Collected Item: “Virtual Summer Research Stay-At-Home”
Give your story a title.
Virtual Summer Research Stay-At-Home
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
screenshot from the American Ancestors website
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.
This screenshot explains a virtual event hosted by American Ancestors and the New England Historic Genealogical Society. This event is an example of how researchers are adapting to the pandemic. With the building closed, the New England Historic Genealogical Society is hosting a program to encourage researchers to access digitized material and continue researching during the pandemic
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?
GREATERBOSTON, Covid-19, Museums&Institutions, Collecting Institutions: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Virtual Programming, Research
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
New England Historic Genealogical Society and American Ancestors
Give this story a date.
2020-08