Stories are an essential part of the fabric of content for local history museums. Not just well-documented stories from renowned residents -- also stories and snippets of "this is what life was like" from everyday visitors. This was our goal at the Oklahoma Heritage Center, to help draw out from visitors these quick portraits of life in Oklahoma. We ask visitors questions such as "How has Oklahoma changed in your lifetime?" and "Tell us about a place in Oklahoma that is especially important to you." Visitors record their stories, and play back those from other visitors, developing an evolving base of stories connected to the community. The StoryKiosk is part of a building-wide exhibit development led by Northern Light Productions.
Visitors record and browse other visitors' stories and can email their story home. (Click to enlarge)
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