Mary Heers
Volunteer ProducerMary got hooked on oral histories while visiting Ellis Island and hearing the recorded voices of immigrants that had passed through. StoryCorps drew her to UPR. After she retired from teaching at Preston High, she walked into the station and said she wanted to help. Kerry put her to work taking the best 3 minutes out of the 30 minute interviews recorded in Vernal. Passion kicked in. Mary went on to collect more and more stories and return them to the community on UPR's radio waves. Major credits to date: Utah Works, One Small Step, and the award winning documentary Ride the Rails.
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Teri Guy and Janice Brooks share how they came to bring the one-woman show "Traveling Shoes" to Logan and the friendship they forged along the way. -
Wendy Olivia Williams Dew told StoryCorps facilitators about growing up in a poor and polygamous family. -
Angie Frabasilio and Grace Cole share what they each did with gaps in their college careers, and how they each hope for peace, a generation apart. -
German POW’s in Cache Valley? This led me to ask more questions. I found out in 1945 there were close to 400 German POWs living in tents in a work camp at the Cache Valley Fairgrounds. -
Heidi Condie and Kimberly Zulewski share their experiences establishing the first classrooms for deaf students in Southern Utah. -
Arnold Martinez tells his daughter, Kay, how he started his military life, how he met his wife, and some key experiences along the way. -
Wendy Olivia Williams-Dew tells StoryCorps facilitators about growing up in a polygamous family during her interview in Springdale, Utah. -
Back in Pioneer times in Utah, farmers liked to brag about how fast their horses could go, so challenges were made, and the issue usually settled by an informal race. -
Dima Khalifa shares with Amy Nadel the story of her mixed religion upbringing, working in national parks, and coming to find home in Zion. -
Joan Corodova asks Lyman Whitaker about his path making a living in art.
