COVID-19 Collecting Initiative

2. The Johnson County Museum in Overland Park, Kansas invites you to share your COVID-19 pandemic experiences with us. As a community history museum, it is important that we not only document and preserve the past, but that we also document and save the present. The COVID-19 health crisis has affected each person differently—neighbors, family, and even our museum colleagues. Each person has a unique story to tell and those stories, whether uplifting or stories of adversity, are important. We want to hear from everyone: teachers, students and graduates, parents working from home, healthcare workers, government officials, small and big business owners, those furloughed and those who have lost their jobs. Please consider telling us your story!

   The Johnson County Museum in Overland Park, Kansas invites you to share your COVID-19 pandemic experiences with us. As a community history museum, it is important that we not only document and preserve the past, but that we also document and save the present. The COVID-19 health crisis has affected each person differently—neighbors, family, and even our museum colleagues. Each person has a unique story to tell and those stories, whether uplifting or stories of adversity, are important. We want to hear from everyone: teachers, students and graduates, parents working from home, healthcare workers, government officials, small and big business owners, those furloughed and those who have lost their jobs. Please consider telling us your story!

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16. With the shelter in place and the social distancing directives, what do you miss? What do you appreciate?

18. Describe your new “normal” in terms of your daily routine. How has your life changed, either positively or negatively?

20. Have you, or a family member/friend experienced COVID-19?

22. For students: What is it like to have your parents/guardians assist with your schooling at home?

24. For parents and others working from home: What are some of the adjustments you have made, and do you view them as short or long term?

26. How has your business been impacted by the pandemic?

28. Tell us about your employment experience: Did you work in an “essential worker” capacity? Did you work from home? Were you furloughed? Did you lose your job? If so, what was your experience like with unemployment?

30. How have your opinions of COVID-19 changed over the course of the pandemic?

32. How do you feel about the response of government officials (local, state, federal) to address issues connected with COVID-19?

34. What are your hopes and fears in looking to the post-pandemic future?

36. Have you lived through another period of great uncertainty (The Great Depression, WWII, Cuban Missile crisis, Vietnam War, 1979 oil shortage, 2008 Recession, etc.)? How did you manage then?

38. <b>In addition to your story, do you have an object, photograph, or document to donate that defines the pandemic period in your life? Did you keep a journal or diary, or create a piece of pandemic-inspired artwork? Is there a new hobby or activity that you tried for the first time? Include these in your submission, and Johnson County Museum staff will reach out to you for more information.</b>

    In addition to your story, do you have an object, photograph, or document to donate that defines the pandemic period in your life? Did you keep a journal or diary, or create a piece of pandemic-inspired artwork? Is there a new hobby or activity that you tried for the first time? Include these in your submission, and Johnson County Museum staff will reach out to you for more information.

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43. Thank you for taking the time to submit your answers to the Johnson County Museum! Click the link below to have your form submitted to our curator of collections, Anne Jones.

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