StoryCorps, a national initiative to document everyday history and the unique stories of Americans, will arrive today in Grand Rapids to collect the stories of area residents as part of its cross-country tour.
StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit project in partnership with NPR and the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.
The StoryCorps MobileBooth will be parked in front of the Grand Rapids Public Museum on Pearl Street for four weeks, from September 24-October 17. It will be open 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
StoryCorps plans to collect around 120 interviews during its stay
in Grand Rapids. It is hosted locally by WGVU. Additional times will
open for reservation on September 25; make a reservation online at storycorps.org or call (800)
850-4406.
