Life Odyssey

Three ways to view the Life Odyssey Video Collection of UUCD, 2012 – 2020

Life Odysseys are videotaped interviews/presentations by our seniors. There had been some yearning among congregants for longer storytelling from the elders in our congregation, a type of life journey. Intentional listening to elders/seniors is a concrete manifestation of honoring them and saving their reflections for generations who follow.

Black font means that recordings are held only at UUCD, but not posted online.
Red font means permission was given to view Odyssey on church YouTube link.
Asterisks* mean permission was given to also be added to Yolo County Archives.

Speakers for 2012-2013 church year:

  1. *Will and Jane Lotter
  2. Lois Grau, *Dorothy Foytik
  3. *Ray and Ellen Coppock
  4. *John and Nancy Jungerman
  5. Donna Lott, Joyce Takahashi
  6. Corinne Cooke, *Milton Hildebrand
  7. *Bill and Ruth Hall

Speakers for 2013-2014 church year:

  1. Rich and Evelyne Rominger  
  2. Eldridge and Judy Moores
  3. Carlena and Ron Wike

Speakers for the 2014-2015 church year:

  1.  Chuck and Ann Halsted
  2.  Ramon and Karen Urbano
  3. Captane and Helen Thomson

2016-2018 on hiatus

Speakers for the 2018-2019 church year: 

  1.  John and Barbara Ashby
  2.  *Gale Sosnick, *Joan Stek
  3.  *Nancy Richter Brzeski, *Marty West
  4.  *Kirk Ridgeway, *Stan Dawson
  5.  *Diane Evans, Jack Whitsett
  6.  *Bob and Liz Young
  7.  *Neil and Peg Rutger

 

Speakers for 2019-2020 church year:

  1.  *Robin Datel and Dennis Dingemans

2021-2025 on hiatus, Covid plus change of ministers

2. If you have the private, unlisted, URL on YouTube for the person you know, enter it online.

3. Find written materials, photos and videos at the Yolo County Archives (limited to those congregants
who gave permission for it to be shared there). Go to: collection level record

Or click on the individual interviews that are cataloged and viewable online at Yolo Co
Archives.

Nancy Richter Brzeski
Ray and Ellen Coppock
Diane Evans
Stanley Dawson and Kirk Ridgeway
Milton Hildebrand
John and Nancy Jungerman
Wil and Jane Lotter
Neil and Peg Rutger 
Johanna (Joan) Stek
Cap and Helen Thomson

Our Contact at the Yolo County Archives:
Heather Lanctot
Archives & Records Center Coordinator
Yolo County Archives & Records Center
226 Buckeye Street
Woodland, CA 95695
(530) 666-8010
archives@yolocounty.org

summary written by Susan Steinbach, 04-30-25