Coronavirus artifacts? Your stay-at-home life has historic value — and could be in NC’s museum
Could that homemade face mask become a historical artifact? How about those photos of your kid’s artwork? Or video of your socially distanced happy hour?
Your pandemic memorabilia could put you in the history books.
Archivists at the State Archives and N.C. Museum of History are collecting items from the pandemic to help document the crisis for future generations.
They’re seeking video diaries, photos, journals and other artifacts.
A 13-year-old from Cary submitted pictures of a fort he built outside. A hospital worker in Charlotte sent in a video and photos to show what it was like to spend 12 hours in protective gear.
“With so many aspects of life upended, there’s just lots of ways people can document how there lives have changed,” said Sarah Koonts, director of the State Archives Division of Archives and Records.
The Archives is seeking digital artifacts. The Museum of History is looking for physical items. Though it can’t accept them now, it asks people to describe them on its web page.
For more information, go to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources online, ncdcr.gov.
This story was originally published April 29, 2020 at 3:18 PM.
