Humanity & Connections Series
Every visitor brings a story underground.
Proposals on the heart, reunions decades in the making, and first visits from around the world. Meet our guests who make Howe special.
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Faces of Howe
425 stories
Fall 2024Meet Meredith, born and raised in North Carolina.
She is actively serving as a lieutenant in the United States Navy and has served for approximately four years. As of 2024, the percentage of active duty, female…
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Fall 2024Meet Al from the DeRuyter, NY
Al is a Marine that served for four years as a helicopter mechanic with the presidential helicopter fleet for the entirety of his service. He is first…
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Fall 2024Meet Amy from the Hudson Valley in NY
When this homeschooling, stay-at-home, mother of two went through a divorce, she needed to figure out how to support herself and her two children. Two things…
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Fall 2024Meet Kamil and Montana from Brooklyn, NY
Montana was born and raised in Thailand and Kamil was born & raised in Turkey. Montana was 22 years old when a friend invited her to visit and study in the…
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Fall 2024Meet, Jane, Irene, and Lias, from southern Germany
Irene & Lias work for a manufacturing company and were offered the opportunity to work abroad for three months. In August, Irene arrived in the United States…
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Fall 2024Meet environmental conservationists, Gillian, Kindal, and Joe
They recently returned to the east coast from a seven month long stewardship at the Denali National Preserve. Gillian, local to the Schoharie Valley, and Joe…
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Fall 2024Meet Avril & Dave from Massachusetts
They have been married for about a year and have been together for 8 years. They have two adorable fur babies- their cats, Sassy & Sunny. They met when they…
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Fall 2024Meet Laura & Lee
Andrew met good friends, Laura & Lee, today. Here’s what they had to say: Andrew: Tell me a little bit about what brought you both to the cave today? Laura: We…
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Fall 2024Meet Eric & Zach from Ontario, Canada
They met while in college through a mutual friend from grade school and have been together for 10 years. One of their firsts dates was a 33,000 mile road trip…
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Fall 2024Meet Matt and Mitzie, born and raised in New Hampshire
But now, self-proclaimed “nomads”. They have known each other 15 years. Mitzie had a successful twenty year career with a major luxury brand. As she started…
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Fall 2024Meet Mary & Joel from Massachusetts
They met at a Halloween party 43 years ago! Mary went to the party dressed as Rosie Ruiz; a fraudster marathon runner that was declared the female winner of the…
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Fall 2024Meet Kathy and Rob from Astoria, in Queens, NY
Meet Kathy and Rob from Astoria, a beautiful little village in Queens, New York. Rob owns his own restaurant, Oliver‘s, also located in Astoria. He says the…
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