Your Stories: COVID-19 in Waltham
Waltham, we need your help! We are living in the midst of a historic pandemic that is impacting the entire world. We want to know how this pandemic is impacting YOU. Facts and figures will be recorded, but it is our personal stories that will give future historians and Waltham citizens a better sense of what life was like during this time. That’s where you come in!

Below is a quick survey where you can record your thoughts and experiences. If you have more to share, such as photographs, documents, artwork, videos, etc., please email them to our archivist at dhamlin@minlib.net. We’d especially love to see photos of how community spaces have changed, and how you’ve been practicing social distancing. If you’re keeping a diary during this time, we’d love to see that, too!

If you have any physical materials you’d like to donate, you can bring them to the library when we reopen or mail them to us at the address below. Please be sure to include a completed deed of gift, which can be found here: https://waltham.lib.ma.us/files/archives/deedofgift.pdf.

Waltham Public Library Archives
735 Main St.
Waltham, MA 02451

Are you a teacher or local business owner that has been impacted by the pandemic? Please consider emailing or physically sending us any materials you may have created to share with your students or patrons.

Any questions, concerns, or feedback should be sent to Dana Hamlin, dhamlin@minlib.net.

Thank you, and be well!
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Name *
Age
Occupation
Do you live, work, or attend school in Waltham? *
In which neighborhood do you live/work/attend school? *
Please share a bit about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected you - how has your daily life changed? How are you spending your time? What impact(s) have you been seeing around Waltham? *
What has been the most difficult part of the pandemic/quarantine for you? What has been a good part?
How has the pandemic affected the lives of your family?
What are you most concerned about during this time? What gives you hope?
In 100 years, what do you want people to know about what is happening today?
Submission Agreement:
I hereby certify that I created, and own the copyright to,  the submitted material. While I will continue to retain my copyright, I hereby grant to the Waltham Public Library a license to add the material to its archival collections and preserve it for future generations. I give the Library permission to organize the materials according to accepted archival principles; to create metadata, finding aids, and full-text search interfaces required for the preservation and discovery of the materials; to make the materials accessible to researchers; and to use the materials in exhibits and displays, both physical and online. I agree that the Waltham Public Library may make this material available online under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which will allow others to share and adapt the material, as long as I am given appropriate credit. *
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