RICHFORD, Vermont — A patron visiting Richford's public library to follow progress on a local oral history project left with considerably more than expected: access to five episodes of the series they had not known existed.

The visitor had stopped in to ask about Episode Six of Nous Sommes RONA / We Are RONA, McGill University's bilingual oral history series documenting life across RONA. When they inquired whether earlier episodes were available locally, library staff member Colette Aubin-Roy directed them to the collective's public listener forum, where the full archive is freely accessible.

Aubin-Roy, who has quietly become a go-to resource for patrons navigating the Episode Six submission process, said she was glad to help. It was the first time a Richford patron had sought out the broader series.

For a border town that lived the integration period firsthand — Richford sits at the historic crossing into what was once Quebec — it may not be the last.