney. She speaks of the Free Vermont movement and…

Stuart Copans speaks his visits as a teenager to the nearby Bruderhof Community of Brothers in New Paltz, New York. He discusses graduating from the Stanford University School of Medicine in 1969, visiting communes in the Bay area as part of a free…

In his first interview on 7 January 2016, Ken Wibecan speaks of growing up in Brooklyn, New York in a multicultural neighborhood, and the influence of his family, particularly his grandfather, and of the Jewish community, on his political…

Tom Plumb describes being a student at Middlebury College from 1971 to 1975, and of being involved in environmental activism, including protesting Seabrook, working with the Clamshell Alliance, and joining the board of the Vermont Railroad Passengers…

Emily and Rick Hausman begin the interview with descriptions of their family backgrounds and meeting at the Farm and Wilderness Camps in Plymouth, Vermont. Emily speaks of growing up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and her family connection with…

Loraine Janowski speaks of growing up in Rutland, Vermont, her move to Cambridge, Massachusetts, participating in anti-war protests, and then returning to Vermont to live at the Maple Hill Commune in Plainfield. She describes founding Mullein Hill…