Bernadette Merullo oral history interview recording
Description:
Audio of an interview with longtime Boston resident Bernadette Merullo. The interview was part of the We are Boston: Stories of Hope, Struggle, and Resilience oral history project created in 2018 by poet and Boston artist-in-residence Daniel Johnson. Mrs. Merullo was born and raised in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston. She speaks about the close-knit community she grew up in, her father’s work at the Charlestown Navy Yard, her Irish heritage, attending Catholic School and playing basketball, grief, her work at the Boston Public Library, her experience as a senior living in Boston, and advice for the future.
