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IN THE NEWS MAY 2015 | |||
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SAVE THE DATE: FRIDAY, MAY 8 - ROBS HISTORY PROJECT PROGRAM POSTED 4/12/15 The ROBS History Project, which started 20 years ago, now has an archive of 153 retiree interview videos. On May 8th we will present them to Dr. Geri Solomon, Archivist of the Long Island Studies Institute of Hofstra University and Tom Tarantowicz, Director of the Brentwood Public Library. A complete set of videos for preservation will be made available to film student, social anthropologists, Brentwood residents and former students for reference only. Each interview is unique and a part of this project. Each person who was interviewed, or a family member of a deceased interviewee, will receive a free DVD of their interview. Here you can view the list of all the interview subjects. Sadly, we have lost a number of our friends and colleagues or have lost touch with others. If you know someone on this list or a family member, please contact them and tell them about this special program. On May 8th, the ROBS General Membership meeting will start at 10:00 and the ROBS History Project Program will follow at 10:30 to Noon in the Brentwood Public Library Auditorium, 2nd Ave. & 34th St., Brentwood, NY. Refreshments will be served. Local dignitaries, Board of Education Trustees as well as Newsday, channel 12 and others have been invited. A group picture of all the recipients will be taken and posted on the ROBS website. If you plan on attending, you can RSVP to Carmela Criscione at tecnoquuen@aol.com. We hope to see you there. |
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IN MEMORIAM |
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 View the "In Memoriam" page with the list of our Brentwood colleagues who have passed away. This list will be updated on a yearly basis. |
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NYSUT NEWS |
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 MEMEBER ACTION CENTER Ask Lawmakers to Help Reclaim the Joy of Teaching and Learning! Support VOTE-COPE with your voluntary contribution. Download the VOTE-COPE Contribution Card here. |
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| WHAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW | ||||
| Check out the Famous People and Events on that special day in May and see what else happened! Historical People and Events for May |
May 2015 Holidays, Bizarre, Unique, Special Days Bizarre and Unique Holidays |
All About May May in History |
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| ROBS HISTORY PROJECT - John M. Sherin | ||||
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Why did we do it? What was our purpose in taking on such an open ended “History Project”; for which we evolved a script of questions and got answers from over 150 subjects for two decades? We couldn’t answer the question in 1994 when people would ask “What are you going to do with the interviews?” All we could say was that for educational purposes we had to document our record now or lose the chance to preserve so many poignant accounts, funny stories and touching tales told by exemplary educators. We knew these dedicated public servants might shortly, for reasons yet unknown, be leaving Brentwood for good. So, we decided to let time sort out the details. We began scheduling appointments. We asked questions and listened saving for generations the essence of what it meant to have been an educator or employed, in this large public school system during the second half of the 20th century. Brentwood remains an exemplar to all others; a diverse microcosm of America reflecting 124 districts on Long Island while simultaneously resembling thousands across the U.S. We’ve accomplished something here to be proud of. Whether we were interviewed or not, ours is a claim of service that few professionals in the State of New York or elsewhere have positioned themselves to share in the way we have. INITIALLY the practice of sitting with a subject for an hour and giving them a hundred percent focused attention seemed somewhat daunting to a number of friends and colleagues. So much so in fact that many declined our repeated invitations to speak with us as they left careers or retired from full employment. Despite all assurances that we were not about investigative journalism or invading privacy, they deferred. Now, twenty years after we began, some are saying they may be ready. “Better late than never” we say. However, to all among you who were willing to share not only your classroom experiences and personal stories, but precious memories from your lives along with your fondest hopes for the future, we say “Thanks”. Thanks for allowing us to continue the process by paying it forward as we share these interviews with the Brentwood community and countless professionals and researchers near and far. Through an acceptance of ROBS offer of collaboration with Archivist Dr. Geri Solomon and The Long Island Studies Institute at Hofstra University our History Project lives on in academia as well as in the collection of the Brentwood Public Library, thanks to Director, Thomas A. Tarantowicz. Enjoy unlimited visits to www.robsny.org where you can watch and listen to segments from featured Interviews in the ROBS History Project Section on our Announcements Page each month. Return here to listen and learn again and again. |
THIS MONTH'S FEATURED HISTORY PROJECT
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You can also view any of these past interviews by visiting History Project Interview Archives : Baker Bernhardt, Ruth Baker Bazata, Eleanor Balinski, Wally Brooks, Ronda Carey, Dick Carpenter, Beverly Cerullo, Peter Corkery, Florence Cuneen, Ray Curio, Rich DeBellis, Claudia DeBellis, Helen DeBellis, Michael DePlaza, Marilyn Desoto, Edward DiMento, Peter Edwards, Richard Efron, Martin Fasullo, Mike Felicio, Anthony Filosa, Edith Fiore, Marcy Hannan, Edward Helman, Harriet Hodges, Shirley Kirschner, Marge Koehler, Florence Lane, William Lange, Joan Laub, Dr. Herb Martz, David Mascaro, Barbara McNicholas, Barbara Monsen, Pattie Moss, Ken Mundy, Rick Murray, Alma Nanos, Jim O'Conner, Thomas Pace, Ron Purcell, Joseph Rosenthal, Ivy Rosenthal, Ruth Salerno, Hank Scharf, Karen Sekac, Evelyn Sheele, Raymond Sopp, Lorraine Spencer, Franklin Stuhler, Patricia Sustrin, Letty and Sheila Vannoy, Evelyn Veech, Chris Walker Lloyd, Shirley Wolfe, Jeffrey Zuckerman, Dorothy Zuckerman, Jack |
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May 5 Executive Board Meeting May 19 General Membership Meeting RC 21 Website: http://rc21.ny.aft.org/ |
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| THE TOWN CRIER - MarilynDePlaza@aol.com | ||||
 Marilyn De Plaza |
The Town Crier" was set up a number of years ago so that the retirees of the Brentwood School District could have an email center to stay in touch. Since I began to send out all sorts of information, retirees from all over the country have sent me their email addresses. Some have asked, "Do you have any idea where so and so is?" Others have sent proud news of their accomplishments, their family news, photos,etc. and sadly, we often get bad news. Many retirees whom I have never met write me to thank me for keeping this connection going, as everyone remembers the Brentwood years with warm feelings.
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