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Santa Cruz History Articles
Description
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Articles on Santa Cruz County history, many with illustrations, are available here.
The Santa Cruz Public Libraries is grateful to our local historians and their publishers for giving permission to include their articles. The content of the articles is the responsibility of the individual authors.
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Publisher
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Santa Cruz Public Libraries
Oral History
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Interviewer
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Hooker, Jenn
Interviewee
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Barash, Melanee
Location
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Scotts Valley Branch Library, Scotts Valley, CA
Original Format
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MP4 video
Duration
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35:40
Time Summary
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0:28 Interview starts
0:58 Discussion of earthquake weather
1:45 Showering, after spending time at the beach with wife, when the earthquake hit.
2:54 Initially somewhat indifferent to earthquake, and then reacts with shock to home damage
4:37 Wife rushes to get son from afterschool program, returns to friends gathering at the home; sharing resources
7:00 Tensions between feeling shut off with limited phone and radio, but knowing the devastation was widespread
7:45 Reactions to and descriptions of aftershocks
8:25 The fifteen seconds of the earthquake felt never-ending
8:49 Friends, family, home and resources fine for the most part
9:11 The challenges of being a therapist during a crisis whose office got damaged along with the Pacific Garden Mall
13:36 Ultimately her office building was salvaged but she did not wish to return there
14:02 Has become casual once more about earthquakes, but still has a more deep-seated fear than before
16:00 The earthquake had a strong impact on her community, of people who lived and worked downtown
18:00 The emergence of a prevalent earthquake story culture
19:00 How disasters like this affect your expectations of the level of control you have on the future
20:57 The way disasters like this reveal both the fragility and resilience of life
21:49 "We love this town and we will do what we need to do to bring it back again."
22:20 Working with earthquake-traumatized clients
24:00 Minimal disaster preparedness nowadays, gets lost in the choices of what it means to be prepared
28:00 Reflecting on these memories after thirty years, she feels both distant from and still affected by the earthquake
30:15 The loss of the funkiness of Santa Cruz
31:22 Memories of the Cooper House, its music culture and its iconic Santa Cruz status.
33:11 Emphasizes the importance of communications plans for reconnecting with loved ones in the face of disaster
33:41 Watch out for bridges!
34:00 Belief in the strength of the community as an important part of disaster preparedness.
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Epicenter: A Loma Prieta Earthquake Story with Melanee Barash
Subject
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Barash, Melanee
Earthquake-1989
Description
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Epicenter: The Loma Prieta Earthquake 30th Anniversary Oral Histories Project
Interview conducted and produced by Jenn Hooker.
Recorded at Scotts Valley Branch Library, Scotts Valley, CA on August 17, 2019.
Former therapist Menalee Barash reflects on experiencing the earthquake while at home, and the effects it had on her community and her business.
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Creator
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Barash, Melanee
Hooker, Jenn
Publisher
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Santa Cruz Public Libraries
Date
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2019-08-17
Format
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Video
Language
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En
Type
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MOVING IMAGE
Identifier
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LH-LP-BARASH
Coverage
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Santa Cruz (County)
1980s
2010s
Rights
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Permission must be obtained before using this interview in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who want to make further use of this interview should contact Santa Cruz Public Libraries.
Biography
Disasters and Accidents