Name: Sara Campos ‘05
Double Major: Psychology and English Writing
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Activities: Intramural soccer, basketball statistic keeper, work/study with Linda Casserly in the Town Historian's Office

Last semester I took my First Year Seminar (FYS) with Natalia Singer-This Life, This Place. The class took field trips into the North Country and we met some pretty interesting people and saw their homes and/or places of business. After the field trips each student in the class chose a person or place that they wanted to do an in-depth report on. I chose Linda Casserly, the Town Historian. I spent three weeks shadowing Linda. I followed her to work, ate dinner at her house, and helped her gather sap to make maple syrup. She even taught me to knit. I wrote a ten page paper on my experience and on Linda’s life.

Linda has become a great friend. Even though we have an age difference of about 30 years, we still seem to find a lot to talk about. As a result of my class last year with Natalia, I have found a great friend in Linda and also a working partner. Linda and I worked with the University to set up a work/study job for me in her office. I just started working a couple of days ago. I’m looking forward to learning more about Canton and doing some valuable work for the community during my time in the Historian's Office.