How to Share Your Story
Using your phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop, record a 10-15 minute memory. Please address the questions below. That helps us with consistency.
If you do not want to share an audio recording with us, you can share your story by writing as well.
After you've looked over the questions, share your story!
Please Note: This should be a memory of an event or a place, with details such as names and dates stated as clearly as possible. This should NOT be a recorded opinion related to a political or social issue – these will not be saved. Of course, opinions related to the event or place you are memorializing are fine, but they should not constitute the bulk of your narrative.
QUESTIONS
- What is your name?
- Please spell it.
- Where and when were you born?
- What neighborhood do you live in?
- What do you see as your neighborhoods boundaries?
- How long have you lived in your neighborhood?
- What attracted you to that neighborhood?
- In your own words, please describe your neighborhood.
- Has the neighborhood changed in the time you've lived there? Is yes, how so?
- What stores do you shop at?
- What do you do in the community for fun?
- Did you feel comfortable in your neighborhood?
- As you lived there, has your opinion about your neighborhood changed?
- Have you ever thought about leaving the neighborhood?
- What makes your neighborhood unique?
- What does the term 'neighborhood' meant to you?
- If you could do one thing in your neighborhood, what would it be and why?
- If you've moved away: When did you decide to leave the neighborhood and why? Do you ever visit your old neighborhood?
