The Crocker House Museum and Macomb County Historical Society will be starting a new initiative that gives residents the opportunity to share stories and photographs that reflect their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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"We are living history and we want to be able to provide our future generations with a look into their past,” said Kim Parr, director of the Crocker House Museum.

The COVID-19 pandemic is a critical moment in history and the museum hopes to document this through its collection of journals, testimonials, photographs, notes, videos and other materials from members of the community.

Every story and from all walks of life, backgrounds and cultures are important to the Crocker House Museum and Historical Society’s journaling project.

Perspectives from a retired couple or school-aged child are just as important as those from front-line health care workers. The society encourages teachers or supervisors to make this an engaging group project! Families can also make this a project to share.

To get started here are a few ideas and questions to consider sharing:

• A photograph of the family staying home and staying safe or drawings done by your children.

• How you have been coping with the stay at home orders and communicating with family, friends and colleagues?

• Did you participate in any campaigns or community drives such as making face masks for hospital workers or delivering food to local charitable groups.

• How has it changed the way you do things?

• Have certain places become more important to you?

• Is there anything during this time that has brought you unexpected joy?

• What have you been doing to protect your health and the health of others?

Macomb County residents can learn more about the initiative at crockerhousemuseum.org/covid-19-journaling-project.html