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Peter Cobb speaks of going to school in Rutland, Vermont in the 1960s, his family's view of the urban immigrants, and his decision to attend the University of Vermont. He then describes how he became involved in environmental issues while at UVM,…

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…

Mark Stoler speaks of growing up in the Bronx, the impact of the death of his mother while attending City College in New York City, and his years as a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He describes incidents at the…

In his first interview on December 7, 2015, Chris Braithwaite speaks of his desire to become a journalist, transferring to Pomona College, and working as a journalist during summers. He describes an anti-war event in Oakland, California involving Ken…

Louis Pulver speaks of volunteering for helicopter service in the Vietnam War to avoid being drafted into the infantry. He completed training in December 1967, and describes his arrival in Vietnam in January 1968, and surfing in the South China Sea…

Susan Burt describes growing up in New Jersey and briefly attending Rutgers University. Reflecting that 60s "free love" often seemed more applicable to men than to women, she describes finding herself in the role of a single mother in 1969 near…

Larry Gordon describes growing up in a very political household, becoming involved with Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) at Swarthmore College and at Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts, particularly the community organizing aspect,…