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Podcast: Other Voices
Episode: Altamont Story Swap, Pt. 1
Description: “I Remember Altamont”: Villagers with long memories gathered at the Altamont Free Library last Friday night, on the eve of the village’s first Founders Day, to share memories and swap stories. Joe Burke, who directs the library and hosted the event, started off with a story about the late Ev Rau remembering his first visit, at age 5, to the train station that now houses the library. He and his grandfather rode the train to the state capitol, where his grandfather wept to see the flag he had fought under during the American Civil War. Three women with the longest memori...