Tell your COVID story!

At the City Archives, we save Bostonians' stories so that future Bostonians can learn about the history of their community. We have records and stories of Bostonians going back all the way to the 1600s! Your stories are an important part of Boston's history, and we want to make sure that they are saved for future Bostonians. When you send us your story, we'll make sure that future Bostonians can find it by labeling it with your name, the date you wrote it, and your school. Then, we'll put it in our digital repository where future Bostonians will be able to find it and read, watch, or listen to it.

Your story will live with the stories of other Bostonians who have lived through historic events. Your story will be preserved with stories of people like James Henderson, a black Bostonian who lived through the Great Depression and the Civil rights movement, and students who lived through Boston's school desegregation. In 100 years, when BPS students want to learn about how Bostonians lived through the covid pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement and the 2020 presidential election, they'll be able to read your story or watch your recording!

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