Interviewer
Jason Stahl
Description
In this interview Phillip Hofer, a member of the North Harlem Hutterite Colony from Harlem, Montana, discusses the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and the impacts on his community. Hofer recalls his initial understanding of the virus, his health and experiences with illness, including spending over 30 days in ICU. He discusses physical therapy and relearning to walk, the nurses who prayed for and with him, and taking vitamins and Ivermectin to aid his recovery. He shares how the closure of the border between the United States and Canada kept families apart, and the impact of missing funerals and holidays spent away from loved ones. He discusses how the pandemic brought his family together and made his community stronger. Hofer is interviewed by Jason Stahl, who was born and raised in a Hutterite colony north of Gildford, Montana.
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Document Type
Oral History
Original Date
12-28-2021
Time Period
Twenty-first century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Jason Stahl Interviews with Hutterites about COVID-19, OH 482, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights Statement
Rights Holder
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 482-003
Media Type
Sound; Text
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:57:31 mniutes
Local Filename
OH_482_003.mp3; OH_482_003.pdf
Citation
Hofer, Phillip, "Phillip Hofer Interview, December 28, 2021" (2021). Covid-19 Oral History Collection. 4.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/covid19_oralhistory/4