Make Your Mark in History

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We have lived through a history making year. Those who are young enough will be able to recount the year of COVID-19 to their future grandchildren, as those of us who are more mature asked our grandparents what it was like to live through the Depression or the War.

In the 2019 edition of the Gazette another pandemic was just by chance the feature of the Archives article - the Spanish Flu. When researching for that article there was little recorded about the impact the pandemic had on the School’s everyday life. The little evidence we did have, however, told us that there was no cricket, and rugby training was reduced because the School numbers were down to local day boys only. Cadet training was suspended and classes were held outside under the trees or on the open verandahs, masks were compulsory – and that’s all we knew. There were many unresolved questions because the evidence simply didn’t exist. That prompted a call out for the community to lodge with Archives their impressions of living in lockdown.

King’s community, this is your chance to get creative and help us document for the future how extraordinary 2020 has been. Share with us a photo or video from life in lockdown, write a poem, diary entry, short story, or create an art work or cartoon – however best represents your COVID-19 experience. All submissions must with be archived at the Museum and must be sent to the King’s Archivist, Jenny Pearce at archives@kings.edu.au or jpearce@kings.edu.au.

Thank you to all those who have already made a contribution!

One of the Prep Year 3 classes reflected on how they responded to learning online through drawings and short stories.

Jenny Pearce Archivist

Festival of Lessons and Carols https://vimeo.com/484303966