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Collected Item: “Help History Emerge Strong”

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Help History Emerge Strong

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Social media post

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

Tweet from the Minnesota Historical Society that metions the financial challenges they face as an organization. The webpage asks for people to donate, and notes that early donations will be matched thanks to a grant funded by the MNHS Executive Council. Museums of all sizes have faced financial hardship as they were forced to close their doors and lay off talented staff due to pandemic-related closures. As they reopen, they continue to face these financial challenges.

https://web.archive.org/web/20200701142946/https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fmnhs%2Fstatus%2F1277647526141853701

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

Minnesota, museums, fundraising, closures,

Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.

https://web.archive.org/web/20200701142946/https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fmnhs%2Fstatus%2F1277647526141853701

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Minnesota Historical Society

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2020-06-29
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