The Montgomery County Historical Society Invites You To Participate In The Covid-19 Oral History Project

If the Covid-19 pandemic canceled your travel plans, disrupted your business operations, or impacted the way you lived your life, you have a story to tell.

Montgomery County residents are sharing their experience of living through the coronavirus pandemic through the Montgomery County Historical Society’s Covid-19 Oral History Project.

The Montgomery County Historical Society, a nonprofit organization that operates through the Lane Place Museum, received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and Indiana Humanities as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The Historical Society began the interviews in spring and aims to interview 100 people who live or work in Montgomery County between March 2020 and March 2022.

In the interviews, people are asked to describe the pandemic’s impact on their life, jobs, education, or volunteer activities. Participants have discussed topics such as the technologies impact on communication, initial thoughts on coronavirus media coverage, and how the pandemic affected business operations.

Interviews are being audio or video recorded. Written submissions and pandemic-related photos are also accepted. The Montgomery County Historical Society is partnering with Crawfordsville District Public Library to house the completed interviews.

Those interested in participating can contact the Montgomery County Historical Society at (765) 362-3416 or [email protected]. Organizers plan to wrap up interviews by November.