In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Guelph residents are apart of history and Guelph Museums is hoping to document this moment for generations to come.
It is asking for digital and physical objects related to COVID-19. “As a community museum, we have a responsibility to collect and preserve evidence of significant events in Guelph,” Tammy Adkin, manager of Guelph Museums, said. “We typically receive objects decades after an event has passed.
Now we have an opportunity, in real time, to capture the truths and experiences about how Guelphites are living.” Digital items open for submissions include photos, screenshots of messages and threads from social media, memes and written perspectives of frontline workers.