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Islanders are being encouraged to record their experiences of lockdown life so the story of this "significant moment" can be shared with future generations.
Jersey Heritage's new project aims to record evidence of what life is really like for islanders – both positive and negative – in the form of blogs, videos, diaries, artwork and more.
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— Jersey Heritage (@loveheritage) April 11, 2020
This is a significant moment in Jersey’s history. Help us record this time so that we can share the story in the future. https://t.co/6r9u3Pz39U #heritageathome pic.twitter.com/cx2ETJKKLi
Linda Romeril, Jersey Heritage’s Director of Archives and Collections, explained that waiting until the crisis had passed to gather evidence was not an option.
She said: “To play our part in sharing the story of this significant moment in our island’s history – and the consequences it will undoubtedly have – we need to record the moment as it happens.”
Pictured: Rainbow artwork has been placed in windows across the island.
“We can document the official government response to the pandemic, but we need the community’s help to record how it is affecting people, whether as an individual, a family, a business or a section of the community.”
Personal experience: How have you adapted to life, work, shopping? How do you interact with friends and family and share your news and views? How are you keeping yourself entertained? How are you taking exercise?
Community experience: How is the community changing? What is happening to public gatherings of different types? How are businesses adapting and developing?
Pictured: How are you staying in touch with friends and family, or keeping up with the news?
Material culture: How are objects, digital communications reflecting the changing experience? What new things are being invented?
Communications: How are you getting your daily news and information? What's changed in the way you access this information?
A changing experience: How is the experience of coronavirus changing as the virus spreads across the world? How have your feelings changed as you navigate through this experience? How has what's happened with the world and with other Crown Dependencies shaped your experience?
To submit records, islanders can email an attachment to DocumentingNow@jerseyheritage.org; arrange to hand over content in person when Jersey Archive re-opens; or make a comment online on the Jersey Heritage website.
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