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.
Fall 2024
Faces of Howe
81 stories
Fall 2024Meet Cayla & Michael from Hudson Valley, NY
Cayla is from the Hudson Valley, New York and Michael is from Norfolk, Virginia. Cayla proudly works with the Dove Creek Animal hospital, generously donates her…
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Fall 2024Meet Deepa and Ashwin from Mumbai, India.
Deepa currently lives in Mumbai and Ashwin currently lives in western New York. They were 16 years old when they met and they hand been together for 10 years..…
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Fall 2024Meet Miriam, Marwa, and Sumaya from Iraq
All three of these beautiful women were born in Iraq. As young children, their families fled their homeland. They bravely shared heartbreaking stories of their…
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Fall 2024Meet Jim and Alice from Waverly, NY
Jim and Alice have known each other for 50 years and have been married for 47 of them. As a young adults, they studied music at Fredonia State University. At…
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Fall 2024Meet Diana and Christina from NY
They visited to take their minds off the loss of their 14 yr. old, Springer Spaniel fur baby, Jack. They are absolutely heartbroken. They were so kind and brave…
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Fall 2024Meet, Trista, Sophia, Michael, and Jim from Malone, NY
Jim is the third generation of his family here in the U.S. His grandfather immigrated from Sicily. One of his favorite things about being from an Italian family…
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Fall 2024Meet Ron & Priscilla from Cobleskill, NY
Ron was a Sergeant in the 5th Army, located in Forcella, Oklahoma as a communications operator for the Pershing Missile System. His grandfather died in World…
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Fall 2024Meet Greg from Amsterdam, NY
Meet Greg from Amsterdam, New York. He served in the Army National Guard as a staff sergeant for 26 years. He joined the Army National Guard because his father…
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Fall 2024Meet Mohammed from Brooklyn, NY
He was 19 years old when he enlisted in the United States Navy. He served 6 1/2 years. He worked in aviation ordinance. His assignments were bombs and missiles…
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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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