Interview with James Overbaugh
Date13 October 2025
Mediumborn digital audio file
DimensionsDuration: 45 Minutes, 3 Seconds
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineCommunity History Project Collection
Description(a) Audio file of interview with James Overbaugh. He was interviewed by Maria McCauley on October 13, 2025 in Windsor, Connecticut. (b) Photograph of James Overbaugh provided at his interview.
James Overbaugh was interviewed as part of the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History's Community History Project discussing moments of change in his life.
In this interview, James focuses in on his choice to attend welding school at a Connecticut community college, and what this means for his future. He speaks about how he hated high school, and felt as though it was useless. It is important to him to get a job where he works with his hands and does not have student debt.
He is critical of the college system, but accepts that it is the best choice for some when done affordably. Finding this sense of passion at school has led to a improvement in James’s relationships and overall motivation. He also discusses his current job, being a busser at a seafood restaurant, and how he balances this with school. James also describes his hobbies, such as working on cars and other vehicles.
Regarding the future, James wants to get married, have children, buy a house, and own lots of cars. He wants to be financially independent at a young age and is confident that he and his partner can achieve this, based on their current timeline. He is willing to move wherever the work is, but would ideally like to move up north, where he can ski more.
James Overbaugh was interviewed as part of the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History's Community History Project discussing moments of change in his life.
In this interview, James focuses in on his choice to attend welding school at a Connecticut community college, and what this means for his future. He speaks about how he hated high school, and felt as though it was useless. It is important to him to get a job where he works with his hands and does not have student debt.
He is critical of the college system, but accepts that it is the best choice for some when done affordably. Finding this sense of passion at school has led to a improvement in James’s relationships and overall motivation. He also discusses his current job, being a busser at a seafood restaurant, and how he balances this with school. James also describes his hobbies, such as working on cars and other vehicles.
Regarding the future, James wants to get married, have children, buy a house, and own lots of cars. He wants to be financially independent at a young age and is confident that he and his partner can achieve this, based on their current timeline. He is willing to move wherever the work is, but would ideally like to move up north, where he can ski more.
Object number2024.79.60a-b
NotesSubject Note: The Connecticut Museum of Culture and History’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 theme "Redefining Moments of Change." Conneticans share stories of people or events who have changed their lives or how they have sparked change in the lives of others.Cataloging Note: Digitization and access to this collection is supported by a Congressionally Directed grant through the U.S. Department of Education.
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