The Marshall Fire Story Project (MFSP) provides opportunities for anyone affected by the Marshall Fire to share their story. We welcome stories from anyone living or working in or near the evacuation zone including but not limited to first responders, recovery crews, residents, and community activists.These stories constitute a community archive in the Louisville Historical Museum’s collection that can be accessed by  community members, government employees, and academic researchers to understand what it was like to experience the fire, recovery, and aftermath. MFSP captures stories as equitably as possible and offers recording sessions in English or Spanish.

MFSP’s purpose is threefold: create a community archive that can be accessed by community and academic researchers, provide a space for affected individuals to share their story (a critical part of processing trauma), and offer all community members a place to have their voices heard and added to the historical record. By the end of the project, we hope to have all audio and video stories processed and ready for use by researchers.

MFSP will also capture hundreds of GoFundMe campaigns created in response to the fire. These campaigns are a critical community-created source – most include a narrative of affected individuals and needs and updates documenting ongoing financial hardship and experiences in the first few months after the fire. The campaigns provide insight into the role of community crowdsourced funding in the ongoing recovery. MFSP’s index of these campaigns will document who received community funding and at what levels, how affected individuals understood their experiences, and differing experiences of the fire within the community.

• Storytelling Opportunties

  Additional Info

  The project has multiple facets and locations, all of which make sharing and submitting a story as simple as possible. We will hold onsite workshops at the Louisville Public Library, mobile recording sessions, and a storytelling event around the anniversary of the fire.
  
  

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  Location

  in colorado

  Louisville

  Dates

  7/1/2022 - 6/30/2023

  Public or Private

  Public Program (open to the public)

  Program Fee

  No charge to attend/participate in activity or program