History 21 The Podcast - 1.08 Anna Gorham

Anna Gorham taught classes of students at Franklin Elementary School for 26 years. In 1989, she sat down to record some of her experiences with education starting with describing the one-room schoolhouse she attended in Burns, and then what Franklin Elementary was like when she started teaching there in 1946.

Note: This recording is digitized from the original cassette tape. The recording has been enhanced where possible, but for clarity an edited transcript of Anna’s interview is also provided below.

Hosts Rebecca Desens, ACHS Executive Director, Sara Given, ACHS Volunteer Coordinator and Erin McBrien, ACHS Archivist.

History 21 The Podcast, History 21: The Podcast, PodcastSara GivenMarch 18, 2021Anoka County Historical SocietyACHS, Anoka High School, school, Franklin Elementary, One Room school, Burns, Anoka, Episode 8

History 21 The Podcast - 1.07 Maddie McNamara

A sophomore at Anoka High School, Maddie shares her experiences over the past year of distance learning in the midst of a global pandemic and social upheaval. She discusses how it feels to go to school remotely, how it affected classroom dynamics, relationships, and her own mental health.

Hosts Rebecca Desens, ACHS Executive Director and Sara Given, ACHS Volunteer Coordinator.

History 21 The Podcast, History 21: The Podcast, PodcastSara GivenMarch 5, 2021Anoka County Historical SocietyACHS, Maddison McNamara, Episode 7, Anoka High School, COVID-19, curatingcovid19, school

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