Scranton Stories Oral Histories and Photos Oct. 27

All are invited to join this Friday, Oct. 27 for the premiere of the oral histories component of the Scranton's Story, Our Nation's Story multi-year humanities project that has explored themes of history, belonging, identity and democracy.

“Scranton Stories” Oral History Interviews and Portrait Photographs Premiere will take place Friday, Oct. 27 when all are invited to join a panel discussion from 5 - 6 p.m. in Brennan Hall and the exhibition opening in the Hope Horn Gallery in Hyland Hall from 6 - 8 p.m. Refreshments will be served.

The exhibition features portraits by photographer Byron Maldonado of each interviewee. These local residents share personal statements and evocative interviews which give voice to an array of Scranton experiences. These stories connect them, and our city, to our nation's ongoing story.

The 25 video interviews will be available online and archived in the Weinberg Memorial Library to be used as educational resources. 

RSVP to the panel discussion here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/scranton-stories 

More background here: https://news.scranton.edu/articles/2023/10/news-comm-neh-scranton-stories-oct.shtml