This project documents the COVID-19 pandemic experiences of people in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
Read stories, explore images, and browse a variety of material collected and contributed by the Westmoreland County community. Help preserve the history of the 2020 pandemic by contributing your own material on the "Contribute an Item" page.This digital archive is a joint collaboration between Saint Vincent College's History Department and the Westmoreland Historical Society.
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Neighborhood appreciation
A simple message written in chalk to show appreciation to our neighbor who is a local physician (AND an SVC alumni) and his wife who is also in…
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Colleges and Universities
This collection looks at the pandemic experiences of college and university students, professors, and staff. Colleges and universities in western…
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Switching to Zoom
The image shows a college faculty member's first reaction to Zoom. I think it highlights well some of the difficulties involved in switching to online…
Things will get better
This is something I painted to remind myself that things will get better over time.