(Atlantic) Cass County Libraries, the Cass County Genealogical Society, and Healthy Cass County are asking for the public’s help in documenting experiences during COVID-19.
The project team would like people of all ages participating in this project. Cass County residents are asked to share memories via written accounts, photos, or drawings. Entries can be mailed, dropped off, or emailed to any Cass County library or to Cass County Wellness Coordinator Brigham Hoegh at bhoegh@iastate.edu or 805 W. 10th Street, Atlantic IA 50022.
Entries will be shared on a blog page managed by the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce found at https://www.atlanticiowa.com/, and through local news stations.
The committee also hopes to print memory books to be kept in each Cass County library. For example;
- Describe your experience living during the COVID-19 pandemic: what changes have you experienced?
- What are you missing? For more information, please contact: Brigham Hoegh, Wellness Coordinator Cass County ISU Extension 712-249-5870
- What seems most important to you now?
- What is something that brings you joy?
- Is there something you thought you would miss but now can live without?
- How are you coping?
- What fears do you have (if any)?
- How do you feel about the situation?
- What hopes do you have for the future?
- How is the COVID-19 pandemic similar or different to events you’ve experienced in the past?
- What has COVID-19 made you wonder about?
The project committee will be accepting entries through the end of October. They ask for assistance in making sure everyone in the county is invited to participate. For more information on local wellness events or resources, follow Healthy Cass County on Facebook @HealthyCassCounty.
