April ’21 – RI COVID-19 Archive Anniversary

A year following the collaborative creation of the RI COVID-19 by PPL and the Rhode Island Historical Society (RIHS), the public digital archive to record stories, photographs, artwork, oral histories, social media and memories of the COVID-19 pandemic in Rhode Island grew to hold more than 1,000 items. To date, the public Archive continues to encourage all Rhode Islanders to document their experiences during this historic time and to contribute those items. On the Archive’s anniversary, co-creators Kate Wells, PPL’s Curator of RI Collections and Becca Bender, RIHS Film Archivist & Curator of Recorded Media, reflected on the Archive and its enduring legacy.

Image Citation:
Martha Kuhlman, “Red COVID,” Rhode Island COVID-19 Archive, accessed March 31, 2023, https://ricovidarchive.org/items/show/1284.