COVID-19 in Bartow County: Collecting local experiences from the 2020 coronavirus pandemic

The Bartow History Museum wants to ensure future generations remember and understand this time in our history. Will you help us?

If you have stories, photographs, drawings, diaries, or physical objects that chronicle life in Bartow County during the Covid-19 pandemic, please share them with us.

Experiences of healthcare providers, first responders, teachers, students, business owners, religious leaders, volunteers, restaurant workers, and others
Journal entries or personal reflections capturing feelings at the time of quarantine, of loss, of fear, or of finding joy in helping others
Photos of your favorite restaurant sitting empty, of your church sign announcing virtual services, of your kids learning from home, of a health care professional going to work, of a neighborhood or care facility car parade, etc.
Audio or video recordings of a virtual concert or family phone call over Zoom, etc.
A homemade banner or sign showing encouragement and support
A restaurant drive-thru open sign

These are just a few of the ways that you can help chronicle Covid-19 in Bartow County and contribute to the historical record.

Fill in the spaces below to add your experience to the historical record and upload your most memorable photos or videos. These collected items may become part of the museum’s permanent collection and used in future research, exhibits, or other ways to study and remember this experience.

Thank you for helping to preserve Bartow County history!

Share your experience
After completing your experience and/or file uploads, don't forget to hit SUBMIT at the bottom of the form. Form will not submit if required (*) fields have not been completed.
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Share your experience here.
Responses can be as short or long as you like. Hand written or typed documents can also be uploaded below.
File Upload
Description of Upload(s)
If you are uploading a text, image, audio, or video file, please provide as much information as possible on the item(s) to complete the historical record (i.e. dates, locations, names, description, etc.).
Submit your items here.
File types that can be submitted include .mov, .mp3, .mp4, .jpeg, .png, .doc, and .pdf. For files that exceed 100 MB or if you are having trouble with the form upload feature, please contact archives@bartowhistorymuseum.org.
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Accepted file types: mov, mp3, mp4, jpeg, jpg, jpeg, jpg, png, png, doc, docx, pdf, pdf.
Physical Objects
If you have physical objects (signs, banners, face masks, etc.) you would like to offer for donation, please send a description and a photograph (if possible) of the item(s) to archives@bartowhistorymuseum.org. At this time the Bartow History Museum offices are closed to the public, but we will be in contact with you to set up a time to discuss your items.
Terms and Conditions
The Bartow History Museum is collecting materials that document the experiences of families, individuals, businesses, health care professionals, and others during the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020. Please read the following guidelines before submitting your content.
Consent*
• You must be 18 years of age or older to submit content. We welcome the experiences of those under the age of 18, so please have a parent of guardian submit content on your behalf.

• All content submitted through this form is deeded to the Bartow History Museum, and a non-exclusive license given for public use, research, display, exhibit, and publication. Donors retain rights to use, distribute, and/or donate digital materials elsewhere.

• Bartow History Museum reserves the right to decline or remove submissions of inappropriate, duplicative, or irrelevant nature and is not obligated to include all donated content for this project or to preserve all donated project content for perpetuity.

• Please only submit written, photographic, audio, or video material which you own or have created.

• Items will be made available to researchers once they have been appropriately processed. Any restrictions on access or use, either in print or in electronic format, requested by the donor for reasons of privacy or confidentiality must be noted specifically in the description above and must have a date of termination.
I agree to the above listed terms.