Posts from the West MobileBooth while in Medford, Oregon
Goodbye Oregon, we will miss you
Posted by West MobileBooth on November 8, 2005, from Medford, Oregon
Posted by West MobileBooth on November 6, 2005, from Medford, Oregon
World record holder and phonebook ripper, Edward Charon, demonstrates his skill before participating in StoryCorps.
Mobilebooth West gets in touch with the trees
Posted by West MobileBooth on November 2, 2005, from Medford, Oregon
Facilitator Karen DiMattia is dwarfed by the redwoods in northern California.
Facilitator Sarah Kramer, a born and raised New Yorker, becomes a tree hugger.
Posted by West MobileBooth on November 2, 2005, from Medford, Oregon
En route to see the redwood forest, Mobilebooth facilitators stopped to check out the “burl” furniture and art gallery in Kerby, OR. (A burl is a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree). If you’re ever driving on the redwood highway, it’s worth a stop.
Posted by West MobileBooth on November 2, 2005, from Medford, Oregon
We’re not the only Airstream in Oregon!
Posted by West MobileBooth on November 1, 2005, from Medford, Oregon
Facilitator Karen DiMattia reverted to her college days as a rock star and partied with Elvis in downtown Ashland, OR.
Sarah Kramer transformed into a medieval superhero, on the lookout for STORIES!
Posted by West MobileBooth on October 29, 2005, from Medford, Oregon
It was a family affair at the mobilebooth when John and Marguerite Black, married for 72 years, were interviewed in Medford, OR.
Posted by West MobileBooth on October 27, 2005, from Medford, Oregon
On a day off, mobilebooth facilitator Sarah Kramer traveled solo to one of the wonders of the world: Crater Lake, the deepest lake in America created by a volcano that blew its top 6,600 years ago. Her fellow facilitator, Karen DiMattia, stayed in bed.
Medford, OR shines its light on StoryCorps
Posted by West MobileBooth on October 25, 2005, from Medford, Oregon
The mobilebooth is parked across the street from Medford’s new library.
Posted by West MobileBooth on October 20, 2005, from Medford, Oregon
Jacksonville, OR is a small town near Medford, where the booth is parked. You can see remnants of its history as a busy gold mining community.
Posted by West MobileBooth on October 20, 2005, from Medford, Oregon
The western mobilebooth travels to southern Oregon. We got a bird’s eye view of the landscape from Table Rock.
