Interview with Sherelle Reid
IntervieweeInterview with
Sherelle Reid
InterviewerInterviewed by
Samariya Smith
Date2022 May 26
Mediumborn digital audio file
DimensionsDuration: 40 Minutes, 45 Seconds
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineCommunity History Project Collection
Object number2022.20.10
DescriptionInterview with Sherelle Reid. Interviewed by Samariya Smith on May 26, 2022 in Hartford, Connecticut. She was interviewed as part of the Connecticut Historical Society's Community History Project discussing her experience during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
At the time of the interview Sherelle Reid was a case manager for Hartford Communities That Care.
Sherelle recalled first hearing about covid while working a temporary job and the first disruptions to her life were shifting to working from home and schools shutting down.
Sherelle discussed her experience being confined to the house with her sons, though she was not thrilled when restrictions were generally lifted.
Sherelle noted that during a pandemic personal choice is important, but that it is also important to consider how personal decisions could affect the public good.
Sherelle appreciated the option to vote through mail-in ballot and vaguely remembers topics related to the 2020 election, such as covid-19, race relations, and economics. She described it as a frenzy of people being “loud and wrong” and entitled.
Sherelle noted the hypocritical view of people supporting police and then attempting a coup on January 6, 2021.
Sherelle was skeptical of the vaccines and due to her work felt that she and colleagues had to push the vaccine even though they weren’t necessarily on board with it. She agreed with mask mandates for everyone and supported vaccine mandates for people in healthcare jobs, but not necessarily for everyone.
Sherelle was more cautious of Covid due to her job in healthcare, but she knows people who contracted covid. Family members of her church peers passed away from covid.
During the pandemic, Sherelle sought out new avenues for mental health, though she has always supported and advocated for mental health.
Sherelle describes her overall experience during the pandemic as stressful because of the lack of ability to connect with people or build relationships, as well as the potential foreclosure of her house.
Sherelle says that she found her ability to speak up and ask for help during the pandemic.
NotesSubject Note: The Connecticut Historical Society’s Community History Project (CHP) is a public-facing initiative, focused on contemporary collecting, gathering items of the recent past as well as from events happening today. This program developed community historians to identify, document, and preserve their experiences as residents of Connecticut, and to share these experiences during a series of community presentations. The project focused on the impact of Covid-19 on Connecticans, particularly on Black and Brown communities, funeral homes, and on nursing home and elder care populations.At the time of the interview Sherelle Reid was a case manager for Hartford Communities That Care.
Sherelle recalled first hearing about covid while working a temporary job and the first disruptions to her life were shifting to working from home and schools shutting down.
Sherelle discussed her experience being confined to the house with her sons, though she was not thrilled when restrictions were generally lifted.
Sherelle noted that during a pandemic personal choice is important, but that it is also important to consider how personal decisions could affect the public good.
Sherelle appreciated the option to vote through mail-in ballot and vaguely remembers topics related to the 2020 election, such as covid-19, race relations, and economics. She described it as a frenzy of people being “loud and wrong” and entitled.
Sherelle noted the hypocritical view of people supporting police and then attempting a coup on January 6, 2021.
Sherelle was skeptical of the vaccines and due to her work felt that she and colleagues had to push the vaccine even though they weren’t necessarily on board with it. She agreed with mask mandates for everyone and supported vaccine mandates for people in healthcare jobs, but not necessarily for everyone.
Sherelle was more cautious of Covid due to her job in healthcare, but she knows people who contracted covid. Family members of her church peers passed away from covid.
During the pandemic, Sherelle sought out new avenues for mental health, though she has always supported and advocated for mental health.
Sherelle describes her overall experience during the pandemic as stressful because of the lack of ability to connect with people or build relationships, as well as the potential foreclosure of her house.
Sherelle says that she found her ability to speak up and ask for help during the pandemic.
Cataloging Note: This cataloging project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-249472-OMS-21.
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