This oral history interview is an intimate conversation between two people, both of whom have generously agreed to share this recording with Oral History Summer School, and with you. Please listen in the spirit with which this was shared.

This interview is hereby made available for research purposes only. For additional uses (radio and other media, music, internet), please inquire about permissions.

All rights are reserved by Oral History Summer School.

Researchers will understand that:

  • Oral History Summer School abides by the General Principles & Best Practices for Oral History as agreed upon by the Oral History Association (2018) and expects that use of this material will be done with respect for these professional ethics.
  • Unless verbal patterns are germane to your scholarly work, when quoting from this material researchers are encouraged to correct the grammar and make other modifications maintaining the flavor of the narrator’s speech while editing the material for the standards of print.
  • All citations must be attributed to Oral History Summer School:
    Narrator’s Name, Oral history interview, YYYY, Oral History Summer School
I have read and agree to the terms listed above.
Library

Anneice Cousin

June 27, 2016

|

Hudson, NY

Song

Recorded by

Christiana Fizet

This interview is available in-person only. Please get in touch if you would like to listen.
Is this your interview?
Click here to respond.
x
Summary:

The interview with Anneice Cousin was conducted on June 27, 2016 in Hudson, New York. Anneice is a mother to two daughters and works at Camphill Hudson in Human Resources. In the interview, Anneice discusses her family’s long-standing connection and presence in Hudson, her decision to return to Hudson after having grown up and lived in various surrounding areas, and her hopes for the future of Hudson. The role of nature, energy and music in shaping her life are themes that recur throughout the interview, as she recounts spending her Childhood summers riding bikes and going on adventures with friends and more recent camping adventures with her daughters; her views on the connection between the energies of the earth and people, and; the music that filled her Childhood as well as her own musical undertakings. She describes her gratefulness for her work with Camp Hill Hudson, discussing how she readily takes on the new challenges she is met with everyday, continues to learn from and alongside individuals in the Camp Hill community, and how she thinks Camp Hill can play a positive role in the Hudson community at large. Returning to Hudson pregnant after college she reflects on the challenges she experienced trying to access social aid as an expecting mother and how co-living with a woman with Down’s Syndrome is really what marked the beginning of her adult life.

This interview would be of interest to those who want to learn more about Hudson from the perspective of a young woman who was born here and after many years away has moved back and is working to shape the future of the community. It would also be of interest to anyone interested in the co-constituting roles of nature, spirituality and family.

Themes:
Camphill
,
Nature
,
Music
,
Childhood Memories
,
Motherhood
,
Spirituality
,
Interviewer Bio:
Christiana Fizet

Christiana Fizet is is a history and political science teacher from Ottawa, Canada currently undertaking a PhD in history education, exploring the role history teacher candidates’ identities play in shaping their understandings of and approaches to Canadian history. She is interested in how oral history can be used as an instrument to give sound to previously silenced voices. She is also excited about using oral history in the history classroom and supporting her future students in becoming both interviewers and narrators.

Additional Info:
Interview language(s):
English
,
Audio quality:
High

Audio Quality Scale

Low - There is some background noise and the narrator is hard to hear.

Medium - There is background noise, but the narrator is audible.

High - There is little background noise and the narrator is audible.

Permissions: 

This interview is hereby made available for research purposes only. For additional uses (radio and other media, music, internet), please click here to inquire about permissions.

Part of this interview may be played in a radio broadcast or podcast.

Oral history is an iterative process. In keeping with oral history values of anti-fixity, interviewees will have an opportunity to add, annotate and reflect upon their lives and interviews in perpetuity. Talking back to the archive is a form of “shared authority.”

Is this your interview?
Click here
to leave updates or reflections on your life, your interview or your listening experience.
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.

© 2023 Oral History Summer School. All rights reserved.