"PEOPLE OF LAUREL: SHARE and CONNECT"

“PEOPLE OF LAUREL: SHARE and CONNECT”

The Laurel Arts District Committee and the Laurel Historical Society are collaborating in a unique effort to introduce neighbors and collect Laurel’s community history.

Laurel, MD — February 4, 2016 — Today, Laurel Arts District Committee and The Laurel Historical Society announced a “Call to the Laurel Community” to participate in a creative interactive exhibit that will introduce individuals to their unique neighbors located in all 4 corners of Laurel. Once the project is completed, the accumulative individual records will go into the permanent collection of the Laurel Museum in Laurel, Md.

“PEOPLE OF LAUREL: SHARE and CONNECT” is an invitation to the Laurel community to participate in a project that will introduce individuals to their community. This project will also provide historic information to add to the Laurel Museum’s constantly growing collection recording life in Laurel.

In a town this large one of the best way to “own” the collective history is through visual documentation. We plan to do this via modern technology by the use of “Selfies”. The project is open to all who consider themselves a part of Laurel’s story. Individuals are asked to submit a selfie and a brief story about their life, work, or whatever other detail they wish to focus on as their story relates to Laurel. Selfies and stories will be collected from February 1st through March 15th.

From April 15th through May 31st the pictures and stories received will be artistically posted at participating businesses. PEOPLE OF LAUREL: SHARE and CONNECT coincides with a new exhibit at The Laurel Museum “Behind the Bricks: Twenty Years of the Laurel Museum.” Behind the Bricks explores the evolution of the Laurel Museum’s 20 year history as a community organization displaying Laurel’s history in a different way each year.

Laurel Arts District Committee and The Laurel Historical Society are delighted to host an event that is fun, inclusive, culturally enriching and historically valuable.

About The Laurel Art District Committee (LADC)

LADC is a 4 year old grassroots organization that believes that celebrating the arts is an important part of our town’s continual creative and social development. We also strongly believe that the arts have intrinsic value for all its residents, businesses and civic leaders.

About the Laurel Historical Society

The Laurel Historical Society was organized in 1976 as the Laurel Horizon Society. In 1996 the Laurel Museum opened and has been the site of annually changing exhibits on Laurel’s history every since. The Laurel Historical Society hosts public programs throughout the year and partners with many organizations and businesses throughout Laurel.

For more information:

SHARE and CONNECT: www. laurelhistorical.society.org or contact info@laurelhistoricalsociety.org

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