Posts by Hailley Fargo

Learning History in a New Way: Veteran Interviews

 by Hailley Fargo
April 3, 2013

How much do you know about World War II? The Korean War? The Vietnam War? Or what about Operation Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom? What if you had the ability to listen to first-hand accounts about these wars from the men and women who served our country?

Well you're in luck because The New York Public Library is currently collecting oral histories of veterans in the New York City area. Once an interview is conducted, we put it on our website and then send a copy to the Library of Congress for their Veteran History 

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Harnessing the Power of Music

 by Hailley Fargo
March 27, 2013

Oliver Sacks once said in his book, Musicophilia:

"The power of music whether joyous or cathartic must steal on one unawares, come spontaneously as a blessing or a grace..."

Music has incredible power. People today listen to music all the time, walking down streets and sitting in subway cars. We can't escape music.

For many of us, certain songs have this mystical power of throwing us into the past to a certain time and place. It might be a wonderful memory or a memory we 

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The Beauty of Snail Mail

 by Hailley Fargo
March 25, 2013
There were so many letters sitting in front of me, some probably asking questions I wouldn't know the answers to. Was I up to the task?
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A Utopian/Dystopian Adventure: Creating a Book Discussion for Metropolitan Detention Center

 by Hailley Fargo
March 11, 2013
While I've been actively working on the Veterans Oral History project, my behind-the-scenes project has been creating a book discussion syllabus for a book group at Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn.
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