Nelson Swartzendruber family "Porchtrait" 2020
Collection: 2020 Novel Coronavirus Hesston Family "Porchtraits"
Title
Nelson Swartzendruber family "Porchtrait" 2020
Subject
COVID-19
Coronavirus infections
Families
People
Description
Jacquelyn "Jackie" Nelson wrote, "The history of a people and community does not lie in the extraordinary events or the highlights of the well-connected, powerful or popular; the history and soul of a community is a compilation of small moments of ordinary people. Documenting these small moments allows future generations to see more than the front page news and get a candid sense of their heritage, history and the true heart of their community as we move through extraordinary times. We are ordinary people finding our way through extraordinary times with a mix of activities only the 21st century can provide - we cook, clean, Netflix and chill, mow the lawn, Zoom with family, stretch groceries, tell Alexa to order more toilet paper, go for walks in the evening and binge watch our favorite shows. We stay home to protect the lives of the ones we love and the lives of those in our community. We take precautions, because we love people who are at risk. We believe in the power of science, medicine and human decency and compassion."
In 2019-2020 a novel coronavirus mutated and spread around the world, causing a sometimes deadly disease in humans, commonly termed COVID-19. By early Spring 2020 it had arrived in Kansas, and Kansas Governor Laura Kelly closed school buildings March 17 for the remainder of the academic year, then issued a statewide "Stay Home order" to combat the spread of the disease. For about a month, Kansans were directed to stay at home unless performing a number of defined "essential activities." As custodians of Hesston history, the Hesston Public Library joined others in a project to document this unusual time, through informal portraits of families at home. Since part of the order named that outdoor activities with distance between households were still considered safe, many families posed on their front porches, and the mashup term "Porchtraits" was born.
Creator
Weaver, Pam
Publisher
Hesston Public Library, Hesston, Kansas
Date
2020-04-28
Contributor
Nelson, Jacquelyn
Swartzendruber, Scott
Rights
All rights reserved. This image may not be used or reproduced in any form without the written permission of the publisher. For permission please contact the Hesston Public Library, hplnotifications@gmail.com.
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Photographs
Identifier
HPL Covid Porchtraits-26.jpg
HPL Covid Porchtraits-27.jpg
HPL Covid Porchtraits-28.jpg
HPL Covid Porchtraits-29.jpg
Coverage
Hesston (Kan.)
Kansas
2020s
Citation
Weaver, Pam, “Nelson Swartzendruber family "Porchtrait" 2020,” Hesston Public Library, accessed April 28, 2024, https://hesston.digitalsckls.info/item/1772.
Title
Nelson Swartzendruber family "Porchtrait" 2020
Subject
COVID-19
Coronavirus infections
Families
People
Description
Jacquelyn "Jackie" Nelson wrote, "The history of a people and community does not lie in the extraordinary events or the highlights of the well-connected, powerful or popular; the history and soul of a community is a compilation of small moments of ordinary people. Documenting these small moments allows future generations to see more than the front page news and get a candid sense of their heritage, history and the true heart of their community as we move through extraordinary times. We are ordinary people finding our way through extraordinary times with a mix of activities only the 21st century can provide - we cook, clean, Netflix and chill, mow the lawn, Zoom with family, stretch groceries, tell Alexa to order more toilet paper, go for walks in the evening and binge watch our favorite shows. We stay home to protect the lives of the ones we love and the lives of those in our community. We take precautions, because we love people who are at risk. We believe in the power of science, medicine and human decency and compassion."
In 2019-2020 a novel coronavirus mutated and spread around the world, causing a sometimes deadly disease in humans, commonly termed COVID-19. By early Spring 2020 it had arrived in Kansas, and Kansas Governor Laura Kelly closed school buildings March 17 for the remainder of the academic year, then issued a statewide "Stay Home order" to combat the spread of the disease. For about a month, Kansans were directed to stay at home unless performing a number of defined "essential activities." As custodians of Hesston history, the Hesston Public Library joined others in a project to document this unusual time, through informal portraits of families at home. Since part of the order named that outdoor activities with distance between households were still considered safe, many families posed on their front porches, and the mashup term "Porchtraits" was born.
Creator
Weaver, Pam
Publisher
Hesston Public Library, Hesston, Kansas
Date
2020-04-28
Contributor
Nelson, Jacquelyn
Swartzendruber, Scott
Rights
All rights reserved. This image may not be used or reproduced in any form without the written permission of the publisher. For permission please contact the Hesston Public Library, hplnotifications@gmail.com.
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Photographs
Identifier
HPL Covid Porchtraits-26.jpg
HPL Covid Porchtraits-27.jpg
HPL Covid Porchtraits-28.jpg
HPL Covid Porchtraits-29.jpg
Coverage
Hesston (Kan.)
Kansas
2020s
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