IMAGE SOURCE: Eddie Bernier (center) and acquaintances in costumes in a Provincetown bar or restaurant, circa 1950s (George Chapin Scott and Edward F. Bernier Collection)
IMAGE SOURCE: Photograph from Boston Pride in 1981, from the Gay Community News Photograph Collection.

#QueerArchivesAtHome

Add your story to history!

#QueerArchivesAtHome is a crowdsourced digital archives of pictures, videos, and stories; a space where we in the LGBTQ community can come together during this time of social distancing through sharing our personal history. Look through your boxes, closets, drawers, and bags. What do you have with you right now that tells a little part of the many stories of LGBTQ history?

While The History Project's collections focus on the stories of Boston and Massachusetts' LGBTQ communities, in this time of taking physical distance to protect our community, it has become clearer than ever how little geographical boundaries represent who we are. We invite all to participate in this project, regardless of location. Make your history a part of the records of LGBTQ history!

We'll share your materials on our social media pages (InstagramFacebook, and Twitter), and upload submissions to our digital repository (Documented).

As of March 12, 2020, The History Project is closed to the public in response to COVID-19 (see Our Reponse to COVID-19). During this time, we want to share your history at home. 

How to Contribute

Collections Inquiry

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