The Little White School Museum in Oswego has created a “Hometown Historian” initiative to record and collect the community’s unfolding history during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Museum is asking residents inside its area of interest, the 68 square miles inside the Oswego School District, to send the museum photos and stories that document how individuals, families, businesses, and organizations are coping with the pandemic’s impact.
Residents are asked to think about how their lives have changed, how they dealt and are dealing with disruptions in their daily routines, and how the closure of businesses, schools, churches, and other institutions have affected what used to be their normal lives. Sought are the life stories of individuals who are trying to cope with daily life as their sources of income are cut off and they are isolated in their homes and apartments.
Photos of the visual impact of the COVID epidemic such empty store shelves, gloved pick-up service signs at the carry out restaurants trying to survive in town, and residents wearing protective masks and clothing to conduct daily chores are sought along with the stories of how families are coping now that they are forced to be together. Some families and organizations are gathering by way of electronic means such as Zoom of Skype and we’re seeking those stories, too.
—Little White School Museum