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Documenting COVID-19

The Kelowna Museums Society is documenting Kelowna’s COVID-19 history. We are collecting objects, artworks, photographs, videos and stories, including personal stories from the community.

We invite you to contribute your thoughts and share your experiences during this historic time. The materials we collect may be used for upcoming exhibitions and as research materials for future generations.

Documentation will continue even after the immediate crisis, as we continue to reflect on the impact COVID-19 has on our community.

Do you have something to contribute? Want to share your story? Please complete the online form.

COVID-19 ONLINE FORM

Share Your Story
COVID-19

Please Read:
I agree to the following terms: the Kelowna Museums Society reserves the right to edit anything I submit for clarity and brevity, and use my submission in any way they see fit, including for exhibitions, programs, publications, social media and web-based projects. I agree to relinquish copyright of any content I submit to the Kelowna Museums Society and to give permission to store my content in the Kelowna Public Archives, where it may be accessed, without restrictions, by the general public. The Kelowna Museums Society is not obligated to keep any of the content that I submit.

Note: You can only submit by agreeing to the terms.*
I agree
Name: (Full, First, Pseudonym or Anonymous)*
First
Age: (This provides future researchers with context regarding demographics)*
Street Name / Neighbourhood: (This provides future researchers with context regarding neighbourhoods)*
What is your preferred contact method?:*
- Email
- Phone
- Prefer not to be contacted
Email Address:
Phone Number:
Please answer the following questions to the best of your ability. Feel free to skip any that you do not wish to answer. Incomplete submissions will be accepted.
1. In what ways has the COVID-19 pandemic affected your employment, business, school, daycare, other? (Example: describe any changes and how you have adapted)
2. How has your daily routine changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic? (Example: describe any changes to social life, daily errands, other; describe how you have adapted / passed the time)
3. What have been your greatest challenges or worries since the outbreak of COVID-19? (Example: income, health, care of loved ones, transportation, learning new technology, etc.)
4. What positive responses or impacts have you observed during this pandemic or hope will carry on after the pandemic? (Example: acts of kindness, recognition of essential workers, awareness of public health, other)
5. Please describe your thoughts about how Kelowna, the Province and/or Canada has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic? (Example: Municipal, Provincial or Federal governments, Health Authorities, media, citizens, other.)
6. What do you think the long term consequences or outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic will be?
7. Do you have any other experiences or observations about COVID-19 that you wish to share?
8. I think the museum should collect the following objects related to COVID-19 for the artifact collection (Example: hand sanitizer, face masks, COVID-signage, etc.):
I would like to donate an object to the museum that relates to COVID-19:
- Yes
- No
If yes, please describe the object(s):
I would like to submit media files (ie photographs or video) that I took of my COVID-19 experience. (Note: total upload size is limited to 20MB and the following file types - jpeg, jpg, png, gif, tiff, pdf, doc, heic, mp4, mov, wmv or avi)
Drop files here or

Accepted file types: jpeg, jpg, png, gif, tiff, pdf, doc, heic, mp4, mov, wmvoravi.
Please include information about the photo(s) or video (Date, place, subject/title):
I am willing to be contacted for:
- An interview
- Object donation
- Sharing photographs
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Thank you for your time! Sharing your story is an important contribution to documenting the history of COVID-19 in Kelowna.

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