Cecelia Arpey Monaco Interview
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Title
Cecelia Arpey Monaco Interview
Subject
Monaco, Cecelia Arpey; Russel, Doreen; Russel, Chuck; Capello, Crestina;
Description
Cecelia Arpey Monaco, in this interview with Mary Ann Cardillo Fitzgerald, talks about a religious experience she had in 1974 and how it shaped her life. This interview, on one tape, took place on two different days.
Source
Saratoga County Office of the County Historian
Publisher
Saratoga Springs Public Library
Date
11-05-1998
Rights
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Format
MP3
Language
English
Type
Oral History
Identifier
WSONP.0024.a.1
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Interviewer
Mary Ann Cardillo Fitzgerald
Interviewee
Cecelia Arpey Monaco
Location
Valley Acres Garden Center
Duration
01:21:47
Time Summary
Tape 1 Side A Notes – Interview 01
00:01:20 December of 1974
00:01:30 1974-1984
00:01:50 Doreen Russel and husband Chuck
00:02:25 Soul Saving Station Church in Saratoga [Caroline and Henry Streets]
00:04:20 December 18, 1974 went to church service
00:05:10 Alter call
00:05:45 “Totally wrapped in the whitest light”
00:07:20 Beginning of a very exciting journey
00:08:10 Two days later, sore throat and couldn’t talk
00:08:50 Instructed not to speak for 10 days
00:10:40 Not talking was connected to the religious experience she’d had
00:13:00 Mother wanted to return to Italy
00:13:10 Evangelists advertised a trip to Italy
00:14:00 Didn’t go to South Africa
00:16:00 Stories from Italy
00:19:10 Tried to find St. Cecilia’s home
00:20:15 Lied down and took pictures of ceiling in church
00:31:00 Reflecting on the days where she couldn’t talk
Tape 1 Side A Notes – Interview 02
00:39:00 Assassination of Kennedy
00:43:10 Antiestablishment, borderline hippie
Tape 1 Side B Notes – Interview 02
00:56:10 Vietnam
01:03:25 Grandmother Arpey - Crestina Capello
00:01:20 December of 1974
00:01:30 1974-1984
00:01:50 Doreen Russel and husband Chuck
00:02:25 Soul Saving Station Church in Saratoga [Caroline and Henry Streets]
00:04:20 December 18, 1974 went to church service
00:05:10 Alter call
00:05:45 “Totally wrapped in the whitest light”
00:07:20 Beginning of a very exciting journey
00:08:10 Two days later, sore throat and couldn’t talk
00:08:50 Instructed not to speak for 10 days
00:10:40 Not talking was connected to the religious experience she’d had
00:13:00 Mother wanted to return to Italy
00:13:10 Evangelists advertised a trip to Italy
00:14:00 Didn’t go to South Africa
00:16:00 Stories from Italy
00:19:10 Tried to find St. Cecilia’s home
00:20:15 Lied down and took pictures of ceiling in church
00:31:00 Reflecting on the days where she couldn’t talk
Tape 1 Side A Notes – Interview 02
00:39:00 Assassination of Kennedy
00:43:10 Antiestablishment, borderline hippie
Tape 1 Side B Notes – Interview 02
00:56:10 Vietnam
01:03:25 Grandmother Arpey - Crestina Capello
NY Heritage Topic
Daily Life; People; Community & Events;
Physical Format
Oral histories
Tags
Citation
“Cecelia Arpey Monaco Interview,” Saratoga Room Digital Exhibits, accessed August 1, 2025, https://digitalarchive.sspl.org/items/show/371.