Welcome to the Story Archives. All of these stories have been submitted by volunteer Preservation Assistants like yourself!

The stories are arranged by the following categories:

  • by title;
  • by theme;
  • by what the storyteller was doing at the time;
  • by the storyteller's name;
  • by the residence-type of the storyteller;
  • by time in the storyteller's life; and
  • by type of story setting.

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Stories by title

- A Cab on New Years by Anonymous
- A Tissue and a Piece of Candy by Sara
- An Insight, Carefully Forgotten by Anonymous
- Ectoplasm by Pam Summa
- Enlightenment by Chuck Acquisto
- Enlightened People and Poetry by Henrik Vierula
- Familiar Strangers on a Bus by Anonymous
- Fences by Carol Murphy
- Free Jazz in Brattleboro by Sequoia
- How I Met My Good Friend Mary by Lenny Peterson
- Light by Frank
- My New Friend, Hou by Frank
- Shoving by Anonymous
- Sunglasses by LuQ
- Tablemates by Stefanie Lubkowski
- The Decision by Jeremy Quinn
- The Geologist by Pam Summa
- The Hare Krishna by Anonymous
- The Hippy and the Strawberry and the Happiness by Sara
- The Lady with Three Boyfriends by Anonymous
- The Lighter by Tim Devin
- The Lovesick Man, and His Kung-Fu Sapling by Tim Devin
- The Professor by Tim B.
- The Right Book by Esther
- The Truck Driver by Michele Jaquis
- The Umbrella by Sarah
- Training Home for Christmas by Aine Kavanagh
- Two Women by Dr. L. Hernandez Gomez

Stories by theme
(Please note, this list is not exhaustive; it is based on what we've received so far.)

a. Anger
- Shoving by Anonymous
b. Being told something memorable

- The Geologist by Pam Summa
- The Lady with Three Boyfriends by Anonymous
- The Professor by Tim B.
- The Truck Driver by Michele Jaquis
c. Choices and decisions
- The Decision by Jeremy Quinn
d. Coincidence
- Ectoplasm by Pam Summa
- Familiar Strangers on a Bus by Anonymous
- Free Jazz in Brattleboro by Sequoia
- The Hare Krishna by Anonymous
- Esther's story
- The Lighter by Tim Devin
- The Right Book by Esther
e. Connection with others
- A Cab on New Years by Anonymous
- A Tissue and a Piece of Candy by Sara
- An Insight, Carefully Forgotten by Anonymous
- Enlightened People and Poetry by Henrik Vierula
- Familiar Strangers on a Bus by Anonymous
- Free Jazz in Brattleboro by Sequoia
- How I Met My Good Friend Mary by Lenny Peterson
- Light by Frank
- My New Friend, Hou by Frank
- Sunglasses by LuQ
- Tablemates by Stefanie Lubkowski
- The Hare Krishna by Anonymous
- The Hippy and the Strawberry and the Happiness by Sara
- The Lighter by Tim Devin
- The Professor by Tim B.
- Two Women by Dr. L. Hernandez Gomez
f. Feeling better about self
- Sunglasses by LuQ
g. Insight into self
- An Insight, Carefully Forgotten by Anonymous
- Shoving by Anonymous
- The Lovesick Man, and His Kung-Fu Sapling by Tim Devin
h. Insight into others
- Ectoplasm by Pam Summa
- The Lovesick Man, and His Kung-Fu Sapling by Tim Devin
- The Truck Driver by Michele Jaquis
i. Kindness
- Fences by Carol Murphy
- The Umbrella by Sarah
- Training Home for Christmas by Aine Kavanagh
j. Leading to a change in life's direction

- Enlightenment by Chuck Acquisto
- The Decision by Jeremy Quinn
k. Love
- An Insight, Carefully Forgotten by Anonymous
- The Decision by Jeremy Quinn
- The Lovesick Man, and His Kung-Fu Sapling by Tim Devin
l. Reminder of the past
- The Lighter by Tim Devin
m. Sadness/melancholy
- Two Women by Dr. L. Hernandez Gomez
n. Spiritual/religious
- Ectoplasm by Pam Summa
- Enlightenment by Chuck Acquisto
- Light by Frank
- The Hare Krishna by Anonymous

Stories by what the storyteller was doing at the time

a. Traveling
- Ectoplasm by Pam Summa
- Enlightened People and Poetry by Henrik Vierula
- Free Jazz in Brattleboro by Sequoia
- Sunglasses by LuQ
- The Decision by Jeremy Quinn
- The Geologist by Pam Summa
- The Hare Krishna by Anonymous
- The Professor by Tim B.
- The Truck Driver by Michele Jaquis
- Training Home for Christmas by Aine Kavanagh
- Two Women by Dr. L. Hernandez Gomez
b. Going about necessary daily activities
- A Tissue and a Piece of Candy by Sara
- Familiar Strangers on a Bus by Anonymous
- Fences by Carol Murphy
- How I Met My Good Friend Mary by Lenny Peterson
- My New Friend, Hou by Frank
- Shoving by Anonymous
- The Hippy and the Strawberry and the Happiness by Sara
- The Lighter by Tim Devin
- The Right Book by Esther
- The Umbrella by Sarah
c. Engaged in leisure activities
- A Cab on New Years by Anonymous
- An Insight, Carefully Forgotten by Anonymous
- Enlightenment by Chuck Acquisto
- Light by Frank
- Tablemates by Stefanie Lubkowski
- The Lady with Three Boyfriends by Anonymous
- The Lovesick Man, and His Kung-Fu Sapling by Tim Devin

 

 

Stories by storyteller's name

- Aine Kavanagh, Training Home for Christmas
- Anonymous, A Cab on New Years
- Anonymous, An Insight, Carefully Forgotten
- Anonymous, Familiar Strangers on a Bus
- Anonymous, Shoving
- Anonymous, The Hare Krishna
- Anonymous, The Lady with Three Boyfriends
- Carol Murphy, Fences
- Chuck Acquisto, Enlightenment
- Dr. L. Hernandez Gomez Two Women
- Esther, The Right Book
- Frank, Light
- Frank, My New Friend, Hou
- Henrik Vierula, Enlightened People and Poetry
- Jeremy Quinn, The Decision
- Lenny Peterson, How I Met My Good Friend Mary
- LuQ, Sunglasses
- Michele Jaquis The Truck Driver
- Pam Summa, Ectoplasm
- Pam Summa, The Geologist
- Sara, A Tissue and a Piece of Candy
- Sara, The Hippy and the Strawberry and the Happiness
- Sarah, The Umbrella
- Sequoia, Free Jazz in Brattleboro
- Stefanie Lubkowski, Tablemates
- Tim B., The Professor
- Tim Devin, The Lighter
- Tim Devin, The Lovesick Man, and His Kung-Fu Sapling

Stories by residence-type of storyteller

a. Urban
- A Cab on New Years by Anonymous
- A Tissue and a Piece of Candy by Sara
- An Insight, Carefully Forgotten by Anonymous
- Ectoplasm by Pam Summa
- Enlightenment by Chuck Acquisto
- Familiar Strangers on a Bus by Anonymous
- Free Jazz in Brattleboro by Sequoia
- My New Friend, Hou by Frank
- Shoving by Anonymous
- Sunglasses by LuQ
- Tablemates by Stefanie Lubkowski
- The Decision by Jeremy Quinn
- The Geologist by Pam Summa
- The Hare Krishna by Anonymous
- The Hippy and the Strawberry and the Happiness by Sara
- The Lighter by Tim Devin
- The Lovesick Man, and His Kung-Fu Sapling by Tim Devin
- The Professor by Tim B.
- The Umbrella by Sarah
- Two Women by Dr. L. Hernandez Gomez
b. Suburban
- How I Met My Good Friend Mary by Lenny Peterson
- Light by Frank
- The Truck Driver by Michele Jaquis
- Training Home for Christmas by Aine Kavanagh
c. Rural

- Fences by Carol Murphy
- The Lady with Three Boyfriends by Anonymous

Stories by time in storyteller's life

a. During a bad time of life
- A Tissue and a Piece of Candy by Sara
- An Insight, Carefully Forgotten by Anonymous
- Shoving by Anonymous
b. During a good time of life
- Ectoplasm by Pam Summa
- Fences by Carol Murphy
- How I Met My Good Friend Mary by Lenny Peterson
- My New Friend, Hou by Frank
- Tablemates by Stefanie Lubkowski
- The Decision by Jeremy Quinn
- The Geologist by Pam Summa
- The Hare Krishna by Anonymous
- The Lovesick Man, and His Kung-Fu Sapling by Tim Devin
- Two Women by Dr. L. Hernandez Gomez
c. During a time of change
- A Cab on New Years by Anonymous
- Enlightened People and Poetry by Henrik Vierula
- Enlightenment by Chuck Acquisto
- Familiar Strangers on a Bus by Anonymous
- Free Jazz in Brattleboro by Sequoia
- Light by Frank
- Sunglasses by LuQ
- The Hippy and the Strawberry and the Happiness by Sara
- The Truck Driver by Michele Jaquis
- The Umbrella by Sarah
- Training Home for Christmas by Aine Kavanagh
d. During a normal time of life
- The Lighter by Tim Devin
- The Professor by Tim B.

Stories by type of story setting

a. Urban (including parks)
- A Cab on New Years by Anonymous
- A Tissue and a Piece of Candy by Sara
- An Insight, Carefully Forgotten by Anonymous
- Enlightenment by Chuck Acquisto
- Familiar Strangers on a Bus by Anonymous
- Free Jazz in Brattleboro by Sequoia
- My New Friend, Hou by Frank
- Shoving by Anonymous
- Tablemates by Stefanie Lubkowski
- The Hippy and the Strawberry and the Happiness by Sara
- The Lighter by Tim Devin
- The Lovesick Man, and His Kung-Fu Sapling by Tim Devin
- The Right Book by Esther
- The Umbrella by Sarah
- Training Home for Christmas by Aine Kavanagh
- Two Women by Dr. L. Hernandez Gomez
b. Suburban (including parks)
- Enlightened People and Poetry by Henrik Vierula
- How I Met My Good Friend Mary by Lenny Peterson
- Light by Frank
c. Rural
- Fences by Carol Murphy
- The Lady with Three Boyfriends by Anonymous
d. Natural/Wilderness
- Ectoplasm by Pam Summa
- The Geologist by Pam Summa
- The Professor by Tim B.
e. Traveling Long-Distance (plane, etc.)

- Sunglasses by LuQ
- The Decision by Jeremy Quinn
- The Hare Krishna by Anonymous
- The Truck Driver by Michele Jaquis