Answer one or more of the following questions--but remember it is not an exam! Have fun!
"The following questions are part of what we are calling the Woodstock
Generation Time Maps Project- -Working in partnership with the website BabyBoomReview--we are assembling a tapestry of memories of our era" (Please note : We will work with BabyBoom Review to publish the findings so only include your names if you want to and whether you decide to provide your name or not use the material supplied for commercial purposes--if you do provide a name and contact information you agree to give us the Creative Commons license that provides for : Attribution Non-commercial (by-nc) This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially, and although their new works must also acknowledge you and be non-commercial, they don't have to license their derivative works on the same terms. |
Please copy and paste these questions with your answers
and email them to bb@WoodstockMuseum.org
Did you attend Woodstock? What do you remember about the
concert?
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Did you see the film of Woodstock--What stood out for
you?
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How important was the peace and love message of Woodstock
on your life then
and today? |
What other music festivals/ concerts did you attend ?
Describe your memories
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Which groups /artists records did you go out and buy during
the 1960s?
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How did you first discover your favorite groups/artists? |
What was the first song you ever played over and over
up turned up loud enough
to disturb the neighbors? |
Do you associate any particular songs with any experience
or event in your life?
If so, please describe the songs or a album. |
Were any songs/ other artistic statements--particularly
meaningful in terms of your attitude
to the idea of peace? If so which ones were they? And why do you think they had the impact they did? |
What books, novels, magazines, poems etc had the most impact on you?. |
What was your most memorable film going experience during
this period (Easy Rider, |
Please describe your first effort to become part of the
counterculture. For example, was it
(if you were male) growing your hair long? Wearing sandals? Wearing a different kind of T-Shirt. Or (if you were female) was it, for example, wearing your hair differently, different clothes, different makeup? |
How did your parents react to the changes referred to in
the previous question? |
Can you recall when you first heard the term "flower
power" or "flower child"? |
Describe any recollections you have of the inauguration
of President John F. Kennedy |
Where were you when you heard about President Kennedy`s
assassination on |
Lyndon B. Johnson (U.S. 36th President, often referred
to as LBJ) leaves me
with the following memory(s). |
Nixon took over from LBJ in January 1969. Please describe
your memories of the |
The race riots of the 1960s spurred on the CivilRights movement.
Did you participate |
There were a number of university and college sit-ins and
protests during the 1960s. |
The National Organization of Women was founded in 1966.
How aware were you of the
Women`s movement during the sixties? Please describe any involvement you might have had? |
Please describe your recollections of the Cuban Missile
crisis, which ended on November 20th, |
How did you respond to Martin Luther King`s `I Have a
Dream` speech on
August 28th 1963 The trial of the Chicago 8 began in September 1969. Please describe any recollections you have of the event |
Were you involved in any "Marches on Washington DC"?
What do you most recall concerning any of them? |
When did you feel the sixties ended for you? Was there a
particular event that led to that occurrence? |
Was there any particular event that occurred that made
you feel that progress was being made against
discrimination (racist/sexist behavior) etc. Describe the event and say why you felt progress was being made. |
Describe your most memorable travel during this period
when and where and what
you learned during the journey. |
Did you as a member of a minoritywoman, black, and Hispanic
etc feel discriminated |
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