Items

• Social Distancing

  Only weeks into the shutdown, two friends meet up for a social distancing chat on the front stairs of City Hall, Melrose, Mass.
• Boys and Girls Club

  Drawing and written response completed at the Melrose Farmers Market.
• Essay

  Essay about what it was like to lose my father on the eve of the pandemic, and how the pandemic affected the way I grieved and continue to grieve that loss. This essay was published in the WBUR blog Cognoscenti in July 2021.
• Just a Rehash

  "Just a rehash of our family's experience of the last 15 months plus a handful of pictures." Ward Hamilton served as chair of the Melrose Historical Commission during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Letters and Notes to Melrose Public Library

  A compilation of letters sent from patrons to the Melrose Public Library during the COVID-19 pandemic. Submitted by the library's Reference/Local History Librarian.
• Be Kind

  “I drew me as a chalk angel because it was a good memory that brought joy to a lot of people!”
• Commerce in a time of COVID: Rada Boutique

  Shop Vocal interview with Rada Boutique in spring 2020 for "Commerce in a time of COVID" series.
• Commerce in a time of COVID: Melrose Dance Academy

  Shop Vocal interview with Melrose Dance Academy in spring 2020 for "Commerce in a time of COVID" series
• Commerce in a time of COVID: Green Street Natural Foods

  Shop Vocal interview with Green Street Natural Foods in spring 2020 for "Commerce in a time of COVID" series.
• Commerce in a time of COVID: Gloss Spa

  Shop Vocal interview with Gloss Spa in spring 2020 for "Commerce in a time of COVID" series.
• Commerce in a time of COVID: Follow Your Art

  Shop Vocal interview with Follow Your Art in spring 2020 for "Commerce in a time of COVID" series.
• Commerce in a time of COVID: Cappa's Trackside Restaurant

  Shop Vocal interview with Cappa's Trackside Restaurant in spring 2020 for "Commerce in a time of COVID" series.
• Commerce in a time of COVID: Joy Yoga

  Shop Vocal interview with Joy Yoga for "Commerce in a time of COVID" series.
• Commerce in a time of COVID: Pegasus Design to Build

  Shop Vocal interview with Pegasus Design to Build for "Commerce in a time of COVID" series.
• In Case of Emergency

  In case of emergency. Buying toilet paper was scarce and expensive during the early days of the pandemic.
• Reflection

  Reflection on personal experiences during the pandemic.
• Tower of Terror

  PDF photo compilation titled "Tower of Terror" accompanies the following memory for the Melrose Covid Project:
• Visit

  On April 10, 2020, Kate Monea took this photograph on Waverly Avenue, Melrose, Mass. of her husband, Peter Monea, and two children, Audrey Monea (age 5) and Miles Monea (age 2), peering through a closed window at their new nephew/cousin, Rowan Arnofsky, who was born on March 28, 2020. He is held up at the window by his mother, Jillian Arnofsky.
• Reflection

  Reflection on personal experiences during the pandemic.
• Trick or Treat

  Five children wearing masks and trick-or-treating on Walton Park, Melrose, Mass. for Halloween on October 31, 2020.
• I Miss You Guess Who?

  A chalk message written in front of Melrose Public Library, Melrose, Mass. during the early days of the COVID-19 shutdown.